Assessment of the Epidemiological Approach in Surveillance of Notifiable Diseases in a Selected City in NCR (National Capital Region)

Research Paper (postgraduate) from the year 2022 in the subject Health - Public Health, grade: 1.25, , course: Master in Public Health, language: English, abstract: In the event of the ongoing pandemic, disease surveillance was one of the pillars in prevention of the spread of disease. The COVID-19 pandemic was an eye-opener for the whole world, in which the practice of disease surveillance was reevaluated for improvement. In the Philippines the disease surveillance encompasses the reporting of notifiable diseases which is important in controlling, preventing, and providing a response to the area that is affected by the disease that can possibly to result in death. The objective of this study was to assess the epidemiological approach to surveillance of notifiable diseases in a selected city in NCR. There were one hundred ninety-six (196) respondents or 91% of the sample projection which were coming from different health facilities in the said City. This study emphasizes the importance of the Epidemiological approach in dealing with disease surveillance, which will lead to disease containment and the establishment of an improved and strong epidemiological approach in assessing disease outbreaks. The result of the study will also help to promote the updating of protocols in disease surveillance and disease containment of notifiable diseases in cases of disease outbreaks, epidemics, and even pandemics. The study also provides the current assessment of the epidemiological approach in surveillance of notifiable diseases in a selected city in NCR in times of pandemic, which will provide background for enhancement of the disease surveillance in line with the pandemic situation and infectious diseases that may arise anytime.