legislation related to communicable diseases

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LEGISLATIONS RELATED TO COMMUNICABLE DISEASES:

LEGISLATIONS RELATED TO COMMUNICABLE DISEASES PRESENTED BY- KIRANDEEP RANDHAWA.

MAHARASHTRA PREVENTION OF THE INFECTION AND SPREAD OF EPIDEMIC DISEASE REGULATION:

MAHARASHTRA PREVENTION OF THE INFECTION AND SPREAD OF EPIDEMIC DISEASE REGULATION IT DEALS WITH NOTIFICATION OF INFECTED TOWNS AND VILLAGES,THE PUBLICATION OF A LIST OF INFECTED TOWNS AND VILLAGES,THE POWERS OF DISTRICT MEGISTRATES TO BAN ENTRY TO INFECTED AREAS,THE NOTIFICATION OF RAT MORTILITYAND PLAGUE CASES,AND POWERS OF PLAGUE CONTROLLING OFFICERS.

THE WATER ACT,1974(PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF POLLUTION):

THE WATER ACT,1974(PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF POLLUTION ) THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS ACT IS TO PREVENT AND CONTROL OF WATER POLLUTION AND TO MAINTAIN OR RESTORE WHOLESOME OF WATER.

INDIAN AIR CRAFT(PUBLIC HEALTH)RULES,1954:

INDIAN AIR CRAFT(PUBLIC HEALTH)RULES,1954 THESE RULES ARE FRAMED BY GOVERNMENT OF INDIA. THESE RULES HAVE DESCRIBED THE FOLLOWING TERMS: HEALTH OFFICER INFECTED AIRCRAFT INFECTED AREA ISOLATION

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CONTD…. AT THE TIME OF ARRIVAL OF AIRCRAFT THE FOLLOWING MEASURES ARE TAKEN BY THE HEALTH OFFICER: MEDICAL EXAMINATION AND INSPECTION DISINFECTION

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CONTD…. AN AIRCRAFT SHALL BE REGARDED AS INFECTED,IF IT HAS A CASE OF ANY INFECTIOUS DISEASES.

INTERNATIONAL HEALTH REGULATION:

INTERNATIONAL HEALTH REGULATION THE INTERNATIONAL HEALTH REGULATIONS WERE FIRST ADOPTED BY THE WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY IN 1969. THE IHR AT PRESENT REQUIRE THE REPORTING OF THREE COMMUNICABLE DISEASES PLAGUE CHOLERA

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CONTD…. YELLOW FEVER

NATIONAL SYRVEILLANCE PROGRAMME FOR COMMUNICABLE DISEASES:

INTRODUCTION THE DISEASE BURDEN ON THE PEOPLE OF INDIA IS ONE OF THE HIGHEST IN THE WORLD.MAINLY THE INFECTIOUS DISEASES DISEASES DUE TO INFECTIONS OR TOXINS AREMORE EASILY PREVENTABLE. NATIONAL SYRVEILLANCE PROGRAMME FOR COMMUNICABLE DISEASES

SURVEILLANCE IN DISEASE CONTROL:

SURVEILLANCE IN DISEASE CONTROL A SYSTEMIC PROCESSOF REPORTING OF VARIOUS DISEASES OF PUBLIC HEALTH IMPORTANCE, AS WHEN &WHERE THEY OCCUR TO A DESIGNATEDAGENCY, IS KNOWN AS DISEASE SURVEILLANCE.

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CONTD…. INFECTIOUS DISEASES OCCUR AS A RESULT OF AMPLIFICATION &TRANSMISSION OF INFECTIOUS AGENTS. SURVEILLANCE IS ESSENTIAL FOR THE EARLY DETECTION OF EMERGING & RE-EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES

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CONTD…. COMPREHENSIVE DISEASE SURVEILLANCE IS EFFECTIVE FOR DISEASE CONTROL.

OBJECTIVES:

OBJECTIVES CAPACITY BUILDING AT THE STATE &DISTRICT FOR EARLY IDENTIFICATION. APPROPRIATE &TIMELY RESPONSE TO THE OUTBREAKS OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASES.

