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Template: technical assessment of enlargement countries:
summary of field assessment
Assessing communicable disease control and prevention
in EU enlargement countries
5.6 Template: Technical assessment of enlargement
countries: summary of field assessment
Date: [00 Month 2099]
Author: Field leader [name]
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Approved: Team leader [name]
Signature team leader: ...
Visited region: ...
Visit date: [00 Month 2099]
Assessment field group: [names of group members]
Key summary observations: ...
Summary review
Section 1. Governance
Organisation, capacities, apparent sustainability (funding and resources), leadership and management, apparent
effectiveness and efficiency, innovation
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Section 2. Human resources
Capacity, capabilities (education, training, continuing education)
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Section 3. Surveillance and control
Capacity, apparent capabilities, effectiveness, efficiency, sustainability of CD case reporting, surveillance processes,
routine CD control activities, outbreak recognition and management
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General system (district level)
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Case confirmation and reporting at the district level: [free text]
This document is part of the ECDC technical document Assessing communicable disease control and prevention in EU
enlargement countries (ISBN 978-92-9193-734-9, catalogue number TQ-01-16-012-EN-N).
© European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, 2016
Reproduction is authorised, provided the source is acknowledged
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Self-assessment questionnaire
Notification flow at the district level: [free text]
Data analysis and reports at the district level: [free text]
Routine communicable disease control activities at the district level: [free text]
System test cases – key findings/issues
System issues regarding ascertainment and reporting, apparent surveillance sensitivity, public health management
of cases, outbreak detection and control capacities: [free text]
Outbreak detection, investigation and management: [free text]
General system (regional level): [free text]
Regional objectives and priorities: [free text]
System test cases (STCs) – key findings
System issues regarding ascertainment and reporting, apparent surveillance sensitivity, public health management
of cases, outbreak detection and control capacities: [free text]
Outbreak detection, investigation and management: [free text]
Polio surveillance
Parallel surveillance systems
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TB: [free text]
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HIV: [free text]
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STI: [free text]
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Other: [free text]
Sentinel surveillance systems: [free text]
Attached documents:
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Draft flowchart: general surveillance system
Completed reporting form– last case
Last outbreak report
Website link of published reports/published monthly/annual report
Other: [please specify]
Section 4. Emergency preparedness and response
Capacity, apparent capabilities, effectiveness, efficiency, coordination of civil and public health emergency
preparedness and response system: [free text]
Section 5. Microbiology
Capacity, access, range, effectiveness, and efficiency primary diagnostic services, use of reference services, quality
and biosafety, relations with public health services and support of communicable disease surveillance and
control/outbreak: [free text]
Clinical laboratories in hospitals
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Range of methods/tests
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Samples/isolates referral system
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Reporting lab results/notification
Laboratories
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Range of methods/tests
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Distribution of laboratory testing (clinical samples, screening, environmental samples, etc)
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Samples/isolates referral system
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Reporting lab results/notification
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Epidemiology tasks (if any)
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Attached documents:
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Copy of a result reporting form (STC)
Copy of sample referral
Summary (aggregate) report
Section 6. Disease programmes
Effective implementation and contribution to national programmes; including data provision for programme
monitoring: [free text]
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Self-assessment questionnaire
System test cases (STCs)
System issues regarding ascertainment and reporting, apparent surveillance sensitivity, public health management
of cases, outbreak detection and control capacities: [free text]
Remarks
New issues raised; system issues resolved/clarified; unexpected findings, ‘unknown unknowns’, items of good
practice/innovation/leadership, ‘easy’ system improvements, etc.: [free text]
For the attention of the national review team (optional): [free text]
Other remarks (optional): [free text]
Relevant documents – (digital) copies: [free text]
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