Critique on the Methods Used by the Epidemiology Unit – Sri Lanka, To Ensure the Quality of Surveillance Data at Regional and Central Level – Reflective Writing
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Abstract
The Epidemiology Unit was established in 1959 with the assistance of the World Health Organization (WHO) to strengthen surveillance of communicable diseases.
It is fully equipped with Epidemiologists who are qualified consultants in Community Medicine and Regional Epidemiologists (RE) deployed in all 26 RDHS divisions and Provincial Epidemiologists in Provinces.
Epidemiology Unit carries out its functions, with the vision of “Healthy people in a healthy Sri Lanka” and the mission “To promote health and quality of life by preventing and controlling disease, injury and disability”.
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