The Organizational Structures and Human Resources Allocation of Infectious Disease Surveillance System in Rural China

Authors

  • Biao Xu School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai, CHINA
  • Qi Zhao School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai, CHINA
  • Huijian Cheng Jiangxi Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanchang, Jiangxi, CHINA
  • Tao Tao School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai, CHINA
  • Yipin Zhu School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai, CHINA
  • Miao Yu School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai, CHINA
  • Hui Yuan Jiangxi Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanchang, Jiangxi, CHINA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5210/ojphi.v5i1.4427

Abstract

This study aimed to assess the structure and capacity of Chinese infectious disease surveillance system, and to provide baseline information for developing syndromic surveillance system in rural China. Findings showed the current case report system has established a solid basis for developing syndromic surveillance system. However, the lack of computerized patient registration in village and township health care facilities, incomplete internet coverage in rural area and relatively low quality of human resource in village level post challenges for the establishment of syndromic surveillance system in rural China.

Author Biography

Biao Xu, School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai, CHINA

Biao Xu, PhD, Professor and deputy Chairman of Department of Epidemiology, Fudan University. Her main research area is Epidemiology of Infectious diseases. During the last five years, Prof. Xu has been the PIs for several projects on access to tuberculosis care in rural China, molecular epidemiology of tuberculosis transmission, surveillance system for infectious disease, which have been funded by WHO, NIH, China Nature Science Foundation, Swedish Research Council, EU-FP7and other funding sources. She has authored fourteen papers which have been published in international peer-review journals and about 50 papers published in Chinese academic journals since 2005.

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Published

2013-03-23

How to Cite

Xu, B., Zhao, Q., Cheng, H., Tao, T., Zhu, Y., Yu, M., & Yuan, H. (2013). The Organizational Structures and Human Resources Allocation of Infectious Disease Surveillance System in Rural China. Online Journal of Public Health Informatics, 5(1). https://doi.org/10.5210/ojphi.v5i1.4427

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 1 (2013)

Section

Oral Presentations: System Resources and Assessment

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