Emergency epidemiology-what does this mean?
By PLoS Medicine Blog
‘Mortality rates in a refugee camp in South Sudan are nearly double the threshold for an emergency, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has warned’ said a BBC report on 6th July 2012. ‘In Yida camp, [MSF data show] at least five children dying each day, most from diarrhoea and severe infections’, August 2nd, MSF press release. But where did these numbers come from? Getting good data might not seem the first priority in an emergency but it is essential to understand and respond appropriately to the needs of the population affected. I am an MSF epidemiologist and have just returned from the Jamam refugee crisis in South Sudan (I have documented my experiences here)
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Emergency epidemiology-what does this mean?
Posted by PLoS Medicine Blog
on Aug 23 2012. Filed under Aid, Journal Watch, Malaria.
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