Global Disease Detection India Centre

National Centre for Disease Control(Directorate General of Health Services)

Outline

• Burden of emerging and reemerging infections

• Revised IHR (2005)• GDD Programme• Convergence between GDD and IHR• Objectives of GDD- India Centre

Emerging and Re-emerging infectious diseases

• 1970s: 6 infections emerged• 1980s: 9 infections emerged• 1990s: 13 infections emerged• 2000s: 5 infections emerged• 70% of newly recognized (emerging)

pathogens are Zoonoses, 23% of these being Vector Borne.

Major Factors in Emergence

• Human demographics• International travel and commerce• Technology and industry• Microbial adaptation and change• Human encroachment into wilderness areas• Agriculture and land use• Global climate changes• Breakdown of public health infrastructure

Revised International Health Regulations (2005)

• Need for enhanced national, regional and global public health security.

• Revised IHR aims to effectively monitor, report, and respond to any disease threat with the potential to harm the public’s health.

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International Health Regulations (2005)New framework for response to public

health emergencies of international New framework for response to public health emergencies of international concern (PHEIC)concern

• New expectations from all WHO member states

• New requirements for those with capacity to help those without (Article 44)

Global Responsesto Disease Threats

Global Disease Detection Program (GDD)

• Program for developing and strengthening global capacity to rapidly detect, accurately identify, and promptly contain emerging infectious disease and bioterrorist threats that occur internationally.

• GDD is committed to help develop essential detection and control capacities.

Program strategy

– Surveillance

– Outbreak response

– Training/building local and regional capacity

– Applied research

GDD – India Centre

• 7th regional GDD centre worldwide.

• Mission Address communicable diseases of public

health importance including emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases.

GDD India centre

Program strategy

– Laboratory strengthening

– Surveillance and Outbreak response

– Training/building local and regional capacity

Global Disease Detection India Centre PriorityLaboratory Strengthening

Laboratory strengthening for capacity building for detection and monitoring of emerging infectious disease towards developing a public health laboratory system

Capacity building and support focus of GDD are Acute Encephalitis Syndrome; Influenza Food borne diseases Other newly emerging diseases in the country

The Laboratory Strengthening and Outbreak Detection and Response collaboration

Surveillance : Supporting Integrated Disease Surveillance Project (IDSP)

Helping meet IHR compliance through rapid response to Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC)

Integration of surveillance and epidemiology; Laboratory confirmation; Deployment and logistics training

Global Disease Detection PrioritySurveillance and Outbreak Response

An Epidemic Intelligence Service like programme for training Epidemiologists in India

Response to need for strengthening health systems to face the challenge of emerging, re emerging infections, non communicable diseases

Residency program analogous to postgraduate medical education

For Public Health Officers of Central/ State Govt. and National Health Programme nominees

Global Disease Detection India Centre PriorityEIS like training

Objectives of EIS like training in India To create highly competent field epidemiologists within the public

health sector.

To produce a critical mass of graduates that meet national needs for public health officers.

Strengthen public health system through rapid outbreak response throughout the country.

To facilitate a more integrated approach to public health practice through integration of field and laboratory component

Eligibility Criterion

MBBS degree; with MD degree in Public Health; or MD degree (Clinical or Para-Clinical) with 2 years experience

(Public Health); and

Presently working in the Central/ State Govt/ PSUs like ESI, railways, etc/ State/Municipal Corporations/Local Bodies/etc.

Eligibility Criterion

If there are not enough candidates satisfying 1. 2. 3. above, the following will also considered:

MBBS degree with Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical and Para-clinical field and 3 years of public health experience from any recognized institution; or

MBBS degree from any recognized institution with five years’ minimum work experience in the area of Public Health; and

Presently working in the Central/ State Govt/ PSUs like ESI, railways, etc/ State/Municipal Corporations/Local Bodies/etc.

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