A Conceptual Strategy for Stengthening eSurveillance in the African Region

Authors

  • Dennis D. Lenaway Division of Global Health Protection, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
  • Helen Perry Division of Global Health Protection, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
  • Robert Fagan Division of Global Health Protection, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5210/ojphi.v6i1.5009

Abstract

Many local and international stakeholders have independently pursued solutions for electronic surveillance and reporting in African countries resulting in multiple systems of varying effectiveness and minimum interoperability.  CDC lead a developmental process that engaged various partner organizations, including the WHO Regional Office for Africa, to conceptualize a strategy for providing region-wide governance of eSurveillance and the creation of the African Surveillance Informatics Governing Board to address standards, policy, infrastructure, workforce, and resource needs to strengthening surveillance and reporting capacity.

Author Biography

Dennis D. Lenaway, Division of Global Health Protection, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA

Dr. Dennis Lenaway is a Senior Advisor in the Division of Global Health Protection (proposed), Center for Global Health, CDC, Atlanta, GA. Dr. Lenaway is CDC's lead in developing the ASIGB conceptual strategy in close collaboration with CDC's IDSR and Global Informatics programs.  

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Published

2014-03-03

How to Cite

Lenaway, D. D., Perry, H., & Fagan, R. (2014). A Conceptual Strategy for Stengthening eSurveillance in the African Region. Online Journal of Public Health Informatics, 6(1). https://doi.org/10.5210/ojphi.v6i1.5009

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Oral Presentations