Maiden trainers' workshop ends at Naharlagun

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ITANAGAR: A two-day State-level training of trainers for 14 districts on the use of 'Integrated Health Information Platform in Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme' (IHIP) concluded at Naharlagun, It had started on Thursday. Similar training for the remaining 12 districts will be held from March 18 and 19.

The workshop is in preparation for the nation-wide launch of IHIP on April 1 next. Altogether three to four participants each from the district surveillance units of the IDSP participated in the training.

They were trained to be master trainers who, in turn will conduct and complete the district and block-level trainings before the nationwide launch of the programme.

The IHIP is a web-enabled near real-time electronic information system that is embedded with all applicable government of India e-governance standards, information technology, data and metadata standards. It provides state-of-the-art single operating picture with geo-spatial information for managing disease outbreaks and related resources. Unlike the IDSP, which provides weekly reporting on 16 communicable diseases, the IHIP will cover over 33 diseases, and shall be on a daily basis reporting and case-based system.

The IHIP will be a game changer in enhancing disease surveillance and predicting outbreaks or epidemics to near real-time accuracy to enable taking quick and prompt actions to even villages and household levels.

The State is being supported by the team of Nishta, Jhpiego. The team is providing technical assistance in conducting the trainings and in planning the roll out of IHIP here.

The WHO (World Health Organisation) will also be supporting some districts in conducting and monitoring the district and block-level trainings.

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