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Alternative Title:
J Infect Dis
Publisher's site:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jix008
Personal Author:
Rosencrans, Louie C. ; Sume, Gerald E. ; Kouontchou, Jean-Christian ; Voorman, Arend ; Anokwa, Yaw ; ... More +
Rosencrans, Louie C. ; Sume, Gerald E. ; Kouontchou, Jean-Christian ; Voorman, Arend ; Anokwa, Yaw ; Fezeu, Maurice ; Seaman, Vincent Y. Less -
Description:
During the poliovirus outbreak in Cameroon from October 2013 to April 2015, the Ministry of Public Health's Expanded Program on Immunization requested technical support to improve mapping of health district boundaries and health facility locations for more effective planning and analysis of polio program data. In December 2015, teams collected data on settlements, health facilities, and other features using smartphones. These data, combined with high-resolution satellite imagery, were used to create new health area and health district boundaries, providing the most accurate health sector administrative boundaries to date for Cameroon. The new maps are useful to and used by the polio program as well as other public health programs within Cameroon such as the District Health Information System and the Emergency Operations Center, demonstrating the value of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative's legacy.
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Geographic Information Systems
Humans
Immunization Programs
Poliomyelitis
Public Health
Public Health Surveillance
Smartphone

Source:
J Infect Dis. 216(Suppl 1):S337-S342.
Pubmed ID:
28838181
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC5853277
Document Type:
Journal Article
Funding:
001/World Health Organization/International ; CC999999/Intramural CDC HHS/United States
001/World Health Organization/International ; CC999999/Intramural CDC HHS/United States Less -
Place as Subject:
Cameroon
Collection(s):
CDC Public Access
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