Description
Evaluation of a public health surveillance system is one of the major outputs of the field attachment of the Nigeria Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Programme.To conduct this activity, the HIV/AIDS surveillance system in Enugu State, Nigeria was evaluated. The evaluation was conducted from February to March 2014.The objectives of the evaluation were to describe the attributes and process of operation of HIV/AIDS surveillance system in Enugu State, determine if the set objectives for establishing HIV/ AIDS surveillance are being met or not, determine the efficiency and effectiveness of the HIV/AIDS surveillance system and to make appropriate recommendations for improving the surveillance system.
Objective
- To determine the public health importance and relevance of the surveillance system.
- To describe the process of operation and purpose of the system and assess its key attributes.
- To determine the effectiveness and efficiency of the surveillance system.
- To make appropriate recommendations to stakeholders for its improvement.