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Approaches, achievements, challenges, and lessons learned in setting up an urban-based Health and Demographic Surveillance System in South Africa

Sunday A. Adedinia Medical Research Council: Vaccine and Infectious Disease Analytics Research Unit, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa;b Department of Science and Technology/National Research Foundation: Vaccine Preventable Diseases Unit, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa;c Programme in Demography and Population Studies, University of the Witwatersrand, Schools of Public Health and Social Sciences, South AfricaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Dineo Thaelea Medical Research Council: Vaccine and Infectious Disease Analytics Research Unit, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa;b Department of Science and Technology/National Research Foundation: Vaccine Preventable Diseases Unit, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South AfricaView further author information
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Matshidiso Selloa Medical Research Council: Vaccine and Infectious Disease Analytics Research Unit, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa;b Department of Science and Technology/National Research Foundation: Vaccine Preventable Diseases Unit, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South AfricaView further author information
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Portia Mutevedzia Medical Research Council: Vaccine and Infectious Disease Analytics Research Unit, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa;b Department of Science and Technology/National Research Foundation: Vaccine Preventable Diseases Unit, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South AfricaView further author information
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Cleopas Hywinyaa Medical Research Council: Vaccine and Infectious Disease Analytics Research Unit, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa;b Department of Science and Technology/National Research Foundation: Vaccine Preventable Diseases Unit, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South AfricaView further author information
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Nonhlanhla Ngwenyaa Medical Research Council: Vaccine and Infectious Disease Analytics Research Unit, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa;b Department of Science and Technology/National Research Foundation: Vaccine Preventable Diseases Unit, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South AfricaView further author information
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Nellie Myburgha Medical Research Council: Vaccine and Infectious Disease Analytics Research Unit, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa;b Department of Science and Technology/National Research Foundation: Vaccine Preventable Diseases Unit, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South AfricaView further author information
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Shabir A. Madhia Medical Research Council: Vaccine and Infectious Disease Analytics Research Unit, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa;b Department of Science and Technology/National Research Foundation: Vaccine Preventable Diseases Unit, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South AfricaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7629-0636View further author information
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Article: 1874138 | Received 02 Oct 2020, Accepted 06 Jan 2021, Published online: 03 Feb 2021

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