national disease surveillance system of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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The national disease surveillance system of the Democratic Republic of the Congo is the country’s coordinated public health infrastructure for detecting, monitoring, and reporting infectious diseases and outbreaks to guide timely response and control measures.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
national health information system
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public health surveillance system ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
reduce morbidity from infectious diseases
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reduce mortality from infectious diseases ⓘ strengthen health security ⓘ |
| alignedWith |
Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response strategy
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International Health Regulations (2005) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention
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UNICEF NERFINISHED ⓘ World Health Organization NERFINISHED ⓘ non-governmental organizations ⓘ |
| component |
community-based surveillance
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event-based surveillance ⓘ indicator-based surveillance ⓘ laboratory surveillance ⓘ |
| coordinatedBy | Ministry of Public Health, Hygiene and Prevention of the Democratic Republic of the Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ |
| dataSource |
community health workers
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health facilities ⓘ laboratories ⓘ points of entry ⓘ |
| dataType |
case reports
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laboratory test results ⓘ mortality data ⓘ syndromic data ⓘ |
| geographicCoverage |
district
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national ⓘ provincial ⓘ |
| includes |
case-based surveillance for priority diseases
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outbreak investigation mechanisms ⓘ routine surveillance ⓘ sentinel surveillance sites ⓘ |
| monitors |
emerging infectious diseases
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endemic diseases ⓘ epidemic-prone diseases ⓘ outbreaks ⓘ vaccine-preventable diseases ⓘ zoonotic diseases ⓘ |
| purpose |
detect infectious diseases
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guide disease control measures ⓘ guide outbreak response ⓘ monitor infectious diseases ⓘ report infectious diseases ⓘ |
| supports |
early warning of outbreaks
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public health decision-making ⓘ rapid response teams ⓘ risk assessment ⓘ |
| uses |
electronic reporting platforms
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standard case definitions ⓘ standard reporting forms ⓘ |
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Ministry of Health of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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national disease surveillance system of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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