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Bringing you happenings from the oral presentations on Surveillance & Information Management Systems, Vaccine Preventable Diseases & Immunisation Strategies #NFELTPX19 @NCDCgov @ARFHng @AfenetNigeria @AFENETAfrica @CEPIvaccines
Abiodun Raji presenting on the Evaluation of Acute Flaccid Paralysis Surveillance System in Bayelsa State 2016 - 2017 at #NFELTPX19 
Conclusions: Bayelsa state Acute Flaccid Paralysis surveillance system was simple, sensitive, acceptable & flexible. But requires adequate logistic support and improved security. #NFELTPX19 @ARFHng @radiocranberry @Chikwe_I @AfenetNigeria
Clara Oguji presenting on DHIS2 Routine Immmunisation Dashboard: Strengthening data use via review meetings 2019 at #NFELTPX19
DHIS2 dashboard contributed to improvements in access & use of RI data; It enabled RI program officers to identify & Aaddress RI performance issues; access to the dashboard increased ownership & accountability-Clara Oguji at #NFELTPX19 @NCDCgov
States should budget for & drive conduct of joint review meetings. They should also be deliberate about comprehensive documentation of review meetings - Clara Oguji at #NFELTPX19 @NCDCgov @SFHNigeria @CEPIvaccines @WHONigeria @obasanyaj @Chikwe_I
Shalom Ogbonna presenting on the Trend of Yellow Fever in Kogi State: A secondary data analysis, 2014 - 2018 at #NFELTPX19
The analysis confirmed cases of Yellow Fever in the state; Vaccination remains the most important method of prevention; Most of the suspected cases were not vaccinated - Shalom Ogbonna at #NFELTPX19 @NCDCgov @WHONigeria @EpidAlert @olubunmi_ojo
Recommendations: Intensify Surveillance; Increase community to community sensitisation & social mobilisation; Strengthen routine immunisation services; Entomological survey should be conducted.-Shalom Ogbonna at #NFELTPX19 @utibe__ebong @ncdc @olubunmi_ojo
Ada Ihueze presenting on the Evaluation of an Event Based Surveillance System for Detection of Infections Disease Outbreaks in Nigeria, 2016 - 2018 at #NFELTPX19
The system was useful in detecting a cross border Cholera outbreak in 2017; National Lassa Fever Outbreak in 2018; Cholera outbreak in Northern states in 2017 and a Diarrhoea outbreak in Lagos state in 2016-Ada Ihueze at #NFELTPX19 @NCDCgov @WHONigeria
Recommendations: Procedures should be standardised & current practices reviewed to optimise efficiency & effectiveness of event based surveillance - Ada Ihueze at #NFELTPX19 @utibe__ebong @nmanigeria @olubunmi_ojo @AfenetNigeria
