Health information systems in humanitarian emergencies

Health information systems (HIS) in emergencies face a double dilemma: the information necessary to understand and respond to humanitarian crises must be timely and detailed, whereas the circumstances of these crises makes it challenging to collect it. Building on the technical work of the Health Me...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Michel Thieren
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The World Health Organization 2005-08-01
Series:Bulletin of the World Health Organization
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Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862005000800011&lng=en&tlng=en