The impact of the disease early warning system in responding to natural disasters and conflict crises in Pakistan/Effets du systeme d'alerte precoce pour les maladies sur la riposte aux crises entrainees par les catastrophes naturelles et les conflits au Pakistan
The disease early warning system (DEWS) was introduced in the immediate aftermath of the 2005 earthquake in Pakistan, with the objective to undertake prompt investigation and mitigation of disease outbreaks. The DEWS network was replicated successfully during subsequent flood and earthquake disaster...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Eastern Mediterranean health journal 2010-08, Vol.16 (8), p.S114 |
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Zusammenfassung: | The disease early warning system (DEWS) was introduced in the immediate aftermath of the 2005 earthquake in Pakistan, with the objective to undertake prompt investigation and mitigation of disease outbreaks. The DEWS network was replicated successfully during subsequent flood and earthquake disasters as well as during the 2008-09 internally displaced persons' crisis. DEWS-generated alerts, prompt investigations and timely responses had an effective contribution to the control of epidemics. Through DEWS, 1360 reported alerts during 2005-09 averted the risk of disease outbreaks through pre-emptive necessary measures, while the 187 confirmed outbreaks were effectively controlled. In the aftermath of the disasters, DEWS technology also facilitated the development of a disease-surveillance system that became an integral part of the district health system. This study aims to report the DEWS success and substantiate its lead role as a priority emergency health response intervention. Le systeme d'alerte precoce pour les maladies a ete mis en place immediatement apres le tremblement de terre survenu au Pakistan en 2005, dans le but d'entreprendre des recherches et d'attenuer rapidement les flambees de maladies. Le reseau de ce systeme a ete remis en service avec succes lors des inondations et des tremblements de terre suivants, ainsi qu'en 2008-2009 lors de la crise des deplacements internes de population. Les alertes generees par le systeme d'alerte precoce pour les maladies, les recherches rapides et la riposte opportune ont contribue efficacement a la lutte contre les epidemies. Grace au systeme, 1360 alertes emises entre 2005 et 2009 ont permis d'eviter le risque de flambees de maladies au moyen de mesures preventives, et 187 flambees confirmees ont ete endiguees de maniere efficace. Suite aux differentes catastrophes, la technologie liee a ce systeme a egalement facilite la mise en place d'un systeme de surveillance des maladies qui fait desormais partie integrante du systeme de sante des districts. Le but de cette etude est de decrire la reussite du systeme d'alerte precoce et de prouver son role determinant en tant qu'intervention prioritaire dans la riposte sanitaire aux situations d'urgence. |
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ISSN: | 1020-3397 1020-3397 |