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• Surviellance should not without a good infrastructure of system
  Paras K Pokharel
  Published on: 15 May 2001

• Published on: 15 May 2001

  Surviellance should not without a good infrastructure of system

  • Paras K Pokharel, Ast .Professor

  Dear Editor,

  Global surveillance in chronic or acute infectious are really important issues.Working in the area of pidemiology in one of the least developed country, one important issue that remains for me is to strengthen the system to collect, analyse and report data scientifically, so that magnitude can be measured quantitatively,rather than the subjective impressions of professionals.

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  Dear Editor,

  Global surveillance in chronic or acute infectious are really important issues.Working in the area of pidemiology in one of the least developed country, one important issue that remains for me is to strengthen the system to collect, analyse and report data scientifically, so that magnitude can be measured quantitatively,rather than the subjective impressions of professionals.

  Do we have enough infrastructures for a surveillance system? We are planning a 'patch up' approach for example with polio.What will happen after five years, once the project is over in a country where not a single laboratory is available to test the polio virus be it from the wild or vaccine initiated? Our country's capacity to take the initiative is decreasing. A vertical approach is prominent and one more silent epidemic of chronic diseases will not be tackled the way it should be, because there is no institution to tackle such a problem. Identifying the problem is one step but to build resources so that it can continue on its own is another. A surveillance system can not be isolated without improving the overall health system.

  Paras K Pokharel

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