Evaluation of Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (IDSR) using Bacillary Dysentery as a Priority Disease, Tanzania, 2012

Each year Ministry of Health and Social welfare of Tanzania under Epidemiology Section has been reporting many suspected cases of Shigella throughout the country. However only fewer laboratories have been reporting the confirmed cases.

Objective:

To determine whether the IDSR system meets its purpose and objectives, to evaluate the system attributes, and provide recommendations to improve the IDSR system, using the example of bacillary dysentery, a priority disease in Tanzania.