Generating cause of death information to inform health policy: implementation of an automated verbal autopsy system in the Solomon Islands

Generating cause of death information to inform health policy: implementation of an automated verbal autopsy system in the Solomon Islands

Abstract Background Good quality cause of death (COD) information is fundamental for formulating and evaluating public health policy; yet most deaths in developing countries, including the Solomon Islands, occur at home without medical certification of cause of death (MCCOD). As a result, COD data i...

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Main Authors: Matthew Reeve, Hafizur Chowdhury, Pasyodun Koralage Buddhika Mahesh, Gregory Jilini, Rooney Jagilly, Baakai Kamoriki, Rodley Ruskin, Deirdre McLaughlin, Alan D. Lopez
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: BMC 2021
Subjects:
Verbal autopsy
Solomon Islands
Civil registration and vital statistics
SmartVA
Tariff method
Causes of death
Public aspects of medicine
RA1-1270
Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/9ac43f87a0cb480e8e88c1fa78b5e2aa
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