5.3.2.6. Infectious Diseases Programs

Updated 1 October 2025
Senior Medical Officer for Infectious Diseases
  • Receiving and reviewing data on TB, Leprosy, HIV and other STIs from the Epidemiology unit periodically to monitor disease trends and risk factors.
  • During acute public health emergencies of infectious origin
    • defining interventions based on evidence.
    • working with the MoH to agree on the surveillance indicators to be collected.
    • assess the impact of response along with the Epidemiology Unit
  • ​Producing reports with support of the HMIU and EpiU.
  • Responsible for enhanced surveillance including case by case review of infectious diseases that the country has listed for elimination.
  • Sending feedback on disease trends and risk factors to the Epidemiology Unit
  • Sending feedback for enhanced surveillance including case by case review of infectious diseases that the country has listed for elimination to the local level
  • Assist the Epidemiology Unit in verification of suspected events of infectious origin of international concern.
  • Ensuring that the CD surveillance Guidelines are in accordance with available evidence and international guidelines including those from PAHO/WHO & CARPHA.

 

Specialists – Communicable Disease Programs
  • Assisting with the review of integrated data on notifiable communicable diseases from the Epidemiology unit periodically to monitor disease trends and risk factors.
  • Assisting with the review of integrated data on other communicable diseases of interest from the Epidemiology unit periodically to monitor disease trends and risk factors.
  • Receiving daily feedback of cases, clusters, and problems with programs or interventions
  • Responding to feedback of cases, clusters, and problems with programs or interventions
  • Assisting in the responses for acute public health emergencies
  • Coordinating with the Epidemiology Unit to ensure that the Communicable Disease Programs are integrated and functional.
  • Producing monitoring and evaluation reports on the programs and interventions implemented in response to public health emergencies related to communicable diseases.