PROGRAMME ACTIVITIES:

PROGRAMME ACTIVITIES TRAINING OF MEDICAL &PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL. UPGRADATION OF LABORATORIES. MODERNIZATION OF COMMUNICABLE & DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS. REPORTABLE DISEASE SHOULD BE PRIORITISEDBASED ON SOUND PRINCIBLE.

PRIORTIZING DISEASES FOR SURVEILLANCE:

PRIORTIZING DISEASES FOR SURVEILLANCE ACUTE FLACCID PARALYSIS AIDS CHICKEN POX CHOLERA DIPTHERIA DYSENTERY ENCEPHLITIS EVER SYNDROME MORE THAN 6 DAYS

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CONTD…. HEMARRAGIC FEVER HEPATITS HERPES ZOSTER LEPROSY MALARIA MEASLES MENINGITIS

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CONTD…. MUMPS RABIES RHEUMATIC FEVER TETANUS TB IN OLDER AGE WHOOPING COUGH

ACHIVEMENTS:

ACHIVEMENTS THE PROGRAMME IS ON OPERATION IN 80 DISTRICTS OF 28 STATES. MULTIDISCIPLINE RAPID RESPONSE TEAM (RRTS) AT STATE & DISTRICT LEVELS. RRTS FOR STATES HAVE BEEN TRAINED.

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CONTD…. ALL THE STATES AND DISTRICT LEVEL EPIDEMIOLOGICAL CELLS HAVE PROCURED COMPUTERS, FAX MACHINE, & TELEPHONES

COMMUNICABLE DISEASE REPORTING:

COMMUNICABLE DISEASE REPORTING WHO SHOULD REPORT? HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS SCHOOL/DAYCARE AUTHORITIES LABORATORIES ADMINISTRATORS ADMINISTRATORS OF LONG TERM/TEMPORARY CARE FACILITIES

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CONTD…. OWNER OR MANAGER OF A RESTAURANT OR OTHER FOOD HANDLING ESTABLISHMENT A PARENT OR GUARDIAN

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CONTD…. WHAT DO I REPORT ? ALL DISEASES LISTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES. UNUSUALLY LARGE NUMBERS OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING OF FLU- LIKE SYMPTOMS.

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CONTD…. UNUSUALLY LARGE SALES OF SOME PHARMACOLOGICALS

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CONTD…. WHY SHOULD I REPORT? TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC TO ALERT AUTHORITIES REPORTING IS REQUIRED BY TEXAS LAW

EPIDEMIC AND PANDEMICALERT AND RESPONCE:

EPIDEMIC AND PANDEMICALERT AND RESPONCE EPR HAS SIX CORE FUNCTIONS : SUPPORT MEMBER STATES FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF NATIONAL CAPACITIES. SUPPORT NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMMES

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CONTD…. COORDINATE AND SUPPORT MEMBERS STATES. DEVELOP STANDARDIZED APPROACHES. STRENTHEN BIOSAFETY, BIOSECURITY & READINESS FOR OUTBREAKS OF DISEASES.

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CONTD…. MAINTAIN &FURTHER DEVELOP A GLOBAL OPERATIONAL PLATFORM.

INTERNATIONAL LAW&COMMUNICABLE DISEASES:

INTERNATIONAL LAW&COMMUNICABLE DISEASES INTRODUCTION THE LINK BETWEEN INTERNATIONAL &COMMUNICABLE DISEASES ROOTED IN 1851.

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CONTD…. WHO,COMMUNICABLE DISEASES,AND THE IHR : THE IHR ARE A SET OF REGULATIONS FOR THE CONTROL & SHARING OF EPIDEMIOLOGICAL INFORMATION ON THE TRANSBOUNDARY SPREAD OF CHOLERA,PLAGUE, & THE YELLOW FEVER.

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CONTD…. THIS PROCESS HAS FOCUSED ON FIVE KEY AREAS : GLOBAL HEALTH SECURITY PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCIES OF INTERNATIONAL CONCERN. ROUTINE PREVENTIVE MEASURES.

SUMMARIZATION:

SUMMARIZATION NATIONAL SURVEILLANCE PROGRAMME Introduction Objectives Activities Prioritizing diseases for surveillance

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CONTD…. NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMME OF INDIA EPIDEMIC &PANDEMIC ALERT INTERNATIONAL LAW &COMMUNICABLE DISEASES COMMUNICABLE DISEASE REPORTING

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