| ebola virus disease surveillance and response preparedness in northern ghana. | the recent ebola virus disease (evd) outbreak has been described as unprecedented in terms of morbidity, mortality, and geographical extension. it also revealed many weaknesses and inadequacies for disease surveillance and response systems in africa due to underqualified staff, cultural beliefs, and lack of trust for the formal health care sector. in 2014, ghana had high risk of importation of evd cases. | 2016 | 27146443 |
| hospital-based surveillance for viral hemorrhagic fevers and hepatitides in ghana. | viral hemorrhagic fevers (vhf) are acute diseases associated with bleeding, organ failure, and shock. vhf may hardly be distinguished clinically from other diseases in the african hospital, including viral hepatitis. this study was conducted to determine if vhf and viral hepatitis contribute to hospital morbidity in the central and northern parts of ghana. | 2013 | 24069490 |
| the integrated disease surveillance and response system in northern ghana: challenges to the core and support functions. | the integrated disease surveillance and response (idsr) strategy was adopted in ghana over a decade ago, yet gaps still remain in its proper functioning. the objective of this study was to assess the core and support functions of the idsr system at the periphery level of the health system in northern ghana. | 2015 | 26216356 |