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Disaster management for dengue

1. Establishing a multisectoral dengue action committee.


2. Formalizing an emergency action plan.
3. Enhancing disease surveillance.
4. Diagnostic laboratory testing.
5. Enhancing vector surveillance and control.
6. Protecting special populations.
7. Ensuring appropriate patient care.
8. Educating the community and relevant professional groups about the current procedures
used for dengue control by the responsible authorities in their jurisdiction (local,
provincial and national governments, as appropriate) as well as their roles and
responsibilities in dengue prevention and control.
9. Investigating the epidemic.
10. Managing the mass media.

REFERENCE:
SURVEILLANCE, E., 2022. SURVEILLANCE, EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE.
[online] Ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Available at: <https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK143158/> [Accessed 18
April 2022].

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