What is PPHSN?
 

The Pacific Public Health Surveillance Network (PPHSN) is a voluntary network of countries and organisations dedicated to the promotion of public health surveillance and appropriate response.to the health challenges of 22 Pacific Island countries and territories.

Goal: PPHSN's goal is to improve public health surveillance and response in the Pacific Islands in a sustainable way.
 

The first priorities of the PPHSN are communicable diseases, especially the outbreak-prone ones. At this stage the target diseases include: dengue, measles, rubella, influenza, leptospirosis, typhoid fever, cholera, SARS and HIV/STIs.

 PPHSN was created in 1996 under the joint auspices of  SPC and WHO

The PPHSN strategies are the following: 

Harmonisation of health data needs and development of adequate

     surveillance systems, including operational research. 

Development of relevant computer applications. 

Adaptation of field epidemiology and public health surveillance

     training programmes to local and regional needs. 

Promoting the use of Email, opening the network to new partners,

     new services and other networks.

Publication.

PPHSN Strategic Framework 2003-2006
(Word, 189KB)
(PDF, 127 KB)
This document is to be converted
into individual operational plans
by PPHSN members.