DOH holds PIDSR annual updates and scientific conference in Zambo City

ZAMBOANGA CITY, May 16 (PNA) -– Thirty medical professionals have attended a two-day Philippine Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (PIDSR) annual updates and scientific conference 2014 conducted by the Department of Health (DOH) in this city.

DOH Regional Epidemiology Surveillance Unit head Dr. Norvie Jalani said Friday the two-day event was aimed to reinforce and keep the disease surveillance network abreast of “what is happening around the world and the community.”

“The activity was also aimed to improve health security,” Jalani said the of the two-day scientific conference held from Wednesday until Thursday.

She said the participants include physicians, nurses and personnel from the epidemiology surveillance units from the different parts of the region.

She said the topics they have tackled were updates on new surveillance interventions for epidemic prone diseases such as the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Corona Virus (MERS-Cov), dengue, poliomyelitus, measles, and neonatal tetanus.

She said that the complementary surveillance system, which is called the event-based surveillance system and response was also discussed during the two-day event.

She said that a refresher course was also given on the proper use protective personal equipments and proper swab collection for the testing of MERS Cov.

DOH Bureau of Epidemiology Surveillance Officer Julius Velasquez was the resource speaker during the two-day conference. (PNA)
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