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MORTALITY SURVEILLANCE: DATA INTEGRATION FROM DIFFERENT SOURCES

Adam  Terefe
Adam Terefe

Key Highlights:

  • Data integration
    • Involves technical and business processes used in combining data from different sources to provide a unified, more representative and single view of data
    • Improves public health surveillance
  • Inclusion of mortality data into disease surveillance allows for better understanding of  epidemiological and public health impact of diseases
  • Effective integrated mortality surveillance system depends on coordinated action among relevant sectoral stakeholders