Strengthening National Disease Surveillance and Response—Haiti, 2010–2015
| Autor: | Jean Samuel Pierre, Patrick Dely, Nickolsno Barthelemy, David W. Lowrance, Roodly W. Archer, Mark A. Katz, Jacques Boncy, Donald Lafontant, Gerard A. Joseph, Roopal Patel, Salomon Corvil, Amber Dismer, Nadia Lapierre Jean Charles, Paul Adrien, Frantz Jean Louis, Barbara J. Marston, David L. Fitter, Mayer Antoine, Stanley Juin, Nicolas Schaad, Robert Barrais, Ezra J. Barzilay |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
International Cooperation 030231 tropical medicine Notifiable disease Population Disease Outbreaks Disasters 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Virology Political science Epidemiology medicine Earthquakes Humans 030212 general & internal medicine education Disease Notification Disease surveillance education.field_of_study Health Priorities Public health Epidemiologic Surveillance Articles medicine.disease Haiti United States Infectious Diseases Epidemiological Monitoring Parasitology Medical emergency Public Health Centers for Disease Control and Prevention U.S |
| Zdroj: | The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene |
| ISSN: | 1476-1645 0002-9637 |
| DOI: | 10.4269/ajtmh.16-0948 |
| Popis: | Haiti’s health system has faced many challenges over the years, with competing health priorities in the context of chronic financial and human resource limitations. As a result, the existing notifiable disease surveillance system was unable to provide the most basic epidemiologic data for public health decision-making and action. In the wake of the January 2010 earthquake, the Haitian Ministry of Public Health and Population collaborated with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Pan American Health Organization, and other local and international partners to implement a functional national surveillance system. More than 7 years later, it is important to take the opportunity to reflect on progress made on surveillance and response in Haiti, including disease detection, reporting, outbreak investigation, and response. The national epidemiologic surveillance network that started with 51 sites in 2010 has been expanded to 357 sites as of December 2015. Disease outbreaks identified via the surveillance system, or other surveillance approaches, are investigated by epidemiologists trained by the Ministry of Health’s Field Epidemiology Training Program. Other related surveillance modules have been developed on the same model and electronic platform, allowing the country to document the impact of interventions, track progress, and monitor health problems. Sustainability remains the greatest challenge since most of the funding for surveillance come from external sources. |
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