Baseline Assessment of Public Health Surveillance in the Kingdom of Swaziland

Implementation of the IDSR framework for fulfillment of the International Health Regulations (2005) ([IHR 2005]) has been challenging in Swaziland due to distribution of IDSR functions across units within the Strategic Information Department (SID) and other external departments within the Ministry of Health. We conducted a qualitative assessment and a Strength, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT) analysis of current public health surveillance (PHS) support structures to inform implementation of IDSR. 

Objective

To assess essential support functions for Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response(IDSR) in the Kingdom of Swaziland and make recommendations for a national IDSR Roadmap.