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. 2022 Sep 13;10:909931. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.909931

Table 2.

Responsibilities of the stakeholders involved in the contact tracing system.

Institution Responsibility Level
National Command and Control Centre (NCOC) Overall stewardship for the national COVID-19 response and coordination of provinces National
World Health Organization (WHO) Technical support for general response and contact tracing at the district level National, District
Ministry of National Health Services, Regulation and Coordination (MNHSRC) Development of national COVID-19 action plan and guidelines National
National Institute of Health (NIH) Central testing facility for ICT and compilation of national test results and dissemination of daily lists of positive cases National, District
Surveillance Cell—District Health Office Hub of the COVID-19 surveillance activities for coordination, implementation of field activities through field surveillance teams and the COVID-19 data management and analysis for daily (local) statistics District
Community Health Workers (CHWs) Health workers covering both the urban and rural parts of the district who are responsible to perform risk communication activities, identifying suspected COVID-19 cases and liaising with the DHMT District
Public and Private Laboratories Testing facilities for COVID-19 and clinical management of patients that test positive District
Non-profit organizations Logistic support where NCOC needed it National, District
Police and Security Department Provison of security to the health field team National, District
Education Department Provided information on the students that tested positive for COVID-19 to the Surveillance cell prior to reception of the daily line-list District, National
District Administration Implementation of local restrictions and exemptions such as localized lockdowns District