International Disease Surveillance Conference - Meeting Synposis

Abstract

In September 2011, the U.S. Pacific Command (USPACOM), the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center (AFHSC) and the Center for Disaster and Humanitarian Assistance Medicine (CDHAM), in collaboration with the Maldives National Defense Force and the Maldives Ministry of Health hosted a three day International Disease Surveillance Conference in the Maldives. Both military and civilian public health experts from ten nations (Maldives, Bangladesh, Nepal, Indonesia, Laos, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, China, and the United States) were in attendance. The conference provided an open forum to discuss country-specific disease surveillance goals, successes and challenges, and methods of collaboration to accomplish these goals. The objectives of the conference were to: a) Share methods for incorporating clinical, laboratory and pharmacy reporting elements into surveillance systems. b) Learn about methods for assessing the effectiveness of disease surveillance systems. c) Share social, cultural, and environmental considerations in surveillance methods.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2011
Accession Number
ADA566484

Entities

People

  • Priya Baliga

Organizations

  • Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Asia
  • Bangladesh
  • Department Of Defense
  • Disease Outbreaks
  • Health
  • Health Services
  • Hospitals
  • Infectious Diseases
  • National Security
  • Public Health
  • Southeast Asia
  • Sri Lanka
  • Teamwork
  • Training
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • United States
  • United States Pacific Command

Fields of Study

  • Medicine
  • Political science

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