Global Disease Detection India
Centre
National Centre for Disease Control
(Directorate General of Health Services)
Outline
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Burden of emerging and reemerging infections
Revised IHR (2005)
GDD Programme
Convergence between GDD and IHR
Objectives of GDD- India Centre
Emerging and Re-emerging
infectious diseases
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1970s: 6 infections emerged
1980s: 9 infections emerged
1990s: 13 infections emerged
2000s: 5 infections emerged
70% of newly recognized (emerging)
pathogens are Zoonoses, 23% of these being
Vector Borne.
Major Factors in Emergence
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Human demographics
International travel and commerce
Technology and industry
Microbial adaptation and change
Human encroachment into wilderness areas
Agriculture and land use
Global climate changes
Breakdown of public health infrastructure
Revised International Health
Regulations (2005)
• Need for enhanced
national, regional and
global public health
security.
• Revised IHR aims to
effectively monitor,
report, and respond to
any disease threat with
the potential to harm
the public’s health.
Global Responsesto Disease Threats
International Health Regulations (2005)
New framework for response to public
health emergencies of international New
framework for response to public health
emergencies of international concern
(PHEIC)concern
• New expectations from all WHO member
states
• New requirements for those with
capacity to help those without (Article
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Global Disease Detection Program (GDD)
• Program for developing and strengthening
global capacity to rapidly detect, accurately
identify, and promptly contain emerging
infectious disease and bioterrorist threats that
occur internationally.
• GDD is committed to help develop essential
detection and control capacities.
Program strategy
– Surveillance
– Outbreak response
– Training/building local and regional capacity
– Applied research
GDD – India Centre
• 7th regional GDD centre worldwide.
• Mission
Address communicable diseases of public
health importance including emerging and reemerging infectious diseases.
GDD India centre
Program strategy
– Laboratory strengthening
– Surveillance and Outbreak response
– Training/building local and regional capacity
Global Disease Detection India Centre Priority
Laboratory Strengthening
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Laboratory strengthening for capacity building for detection
and monitoring of emerging infectious disease towards
developing a public health laboratory system
Capacity building and support focus of GDD are
 Acute Encephalitis Syndrome;
 Influenza
 Food borne diseases
 Other newly emerging diseases in the country
The Laboratory Strengthening and Outbreak Detection and
Response collaboration
Global Disease Detection Priority
Surveillance and Outbreak Response
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Surveillance : Supporting Integrated Disease Surveillance
Project (IDSP)
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Helping meet IHR compliance through rapid response to
Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC)
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Integration of surveillance and epidemiology; Laboratory
confirmation; Deployment and logistics training
Global Disease Detection India Centre
Priority
EIS like training
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An Epidemic Intelligence Service like programme for training
Epidemiologists in India
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Response to need for strengthening health systems to face
the challenge of emerging, re emerging infections, non
communicable diseases
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Residency program analogous to postgraduate medical
education
For Public Health Officers of Central/ State Govt. and
National Health Programme nominees
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Objectives of EIS like training in India
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To create highly competent field epidemiologists within the
public health sector.
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To produce a critical mass of graduates that meet national
needs for public health officers.
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Strengthen public health system through rapid outbreak
response throughout the country.
To facilitate a more integrated approach to public health
practice through integration of field and laboratory
component
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Eligibility Criterion
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MBBS degree; with
MD degree in Public Health; or
MD degree (Clinical or Para-Clinical) with 2 years experience
(Public Health); and
Presently working in the Central/ State Govt/ PSUs like ESI,
railways, etc/ State/Municipal Corporations/Local
Bodies/etc.
Eligibility Criterion
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If there are not enough candidates satisfying 1. 2. 3. above,
the following will also considered:
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MBBS degree with Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical and
Para-clinical field and 3 years of public health experience
from any recognized institution; or
MBBS degree from any recognized institution with five years’
minimum work experience in the area of Public Health; and
Presently working in the Central/ State Govt/ PSUs like ESI,
railways, etc/ State/Municipal Corporations/Local
Bodies/etc.
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Thankyou