5.2.1. Components and General Functions of the Local Level

Components

• Ministry of Health / Healthcare Services
  1. Primary: District Medical Officer, Public Health Nurse Supervisor, Community Health Nurse, Family Nurse Practitioners, Mental Health Practitioners, Dental Health Practitioners, Nutritionists
  2. Secondary: ICN, consultants, SHO
  3. Tertiary: Psychiatric hospital (Psychiatric practitioners and Nurses).
  4. Public Health: Environmental Health Officers
  5. Private Healthcare Practitioners
• Ministry of Agriculture
• Ministry of Education

General Functions

• The timely detection, and quality collection of information from different sources.
• Reporting and transmission of data and signals to the Epidemiology Unit (EpiU) and Health Management Information Unit (HMIU).
• The processing and analysis of the information on a daily or weekly basis.
• The implementation of primary measures for prevention and control of any Acute Public Health Event (APHE) or Communicable diseases (CD)