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Papua New Guinea Update

Papua New Guinea Update. 3 rd NIC Meeting 18 – 20 Beijing, China. Berry Ropa National CSR Officer Department of Health Papua New Guinea. Latest developments in light of the Pandemic H1N1 2009. Latest update on Pandemic H1N1 2009 Pandemic Plan ILI Surveillance Laboratory

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Papua New Guinea Update

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  1. Papua New Guinea Update 3rd NIC Meeting 18 – 20 Beijing, China Berry Ropa National CSR Officer Department of Health Papua New Guinea

  2. Latest developments in light of the Pandemic H1N1 2009 • Latest update on Pandemic H1N1 2009 • Pandemic Plan • ILI Surveillance • Laboratory • Health Systems

  3. Current on Pandemic H1N1 2009 - PNG • 12 confirmed cases as 18 August, 2009 • First case lab confirmed 18/6/09 with onset 14/6/09 • Surveillance strategy; Case-based surveillance to detect ILI and Severe Acute Respiratory Illness cases with travel history together with Routine and Event-based surveillance to detect cases and clusters • Community transmission not established • Some positive System developments due to the Pandemic Influenza (H1N1)

  4. Surveillance strategy in PNG –current ..

  5. Response to Pandemic H1N1 2009 • Searching of cases using case definition • Home isolation unless require hospitalization • Provided Tamiflu who met the case definition • Contact tracing • Triage, infection control • Advise to public • Supply of Tamiflu and PPE

  6. Pandemic Plan • The initial Plan was initiated due to the threat of SARS and Avian Influenza • National Executive Council approves the revised plan responding to H1N1 2009 in July 2009 with initial injection of approx US$3.5Million • Plan to be integrated into the National Disaster Plan • Provinces responded by re-activating their own plans

  7. ILI Surveillance • 2xNew additional ILI surveillance sites established • Plan for 3 more sites to be established

  8. Laboratory • The Pacific Ministerial Meeting agrees for improved laboratory service to provide real-time results for pandemic influenza’s and other public health events • PNG plans to have its NIC to be upgraded to do R-T-PCR/ 2009

  9. Health Systems • Establishment of Control & Command Center for Public Health Events • Hospitals establish triage, infection control and clinical management protocols • Strengthen weekly events reporting • Development of Weekly surveillance bulletin • Experience in IHR reporting

  10. Future plans • Continue review of the NPP, integrate into the Nat Disaster Plan • Upgrade NIC to do R-T-PCR • Expansion of ILI surveillance sites • Strengthen Surveillance and response capacity for public health events including Public Health Lab • Continue support for hospitals to establish triage, infection control and clinical management of respiratory infections • Continue support to provinces develop plans

  11. Thank you

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