Publications by authors named "Seghen Haile"
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- - Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, the CDC adapted its existing surveillance system to monitor cases and deaths efficiently, implementing a new aggregate case surveillance system for quicker data collection and emergency response.
- - This new system enabled the CDC to gather and analyze COVID-19 data at national, state, and county levels, using innovative methods like web scraping and algorithms to streamline data accuracy and validation.
- - The review emphasizes the importance of having a robust aggregate surveillance system ready for future health emergencies, providing near-real-time data to enhance response efforts beyond traditional individual case reporting.
Since 2013, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has offered the Public Health Emergency Management Fellowship to health professionals from around the world. The goal of this program is to build an international workforce to establish public health emergency management programs and operations centers in participating countries. In March 2021, all 141 graduates of the fellowship program were invited to complete a web survey designed to examine their job roles and functions, assess their contributions to their country's COVID-19 response, and identify needs for technical assistance to strengthen national preparedness and response systems.
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