Directorate Public Health and Disease Surveillance

Objective

To provide high quality public health services for disease surveillance and emergency preparedness in the control and prevention of (re)-emerging infectious diseases.

Functions

The following are the functions of the Directorate: -

i) To oversee the provision of public health services for disease surveillance and emergency preparedness at all sections;

ii) To coordinate the one health services in the prevention and control of infectious Diseases;

iii) To ensure effective involvement of the community in the prevention and control of (re)- emerging infectious diseases;

iv) To provide technical consultation to satellite health facilities on public health services for disease surveillance and emergency preparedness in the control and prevention of (re)-emerging infectious diseases;

v) To conduct supportive supervision to the Directorate on disease surveillance and emergency preparedness for control and prevention of (re)-emerging infectious diseases;

vi) To assess and continually upgrade staff skills on addressing public health services for disease surveillance and emergency preparedness in the control and prevention of (re)-emerging infectious diseases; and

(vi) To define, plan, establish, monitor and report public health services for disease surveillance and emergency preparedness for control and prevention of (re)-emerging infectious diseases.

(vii) To oversee administration of medical ethics and governance; and

(viii) To provide technical support to medical students and researchers.