5.3.2.13. Health Disaster Risk Management Committee

Committee Coordinator / CMO:

• Reviewing surveillance data and validating the occurrence and importance of an event of public health concern.
• Developing, reviewing, testing and updating health surveillance preparedness.
• Maintaining a register and contact information from EpiU and support team.
• Using health surveillance to conduct vulnerability assessments based on level of threats and health sector capacity to respond
• MOH Units & teams alert and ensure active data collection relating to the disaster.
• Monitoring and evaluating response interventions to guide further action.
• Scaling up or down of the HEOC based on the surveillance results
• Informing the Chief Medical Officer and PS on surveillance for decision making.
• Using surveillance data to guide recovery and rehabilitative activities.