Key Highlights during this epi-week 24
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70% (230 out of 330) of health facilities submitted their weekly surveillance summary reports. This has decreased from 79% for epi-week 23. This is below the expected completeness rate of 80%. The decline in reporting completeness is attributed to the ongoing piloting e-IDSR implementation.
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Completeness of reporting is the highest in Banadir Regional Administration (100%) whereas the lowest report rate in this week is in the Southwest state (39%) – The Completeness rates are the number of expected facilities reporting to e-IDSR Weekly report and actual report we received in this week. While Puntland State has not reported in week 24 to the DHIS2.
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Suspected cases were reported for AWD/Cholera (707), Adverse events following immunization (39),
Acute Jaundice Syndrome (1), Dysentery (401), COVID-19 (105), Measles (262), Meningitis (3), Whooping Cough (224), SARI (2779), Typhoid (458), Diphtheria (17), and Neonatal Tetanus (1). -
Currently, there are 2 confirmed disease outbreaks (AWD/Cholera, and Measles). In this regard all the suspected and confirmed cases were reported from the following administrative regions: AWD/Cholera (Bakool, Bay, Banadir, Gedo, Lower Juba, Lower Shabelle, Middle Shabelle Regions), and Measles (Bakool, Bay, Banadir, Galgaduud, Gedo, Hiiraan, Mudug, Lower Juba, Lower Shabelle and Middle Shabelle regions).
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During week 24, the public health national referral laboratory reported 37 confirmed case of measles, and 2 confirmed cases of Influenza A.