USES OF SURVEILLANCE

• To Assess Magnitude of Problem

• To Monitor Implementation of Health Programmes.

• To Understand Local Epidemiology of the Problem

• To Assess Changes in the Trend/Monitor the Trend of Magnitude/Distribution of the Problem. • To Identify Specific Population Group at Risk

• To Enable Predictions about Patterns of Diseases Occurrence

• To Assess the Impact of the Programme Interventions on the control of the problem OBJECTIVE

• Decentralized Surveillance System.

• To identify Risk Factors for CD/NCD.

• Timely Initiation of Public Health action.

• Improvement of efficiency of Surveillance activities.

• Dissemination of relevant information to Health Administration, community, and other stakeholders about disease risk factors, monitoring & evaluation.