Frimpong Joseph Asamoah, Park Meeyoung Mattie, Amo-Addae Maame Pokuah, Adewuyi Peter Adebayo, Nagbe Thomas Knue
Liberia Field Epidemiology Training Program, Monrovia, Liberia.
Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, USA.
Pan Afr Med J. 2017 May 28;27(Suppl 1):9. doi: 10.11604/pamj.supp.2017.27.1.12570. eCollection 2017.
An essential component of a public health surveillance system is its ability to detect priority diseases which fall within the mandate of public health officials at all levels. Early detection, reporting and response to public health events help to reduce the burden of mortality and morbidity on communities. Analysis of reliable surveillance data provides relevant information which can enable implementation of timely and appropriate public health interventions. To ensure that a resilient system is in place, the World Health Organization (WHO) has provided guidelines for detection, reporting and response to public health events in the Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (IDSR) strategy. This case study provides training on detection, reporting and analysis of priority diseases for routine public health surveillance in Liberia and highlights potential errors and challenges which can hinder effective surveillance. Table-top exercises and group discussion lead participants through a simulated verification and analyses of summary case reports in the role of the District Surveillance Officer. This case study is intended for public health training in a classroom setting and can be accomplished within 2 hours 30 minutes. The target audience include residents in Frontline Epidemiology Training Programs (FETP-Frontline), Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Programs (FELTPs), and others who are interested in this topic.
公共卫生监测系统的一个重要组成部分是其发现各级公共卫生官员职责范围内重点疾病的能力。对公共卫生事件的早期发现、报告和应对有助于减轻社区的死亡率和发病率负担。对可靠监测数据的分析提供了相关信息，可有助于及时实施适当的公共卫生干预措施。为确保建立一个有弹性的系统，世界卫生组织（WHO）在综合疾病监测与应对（IDSR）战略中提供了关于公共卫生事件发现、报告和应对的指南。本案例研究提供了利比里亚常规公共卫生监测中重点疾病发现、报告和分析方面的培训，并突出了可能阻碍有效监测的潜在错误和挑战。桌面演练和小组讨论引导参与者以地区监测官员的角色对汇总病例报告进行模拟核实和分析。本案例研究旨在用于课堂环境下的公共卫生培训，可在2小时30分钟内完成。目标受众包括一线流行病学培训项目（FETP-Frontline）的学员、现场流行病学和实验室培训项目（FELTPs）的学员以及其他对该主题感兴趣的人员。
