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.