Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (IDSR)
In response to the emergence of severe outbreaks of largely preventable diseases in African countries during the 1990s, the 46 Member States of the WHO African Regional Office for Africa (WHO/AFRO) met in Zimbabwe in 1998 to adopt Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (IDSR) as a comprehensive regional framework for strengthening national public health surveillance and response systems in Africa. In 2006, WHO/AFRO Member States recommended that the International Health Regulations (IHR 2005) be implemented using the IDSR framework, especially for strengthening core capacities for surveillance and response.
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Country Programs and Partnerships
The World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa (AFRO) includes 46 Member States...
Progress of IDSR
In June of 2010, a self-assessment questionnaire was administered to the 46 Member States...
Tools and Resources
Technical Guidelines for Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response in the African Region, 2nd Edition – 2010
Summer 2012 Newsletter >>
June 22, 2012
2010 Annual Report
Sep 30, 2011
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