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Kersa Health and Demographic Surveillance System (Kersa HDSS)

Haramaya University, College of Health and Medical Sciences

HDB-0197

Established in 2007 in eastern Ethiopia's Kersa district, the Kersa HDSS monitors approximately 136,505 person-years across 12 sub-districts in rural Oromia Region, collecting data on births, deaths, migration, immunization, pregnancy, and morbidity every 6 months. The system provides a research platform for epidemiological studies and intervention evaluations in communicable and non-communicable diseases.

Category

Open dataset

Access

Free registration

Region

Africa — Ethiopia

Coverage

Eastern Ethiopia, Oromia Region

Data types

demographic, vital events, immunization, maternal health, disease surveillance

HDSS rural surveillance longitudinal

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Record HDB-0197 · last verified 2026-08-06 · listed in Open datasets

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