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EpiSurveyor for USAID and President's Malaria Initiative (PMI)
In the past few weeks, EpiSurveyor Mobile was used in Ghana in a recurring USAID and PMI (President's Malaria Initiative) activity to calculate critical indicators that are commonly used in PMI decisions. Ghana is one of the 18 countries that conducts this quarterly activity. The pilot team, led by John Snow Inc., tested EpiSurveyor Mobile against the pen-and-paper method at various health facilities in Western Ghana.
JSI uses EpiSurveyor for Malaria Monitoring in Ghana
This week, our partners at John Snow, Inc (JSI) and Management Sciences for Health (MSH) are using EpiSurveyor Mobile Version 1.0 (released last week) for their PMI End-Use Malaria Monitoring Activity (EMMA).
WHO/AFRO EpiSurveyor Rollout
Since 2006, regional/provincial health officers in every country of sub-Saharan Africa continue to be trained in the use of EpiSurveyor mobile electronic data collection software. The officers are using EpiSurveyor for the collection of information regarding clinic supervision, as well as any other data need that arises: vaccination coverage, outbreak response, etc.
Countries already trained and using EpiSurveyor include Kenya, Zambia, Ghana, Uganda, Cameroon, Senegal, and Sierra Leone.
Evaluation of Bednets After 38 Months of Household Use in Northwest Ghana
Scientific article in the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene by Stephen C. Smith, Uday B. Joshi, Mark Grabowsky, Joel Selanikio (of DataDyne.org), Theresa Nobiya, and Thomas Aapore
Abstract. A total of 255 bednets were collected 38 months after distribution in Lawra District of northwest Ghana to examine their physical condition and residual insecticide levels. Physical condition varied from nearly pristine to highly damaged. In 50 selected nets, 2023 holes
Sustained high coverage of insecticide-treated bednets through combined Catch-up and Keep-up strategies
"Sustained high coverage of insecticide-treated bednets through combined Catch-up and Keep-up strategies", a result of collaboration between DataDyne & Red Cross societies of Ghana and the US.
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/118507015/abstract?CRETRY=1&S...
