Part of: GS Prelims and GS-II- Health & Governance
In News: All pneumonia patients must be notified to the IDSP so that they can be tested for COVID-19
IDSP is an initiative by the Ministry of Health and Family Affairs started in 2004 with the assistance of World Bank.
Objective:
To strengthen/maintain decentralized laboratory based IT enabled disease surveillance system for epidemic prone diseases to monitor disease trends
To detect and respond to outbreaks in early rising phase through trained Rapid Response Team (RRTs)
Programme Components
Integration and decentralization of surveillance activities through establishment of surveillance units at Centre, State and District level.
Human Resource Development – Training of State and District Surveillance Officers, Rapid Response Team and other Medical & Paramedical staff on principles of disease surveillance.
Use of ICT for collection, collation, compilation, analysis and dissemination of data.
Strengthening of public health laboratories.
Inter sectoral Co-ordination for zoonotic diseases
