Joyce Namale-Matovu, Ronald Kusolo, Robert Serunjogi, Linda Barlow-Mosha, Daniel Mumpe-Mwanja, Natalia Niombi, Dennis Kalibbala, Dhelia Williamson, Diana Valencia, Cynthia A Moore, Kenneth Mwambi, Lisa J Nelson, Phoebe Monalisa Namukanja-Mayambala, Jennifer L Williams, Cara T Mai, Yan Ping Qi, Philippa Musoke
BACKGROUND: Limited diagnostic capabilities, resources and health worker skills have deterred the advancement of birth defects surveillance systems in most low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Empowering health workers to identify and diagnose major external birth defects (BDs) is crucial to establishing effective hospital-based BD surveillance. Makerere University-Johns Hopkins University (MU-JHU) Research Collaboration BD Surveillance System consists of three diagnostic levels: (1) surveillance midwives, (2) MU-JHU clinical team, and (3) U...
October 13, 2023: BMC Medical Education