IFAKARA DSS

An International Network of field sites with continuous Demographic
Evaluation of Populations and Their Health in developing countries

Ifakara DSS - Tanzania

The Ifakara DSS includes 25 villages of Kilombero and Ulanga districts, in the Morogoro region of southwest Tanzania, about 320 km from Dar es Salaam. The area covers 80 km x 18 km in Kilombero District and 40 km x 25 km in Ulanga District, making a total of 2400 km2 of Guinea savannah in the floodplain of the Kilombero River, which divides the two districts. The Ifakara DSS started in 1996, with a population of 52 000. The current population (end of 2001) is 67,000.

Objectives

To collect accurate information on health and survival;
To facilitate use of this information to improve health at district and national levels; and
To provide a framework for population-based health research relevant to local health priorities and needs.

Priority Research Areas

Malaria
Burden of disease
Health and poverty
Integration of informatics research in surveillance systems

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