Table 1.

Performance of IDSR in relation to 18 suspected cases of Ebola Virus Disease in the Brong Ahafo Region

Component of surveillance system	Element	Indicator	Response
			Yes	No
Core functions	1. Case Detection	No. of hospitals using case definitions to detect cases at outpatient departments (Total n = 29)	0	29
	2. Case Registration	No. of hospitals using case based forms to register cases	8	21
		No. of Suspected cases recorded in DHIMS 2 database	3	15
		No. of hospitals recording cases in DHIMS 2	2	27
	3. Case Confirmation	No. of hospitals which have collected blood samples from suspected cases of EVD	7	22
		No. of suspected patients with blood samples or swab collected for EVD	16	2
		No. of samples confirmed negative	13	0
	4. Case Reporting	No. of hospitals that have reported cases to the District Health management Team Surveillance units	7	22
	5. Epidemic Preparedness	No. of districts with plans (Hospital plan inclusive)Total n = 27	27	0
		No. of hospitals with designated isolation facilities	7	22
		No. of hospitals with available IEC materials	29	0
	6. Response and control	No. of Districts with functional Epidemic preparedness committees	27	0
		No. of hospitals with Personal protective Equipment(PPE)	20	9
		No. of hospitals with non contact thermometers for patients	7	22
Support functions	1. Standards and guidelines	No. of hospitals with standards and guidelines for surveillance of EVD	20	9
		No. of hospital laboratories with SOP for collection, packaging and transport of specimen to national laboratory	1	28
	2. Training	No. of districts with staff trained in IDSR of surveillance for EVD	0	27
		No. of districts with community based surveillance volunteers trained in IDSR or surveillance for EVD	0	27
	3. Resources	No. of districts with budget line for EVD in surveillance plans	27	0
Quality	1. Timeliness	1. No. of suspected cases of EVD reported to regional surveillance unit within 24 hours	7	11