FACILITATORS AND BARRIERS IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A DIGITAL SURVEILLANCE AND OUTBREAK RESPONSE SYSTEM IN GHANA BEFORE AND DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC: QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS OF STAKEHOLDER INTERVIEWS

BackgroundIn the past 2 decades, many countries have recognized the use of electronic systems for disease surveillance and outbreak response as an important strategy for disease control and prevention.In low- and middle-income countries, the adoption of these electronic systems remains a priority and has attracted the support of global health playe

Covid-19 represented a total social fact, especially for that part of the world (the so-called Global North and in particular its wealthier component) which is less used to face dramatic crises able to affect fundamental rights and provoke health threats on a daily basis.While acknowledging its enormous impact on individual biographies, political s

BackgroundCigarettes and their by-products (i.e., smoke; ash) are a complex, dynamic, and reactive mixture of around 5,000 chemicals.Cigarette smoking potentially harms nearly every organ of the human body, causes innumerable diseases, and impacts the health of smokers and those interacting with the smokers.Smoking brings greater health problems in

Background: Although iron supplementation may prevent iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) during pregnancy, a nutrition education tool highlighting the importance of iron supplementation during pregnancy is also important.Objectives: The aim was to develop and test a nutrition education tool on iron supplementation for pregnant women.Design: A cross-sect