scholarly journals 85An Outbreak Of Foodborne Illness, Boamang-Kyerekrom D/A Primary School, Afigya Kwabre North District, Ghana

2021 ◽  
Vol 50 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Eunice Baiden Laryea ◽  
Charles Gyamfi Gyimah
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Risk Ratio ◽  
Disease Surveillance ◽  
Salmonella Typhi ◽  
Foodborne Illness ◽  
Health Staff ◽  
Health Administration ◽  
District Health ◽  
Surveillance And Response ◽  
Primary School Pupils

Abstract Background On 6th June 2019, Afigya Kwabre North District Health Administration reported suspected foodborne illness involving primary school pupils at Boamang Kyerekrom D/A Primary School. Investigation was done to identify risk factors and implement control and preventive measures. Methods We conducted active case search and a retrospective cohort study. A case was a person from Boamang presenting with fever, diarrhea, or/and vomiting from 29th May to 7th June, 2019. Data was collected using questionnaires and review of health records. Environmental assessment was done. Stool sample of the last reported case and saltpeter used to prepare okro by food vendor was sent to the laboratory for investigation. All other diarrheal cases had being given antibiotics upon our arrival. Risk ratio was estimated to determine food with highest risk of causing illness. Results Of 312 people interviewed, 96 pupils were affected (AR = 30.8%). Common symptoms were fever, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pains and bloody diarrhea. There was no fatality. All cases were found to have eaten from a kenkey seller on the school premises. Risk ratio was highest (6.7) among those who took okro with the kenkey. Salmonella typhi was isolated in the stool of the last reported case. Cases were distributed across four (4) neighboring communities in Boamang. Conclusions Salmonella typhi was identified in the stool and the saltpeter. We recommend training of health staff on Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (IDSR). Key messages Foodborne illness outbreak

scholarly journals Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (IDSR) in Malawi: Implementation Gaps and Challenges for Timely Alert

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tsung-Shu Joseph Wu ◽  
Matthew Kagoli ◽  
Jens Johan Kaasbøll ◽  
Gunnar Aksel Bjune
Keyword(s):  
Surveillance System ◽  
Disease Surveillance ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Ebola Virus ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Virus Disease ◽  
Health Information System ◽  
Early Response ◽  
District Health ◽  
Surveillance And Response

AbstractObjectiveThe emerging and recent 2014 Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreaks rang the bell to call upon efforts from globe to assist resource-constrained countries to strengthen public health surveillance system for early response. Malawi adopted the Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (IDSR) strategy to develop its national surveillance system since 2002 and revised its guideline to fulfill the International Health Regulation (IHR) requirements in 2014. This study aimed to understand the state of IDSR implementation and differences between guideline and practice for future disease surveillance system strengthening.MethodsThis was a mixed-method observational study. Quantitative data were to analyze completeness and timeliness of surveillance system performance from national District Health Information System 2 (DHIS2). Qualitative data were collected through interviews with 29 frontline health service providers from the selected district and key informants of the IDSR system implementation and administration at district and national levels.FindingsThe current IDSR system showed relatively good completeness (76.4%) but poor timeliness (41.5%) of total expected monthly reports nationwide and zero weekly reports. The challenges of IDSR implementation revealed through qualitative data included lack of supervision, inadequate resources for training and difficulty to implement weekly report due to overwhelming paperwork at frontline health services.ConclusionsThe differences between IDSR technical guideline and actual practice were huge. The developing information technology infrastructure in Malawi and emerging mobile health (mHealth) technology can be opportunities for the country to overcome these challenges and improve surveillance system to have better timeliness for the outbreaks and unusual events detection.

Meeting the Information Literacy Skills of Diverse Primary School Pupils Through the School Libraries

2011 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 117-122 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nwachukwu V. N. Nwachukwu V. N. ◽  
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ESKAY, M. Eskay, M. ◽  
Ifeanyichukwu, J.N. Ifeanyichukwu, J.N.
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Information Literacy ◽  
School Libraries ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
Information Literacy Skills ◽  
Primary School Pupils

Physiological, anthropometric profiles and motor performance of urban and rural primary school pupils

2019 ◽  
Vol 178 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric J. Appiah ◽  
Monday O. Moses ◽  
Morrow Alhaji ◽  
Biggie Baffour-Awuah ◽  
Benjamin Asamoah ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Motor Performance ◽  
Primary School Pupils

PSYCHO- LINGUODIDACTIC PROBLEMS OF TEACHING LITERARY UKRAINIAN TO PRIMARY GRADE STUDENTS IN TERMS OF DIALECTAL ENVIRONMENT

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 38-43
Author(s):  
M. Lavrenova
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Mutual Influence ◽  
Native Language ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Primary Grade ◽  
Literary Language ◽  
Early School ◽  
Primary School Pupils ◽  
Primary Pupils ◽  
Primary Grade Students

The article is devoted to the problem of formation orthoepic Ukrainian literary language skills of primary school pupils living in the conditions of dialectal environment. It was determined that the successful training of Ukrainian literary language to a large extent depends on the mutual influence of languages used by children in the early school. Psycholinguistic bases of forming cultural speech of primary pupils are analysed. The effectiveness of pedagogical conditions of formation primary pupils’ speech culture in the native language lessons was theoretically proved.

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