6.3.3. Source of data and forms
Updated 1 October 2025
The main data sources for surveillance are:
| IN THE HEALTH SECTOR | OTHER SECTORS AND COMMUNITY |
|---|---|
| Syndromic surveillance reporting | MOA – Animal and food safety health data |
| Notifiable diseases | Vital records, census data, and mortality reports |
| Sentinel Sites report | Public health surveys:
|
| Acute Public Health Events | Touristic Sector reports |
| Laboratories reports | CD, sickness/absence records from schools and labor centers, and other health-related events |
| Clusters and outbreak reports and investigations | Social networks, the media, and other public sources |
| Medical records at PHC Facilities | Police – Accidents and homicides |
| Hospital reports | Disasters |
| Disease Registries (NCD) | Formal and informal community leaders |
| Environmental Health surveillance and monitoring systems | Information from international sources (PAHO/WHO, CARPHA, GPHIN/Canada, WHO/EIOS, CDC) |
| Point of Entry reports | Economic Affairs and Finance |
| Over-the-counter medication sales and consumption of key medicines, vaccines, and other equipment/products in the Health Sector—especially those used in emergency medicine and for prevention and control of epidemic-prone diseases | Governmental sources |