Context
The Lok Sabha was recently informed, that last year, the Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme reported a total of 1,862 disease outbreaks, with Kerala reporting the highest number.
About Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP)
- Decentralized surveillance program in India.
- Launched in 2004 with World Bank assistance by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
- Objectives:
- Strengthen and maintain a decentralized, laboratory-based, IT-enabled disease surveillance system.
- Monitor disease trends and detect/respond to outbreaks early through trained Rapid Response Teams (RRTs).
- Programme Components:
- Establish surveillance units at the Centre, State, and District levels.
- Train State Surveillance Officers, District Surveillance Officers, RRTs, and other medical and paramedical staff on disease surveillance principles.
- Strengthen public health laboratories.
- Coordinate with various sectors for zoonotic diseases.
- Data Management:
- Weekly Data Collection:
- Collect data on epidemic-prone diseases weekly (Monday–Sunday).
- Use three reporting formats: “S” (suspected cases), “P” (presumptive cases), and “L” (laboratory confirmed cases), filled by Health Workers, Clinicians, and Laboratory staff, respectively.
- Disease Outbreak Reports
- Trend Analysis
- Weekly Data Collection:
- State/District Surveillance Units undertake data analysis and actions based on surveillance data.
Source:
The Hindu
Previous Year Question
Consider the following diseases:
1. Diphtheria
2. Chickenpox
3. Smallpox
[UPSC Civil Services Exam – 2020 Prelims]
Which of the above diseases has/have been eradicated in India?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 3 only
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) None
Answer: (b)
