Surveillance of NTDs Sample Clauses

Surveillance of NTDs. Surveillance data on NTDs from developing nations can have several limitations. Of- ten within disease notification and reporting systems, case reports are submitted and confirmation that non-reporting areas are actually disease-free is not obtained. While this may be a reliable system in developed nations monitoring high profile diseases, for monitoring of NTDs in developing nations there may be substantial reason to believe that cases are present in non-reporting areas. This creates ‘false zeros’ in surveillance data. We seek to determine the impact of false zeros on estimation of the mean rate of cases, and to determine if it is possible to distinguish false zeros from true zeros. Chapter 2 Constraining Parameter Estimates in a Logistic Growth Model 2.1 Overview The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) began implement- ing Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) to collect data in the areas of popula- tion, health, and nutrition from women aged 15-49 in 1984. To date, the nationally administered household surveys have been performed in more than 50 countries [5]. One specific focus of the DHS is the timing, completeness, and drop out rates for chil- dren’s immunizations [5]. Nine childhood vaccinations are recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) for African countries: one for tuberculosis at birth, four for polio (birth, 6, 10, and 14 weeks), three for DPT (6, 10, and 14 weeks), and one for measles at 9 months [6]. While timely administration of vaccines is paramount to the efficacy of vaccination, often vaccinations do not adhere to the recommended schedule. We are interested in assessing the coverage of the the combined diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus vaccine (DPT) via the 2003 Kenya Demographic and Health Survey (DHS). The DHS asks mothers for vaccination information for all children under the age of 5. Whether or not a child was vaccinated and date of vaccination can be gathered by either the child’s official vaccination card or maternal recall [7]. The preferred source of data is the vaccination card; however, often the card is not available (lost or never obtained), or information on the card is difficult to decipher [3]. Xxxxxxxx recall is thought to be reliable for younger children, though as children get older mothers may have forgotten the child’s vaccination history. An assessment of DHS surveys conducted worldwide from 1993-2003 found that 50.1% of children had a health card and showed it to the interviewer [...
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  • Surveillance The COR will receive and document all complaints from Government personnel regarding the services provided. If appropriate, the COR will send the complaints to the Contractor for corrective action.

  • Video Surveillance All video surveillance will be directed by the YSU police department.

  • Electronic Surveillance The primary purpose of electronic surveillance is to ensure the health, welfare and safety of all educators, students and visitors to District property and to safeguard District facilities and equipment. As such, the District and the Association agree:

  • Responsibility of school staff to  design and implement engaging and flexible learning experiences for individuals and groups  inform parents and carers regularly about how their children are progressing  design and implement intellectually challenging learning experiences which develop language, literacy and numeracy  create and maintain safe and supportive learning environments  support personal development and participation in society  xxxxxx positive and productive relationships with families and the community  inform students, parents and carers about what the teachers aim to teach the students  teach effectively and set the highest standards in work and behaviour  clearly articulate the school’s expectations regarding the Responsible Behaviour Plan for Students and the school’s Dress Code policy  ensure that parents and carers are aware that the school does not have personal accident insurance cover for students  advise parents and carers of extra-curricular activities operating at the school in which their child may become involved (for example Program of Chaplaincy Services, sports programs)  set, xxxx and monitor homework regularly in keeping with the school’s homework policy  contact parents and carers as soon as is possible if the school is concerned about the child’s school work, behaviour, attendance or punctuality  deal with complaints in an open, fair and transparent manner in accordance with departmental procedure, Complaints Management – State Schools  treat students and parents with respect . I accept the rules and regulations of the Xxxxxx Road State School as stated in the school policies that have been provided to me as follows: □ Responsible Behaviour Plan for Students □ ICT Network Agreement □ Consent Form □ Parents Notice for Religious Instruction in School Hours Information provided in Parent Handbook: □ Complaints Management – Section 8.1 □ Student Dress Code – Section 10.0 □ Homework – Section 7.0 □ Voluntary Financial Contributions – Section 3.8 □ Absences – Section 12.1 □ School Excursions – Section 5.4 □ Accident Insurance Cover for Students – Section 3.9 □ Appropriate Use of Mobile Phones and other Electronic Equipment by Students – Section 8.5 I acknowledge:  That I have read and understood the responsibilities of the student, parents or carers and the school staff outlined above; and  That information about the school’s current rules, policies, programs and services, as outlined above has been provided and explained to me. Student Name: Student Signature: …….……………………… Parent/Carer Name: Parent/Carer Signature: ..……………………. Xxxxxxx Xxxx (Principal) / Xxxxxx Scammells & Xxxxx Xxxxxx (Deputy Principals): …….…………………………………

  • Monitoring In each case in which the Foreign Custody Manager maintains Foreign Assets with an Eligible Foreign Custodian selected by the Foreign Custody Manager, the Foreign Custody Manager shall establish a system to monitor (i) the appropriateness of maintaining the Foreign Assets with such Eligible Foreign Custodian and (ii) the contract governing the custody arrangements established by the Foreign Custody Manager with the Eligible Foreign Custodian. In the event the Foreign Custody Manager determines that the custody arrangements with an Eligible Foreign Custodian it has selected are no longer appropriate, the Foreign Custody Manager shall notify the Board in accordance with Section 3.2.5 hereunder.

  • Program Integrity The state must have processes in place to ensure that there is no duplication of federal funding for any aspect of the demonstration.

  • Audit Cooperation In the event either Party is audited by a taxing authority, the other Party agrees to cooperate fully with the Party being audited in order to respond to any audit inquiries in a proper and timely manner so that the audit and/or any resulting controversy may be resolved expeditiously.

  • Supply Chain Monitoring A copy of the supply chain monitoring process, which should include details of the process for monitoring the financial viability of the supply chain (including timing), together with any known risks to supply chain stability and material changes to the supply chain. This should include extracts from Board level meetings, risk registers etc where any of the above items have been discussed. Annex 1 1 Information from Contractors who are not required to submit form AR01 to Companies House

  • Telephone Monitoring and Recording You consent to and authorize us and any of our affiliates, agents and marketing associates to monitor and/or record any of your telephone conversations with any of our or their representatives for quality control, training and other lawful purposes.

  • Program Monitoring The Contractor will make all records and documents required under this Agreement as outlined here, in OEC Policies and NHECC Policies available to the SRO or its designee, the SR Fiscal Officer or their designee and the OEC. Scheduled monitoring visits will take place twice a year. The SRO and OEC reserve the right to make unannounced visits.

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