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Major contribution of acute flaccid paralysis surveillance to surveillance for other diseases and constraints to disease surveillance in 32 African countries – 2000 |
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| Contribution of AFP Surveillance |
n |
(%) |
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| Improvement of disease surveillance |
12 |
(38) |
| Improved infrastructure or resources |
7 |
(22) |
| Increase awareness about surveillance or capacity building |
7 |
(22) |
| Increased personnel for surveillance |
3 |
(9) |
| Constraints to Disease Surveillance |
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| Lack of staff |
9 |
(28) |
| Lack of funds |
7 |
(22) |
| Lack of vehicles or fuel |
3 |
(9) |
| Lack of training |
2 |
(6) |
| Lack of political commitment |
1 |
(3) |
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| Total |
32 |
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Nsubuga et al. BMC Public Health 2002 2:27 doi:10.1186/1471-2458-2-27 |
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