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Community-based surveillance programme evaluation using the platform Nyss implemented by the Somali Red Crescent Society—a mixed methods approach

13 Mar, 2024

Somali Red Crescent Society (SRCS) supported by Norwegian Red Cross has been implementing CBS in Somaliland for several years. This methodology aims to reduce the high risk of epidemics by strengthening early warning and response from and at community level, particularly where there is a weak public... Read more

Public Health ERU CBS Handbook

1 Jul, 2025

The handbook provides guidance to National Societies on Public Health Emergency Response Units focussed on Community-Based Surveillance (PH ERU CBS). It can also be used to consider how to implement CBS in emergency contexts. The handbook was originally developed in 2019. Its contents have been ...

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Interim guidance on using community-based surveillance for mpox

30 Aug, 2024

In August 2024, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) declared public health emergencies over a large epidemic of mpox - MPXV clade I in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and several other African countries. Suggested i...

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cphia-2023-kenya-red-cross-poster_final-to-print.pdf

A multi-sectoral One Health approach for disease prevention, early detection and control

29 Nov, 2023

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The detection of Rotavirus through community-based surveillance by Somali Red Crescent Society volunteers - Mudug region, Somalia

12 Oct, 2023

The Somali Red Crescent Society (SRCS) and the Norwegian Red Cross have implemented CBS activities in several regions in Somalia since 2018.

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Software Tools to Facilitate Community-Based Surveillance: A Scoping Review

1 Oct, 2023

This review aims to map software tools that can be used for CBS in both community health programs and emergency settings and demonstrate their use cases.

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Gap Analysis

1 Sep, 2023

Gap analysis on the Senegalese Data Protection Law and the General Data Protection Regulation, published by Norwegian Red Cross. Read more

Data Protection Impact Assessment

1 Sep, 2023

Data Protection Impact Assessment conducted by Norwegian Red Cross in collaboration with Vrije Universiteit Brussel, to assess and improve data protection in Nyss. Read more

Nyss User manual

1 Sep, 2023

The manual for all users of Nyss. Covers setup, user overview, all functionalities and more. You can always find the latest, most up-to-date version here.

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Community-based surveillance 2-pager

20 Jul, 2023