Wah Wah Lwin

Thanks for your great presentation, Jenny! It’s informative and I could learn the system from your country. Your presentation is quite clear, particularly in data flow, data utilization and how the data has positive impact on national-level decision making.

Hi New! Thanks for your presentation! It’s a nice visual presentation and has a logical flow! I have just one clarification: do the percentages shown for each indicator refer to the targets for system evaluation?

Hi Kevin! It’s a great and detailed presentation! really informative! I could see so much efforts were made to respond C19, that integrates multiple surveillance approaches.

Thank you so much for your response, Ko Aung! It’s perfect now.

Hi Hteik Htar!

Thank you for your detailed, great and comprehensive presentation! And yes, AWD is one of consequences after the natural disaster, that needs to be tackled as a public and environmental health concerns.
Regarding my comment, I would agree with Ko Aung that using one reporting platform would be easier to collect the data and…[Read more]

Hi Khun Salin!

It’s a great presentation! Thank you for sharing your experience and knowledge on CKD. I think your presentation covers all the required components for the surveillance system, and you presented them in chronological order. I have also noticed that Thai population have faced CKD burden due to underlying metabolic diseases, and yes,…[Read more]

Thank you for your comment, Soe :)! Yes, malaria elimination cannot be achieved by a stand-alone country. It requires collective and collaborative efforts among neighboring countries. And yes, we still have a lot to do within our own country to contain disease outbreaks.

Thank you so much for your great presentation, Khun Sirithep!

Your presentation provides good information regarding RSV and its surveillance system. You mentioned well on rationale, objectives, stakeholders, data flow and data utilization. Just one comment from my end. Since the system will be evaluated by several indicators, it would be great…[Read more]

Hi Ko Aung!

Thanks for your informative presentation, it’s a great one! I learned good points about the SIDES platform components you mentioned in your slides. Also, the SIDES data flow appears logical and practical for the system.
Just one comment — it would be great to include who the key stakeholders are and what their roles will be within t…[Read more]

Let me share a non–work related story that demonstrates emotional leadership. It’s about how my partner and I have been building mutual respect, trust, and negotiation through our different leadership styles.
As we all know, no single leadership style works for every situation. Even within a single situation, we may need to apply different sty…[Read more]

Hi Hteik Htar! thank you for your comments and questions. For VHV, yes, they are trained for malaria surveillance (both passive and active case detection) and they are already volunteering for their community. Similarly, for refugees and migrants along Thai-Myanmar borders, including refugees camps, there will be camp-based workers/migrant workers…[Read more]

Thanks for sharing Jenny!

PM Lee Hsien Loong (Singapore)

In his speech, he establishes leadership, shows that he acknowledges external shifts and is setting a direction rather than reacting. For example, he begins by addressing “My fellow Singaporeans” and immediately references the broader context: the changed world, Singapore at a crossroads.”, showing “BE FIRST”. His…[Read more]

It’s interesting that you choose the indicator “Median time from event to report” 🙂

Based on the themes proposed in the article, I think all five themes still need improvement to strengthen emergency preparedness in my country, Myanmar.

Theme 1. Team:
The country should build strong, multi-sectoral teams that connect ministries, local authorities, academia, private sectors, and local communities. Limited collaboration and…[Read more]

List of the disease outbreaks that have been declared as the Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC)? Why do these outbreaks raise such concerns?

Since 2005, eight disease outbreaks have been declared as Public Health Emergencies of International Concern (PHEIC) under the IHR 2005. These include:
1. H1N1 Influenza Pandemic (Swine…[Read more]

1. Which single design limitation most threatens valid estimates of sensitivity and representativeness? How would you address it within six weeks?

The single design limitation that most threatens valid estimates of sensitivity and representativeness of the AEFI surveillance system is the limited geographic and facility coverage, specifically the…[Read more]

Hi Kevin! Yup, Chatbots are really helpful for automated information sharing, and it’s convenient way to communicate with the users who need prompt responses. Also, we can collect the data from the system faster and analyze the users’ behavior, from there, we could refine/improve strategies in health emergencies for better public communication.

Hi K’ Salin! Yup, I agree with your point. Continuous delivering of correct information is crucial for the long-run. At the same time, educating people is the complimentary to tackle the misinformation issues.