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Weekly return of communicable disease ( To all RE's and MOH's )

Circular on Provision of Influenza A(H1N1) Vaccine in Sri Lanka

Guidelines on immunization against tetanus

Revised guidelines on introduction of live attenuated JE vaccine SA14-14-2 (LJEV) to the
National Immunization Programme

Amendment to General Circular No: 01-23/2009 on Reintroduction of Combined Pentavalent
DTP-Hep B – Hib (Pentavalent) Vaccine into the EPI Programme

 

Pandemic H1N1 Influenza

Leptospirosis Health Education Tool

Leptospirosis IEC Meterial

new guidelines to intorduce typhoid vaccinatoin 11 th May 2010.

Circular on controlling & preventing Communicable Disease during Floods

 

Communicable Disease Summery -

Internally Displaced Persons

1. Notification format
2. Interim guidelines of vaccination
3. Catch-up measles immunization format
4. Chickenpox guidelines
5. Hepatitis guidelines
6. Daily status report format

 

Avian Influenza Epidemic <<More>> Related Links, Progress Report

Poster of influenza Surveillance in SL

 

 

Epidemiology Unit

The Epidemiological Unit was established in 1959 with assistance from World Health Organization (WHO) to strengthen surveillance of communicable diseases. Initially, the unit functioned with a WHO consultant and a national counterpart, who, after further training in epidemiology, was appointed in 1961, as the Epidemiologist of the Department of Health Services. .Prior to this, the functions of epidemiological surveillance were under the guidance of a Senior Medical Officer (Epidemiology)in the Department of Health Services. From its inception, the Epidemiological Unit worked very closely with the Public Health Veterinary Officer (now Director, Public Health Veterinary Services) and the Medical Statistician, and were all located at Chelsea Gardens,Colombo 3.

In the early 1970s, all three units were shifted to the Anti-Tuberculosis Campaign building at Deans Road, presently occupied by the Ministry of Health.

...By 1967, the Unit had expanded, two more Assistant Epidemiologists have ..been appointed during this period, both with specialized training in epidemiology.

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