Epidemiology module of practical skills for mbbs student

Step 5: Provide Feedback

Feedback to the reporting sites refers to:

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  ƒ Commenting on the completeness, timeliness and accuracy of the surveillance reports;
  
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  ƒ Informing about the effectiveness of the vaccination activities in meeting the objectives of disease reduction;
  
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  ƒ Offering information to help them in solving problems;
  
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  ƒ Congratulating the good performers and encouraging them to do a better job.
  

Feedback is essential to keep the staff motivated to achieve high levels of immunization coverage and to collect accurate and complete data on the occurrence of target diseases. It may be urgent for an outbreak or individual cases or specific e.g. the laboratory results of each AFP case. Feedback to the community helps increase community trust and involvement. It must be shared during monthly meetings as well as during visits to the reporting units.