From diagnosis to case investigation for malaria elimination in Swaziland: is reporting and response timely?
In 2010, the country introduced an Immediate Disease Notification System for immediate reporting of notifiable diseases
Abstract
Swaziland is one of the southern African countries that aim to eliminate malaria by 2020. In 2010, the country introduced an Immediate Disease Notification System (IDNS) for immediate reporting of notifiable diseases, including malaria. Health facilities are to report malaria cases within 24 hours through a toll-free telephone number (977), triggering an alert for case investigation at the patient’s household within 48 hours. This stud assessed the completeness of reporting in the IDNS, the subsequent case investigation, and whether it was done within the stipulated timelines. Methods: a cross-sectional study using routine coutry-wide data.
This research was supported by the UK Department for International Development’s Operational Research Capacity Building Programme led by the International Union Against TB and Lung Disease (The Union)
Citation
Dlamini N, Zulu Z, Kunene S, Geoffroy E, Ntshalintshali N, Owiti P, Sikhondze W, Makadzange K, Zachariah R. From diagnosis to case investigation for malaria elimination in Swaziland: is reporting and response timely? Public Health Action [Internet]. 2018 Apr 25 [cited 2018 Jun 25];8(1):8–12. Available from: http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/10.5588/pha.17.0043