Overview of the Project : The Government of India is initiating a decentralized, state based Integrated Disease Surveillance Project(IDSP) in the country in response to a long felt need expressed by various expert Committees. The project would be able to detect early warning signals of impending outbreaks and help initiate an effective response in a timely manner. It is also expected to provide essential data to monitor progress of on going disease control programs and help allocate health resources more optimally.
IDSP in Mizoram was launched by the Hon’ble Health Minister R.Tlanghmingthanga on 5th April 2005. IDSP has fully functioned at all the nine Districts under the Health Department since inception.
Human Resources :Apart from those Officers designated for IDSP, there are Contract employees at the State Surveillance Unit and District Surveillance Unit as under:
State Surveillance Unit
1. Consultant Training 1 no
2. Consultant Finance & Procurement 1 no
3. Data Manager 1 no
4. Data Entry Operators 2 nos
5. Administrative Assistant 1 no
Total 6 nos
District Surveillance Units
1. Accountant (one in each district) 9 nos
2. Data Entry Operators ( two in each district) 18 nos
3. Administrative Assistant (one in each District) 9 nos
Total 36 nos
Total number of Contract Staffs 42 nos.
Training & Others achievements: Training of all personnel involved under Integrated Disease Surveillance Project is essential for better implementation of the project. The first phase of training for all personnel was already completed during 2006-07 but it was impossible to train all the personnel as all of them cannot be available at the time of training. Apart from this, new staffs were recruited now and then and they are also needed to be trained as it is necessary to have a trained staff at all levels. Medical Officers and Multipurpose Workers though they have completed training needs refresher training for better implementation of the project as they are assigned with many other responsibilities.
During 2009-2010, Training Status is as follows :
1)
Sensitization Workshop on Avian Influenza (H5N1) for
Health Personnel + NGOs & Prominent Citizens was conducted
throughout all District Headquarters and at Vairengte.
2)
Training of Rapid Response Team on Swine Flu (H1N1)
during 23rd – 25th September, 2009
with EMR, Govt. of India, Delhi with 6 members from State
Headquarters and 4 members each from all Districts.
3)
1,14,872 persons were screened for H1N1 and 20
persons suspected were given treatment of Tamiflu, 72 H1N1
samples sent to NICED, Kolkata for testing and 4 cases
positive H1N1 discovered.
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