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Acute flaccid paralysis
(AFP) surveillance system for polio eradication was established in 1996 in Myanmar.
There are seventeen regional surveillance officers in each state and division
and three coordinators with support staff in centre. Measles and neonatal
tetanus surveillance was integrated with AFP surveillance in 1999.
Expanded programme
on immunization (EPI) and polio eradication network assists the Ministry of
Health in:
surveillance:
 assisting in AFP
surveillance which includes reporting, investigation, and sample collection,
transportation of sample to lab in Yangon
and follow-up of all AFP cases.
assisting in
reporting, investigation, sample collection, transportation of sample to lab
of all measles outbreaks.
assisting in
reporting and investigation of neonatal tetanus cases.
assisting in
investigation of other vaccine preventable disease outbreaks.
assisting in
surveillance of avian influenza.
assisting in capacity
building of health staff through trainings and workshop locally and abroad.
immunization:
assisting in
planning, training, supervision and monitoring, logistic support and
financial support in conduction of supplementary immunization activities.
assisting in
development of training materials, guidelines, plan of action, trainings,
supervision and monitoring, technical support in strengthening routine
immunization.
assisting in
planning, implementation, training, development of guideline, training
materials, supervision and monitoring of measles and tetanus campaigns.
assisting in vaccine
management.
assisting in measles
mortality reduction.
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