Interim Guidelines on Surveillance of HFMD - CHD-Davao Region
Interim Guidelines on Surveillance of HFMD - CHD-Davao Region
Interim Guidelines on Surveillance of HFMD - CHD-Davao Region
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1. Acts as the DOH coordinating unit and operati<strong>on</strong>s center for all health emergencies,disasters and incidents with potential <strong>of</strong> becoming an emergency.2. Assist in the development and implementati<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong> the integrated nati<strong>on</strong>al epidemicpreparedness and resp<strong>on</strong>se plan.Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM)As the nati<strong>on</strong>al reference laboratory for polio and other enteroviruses:1. The Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) will maintain laboratory - basedHand Foot and Mouth Disease and Severe Enteroviral Disease surveillance in selectedregi<strong>on</strong>s <strong>of</strong> the country.2. Provide laboratory results to the case through their attending health care providers,respective ESUs, NEC and Office <strong>of</strong> the Secretary <strong>of</strong> Health (OSEC).Center for Health Development1. Provide <strong>on</strong>-site assistance (e.g., technical, logistics, and laboratory analysis <strong>of</strong> samples)as requested to supplement local epidemic investigati<strong>on</strong>s and c<strong>on</strong>trol.2. Establish, operate and maintain a regi<strong>on</strong>al epidemic preparedness and resp<strong>on</strong>se plan,including the creati<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong> multidisciplinary/multisectoral teams to resp<strong>on</strong>d to events thatmay c<strong>on</strong>stitute a public health emergency <strong>of</strong> local and internati<strong>on</strong>al c<strong>on</strong>cern.3. Assess reported epidemics immediately and report all essential informati<strong>on</strong> to DOHcentral <strong>of</strong>fice.4. Provide direct liais<strong>on</strong> with other regi<strong>on</strong>al government agencies.5. Provide a direct operati<strong>on</strong>al link with senior health and other <strong>of</strong>ficials at the regi<strong>on</strong>allevel.6. Facilitate submissi<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong> weekly notifiable disease surveillance reports from public andprivate hospitals.7. Provide technical and logistical assistance in the establishment <strong>of</strong> ESUs at theprovincial/city/municipal health <strong>of</strong>fices. Ensure the functi<strong>on</strong>ality <strong>of</strong> the regi<strong>on</strong>al diseasesurveillance and resp<strong>on</strong>se system.8. The Hospital Licensing Team at the <strong>CHD</strong>s shall track and m<strong>on</strong>itor the compliance <strong>of</strong>public and private hospitals in the implementati<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong> PIDSR as part <strong>of</strong> the requirementsfor renewals <strong>of</strong> license to operate. The team will inform the <strong>CHD</strong>s/PHOs/LGUs <strong>of</strong>activities taken against n<strong>on</strong>-complying hospital instituti<strong>on</strong>s. Likewise,CHOs/MHOs/PHOs shall report to the <strong>CHD</strong>s hospitals and related facilities that fail tocomply with the PIDSR reporting requirements. The regi<strong>on</strong>al director shall issue aregi<strong>on</strong>al order to enforce compliance.9. Create Epidemic Management Committee (EMC) at the regi<strong>on</strong>al level.Hospitals and Other Health facilities in <strong>Surveillance</strong>6