Give the medical importance of surveillance.

in medical •  7 years ago 

Medical importance of surveillance:

  1. Assessing the magnitude of problem.
  2. Monitoring implementation of health programs.
  3. Understanding local epidemiology of the problem.
  4. Assessing changes in trend of disease or its distribution.
  5. Identifying specific groups at risk.
  6. To enable predictions about pattern of occurrence of diseases.
  7. In assessing the impact of the programme intervention for control of diseases.
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