Disease Surveillance System

India has made special efforts to reach out to groups vulnerable to the spread of coronavirus and worked to quickly ramp up capacity in the system including through training of medical staff, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today during his telephonic conversation with members of the SAARC nations.

In a rare scathing attack, the World Health Organisation's India representative has slammed India's government-owned disease surveillance system, saying it does not capture the true picture of the outbreaks.

In the wake of the World Health Organisation (WHO) issuing a global health emergency due to Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak, the government today opened a 24-hour emergency helpline and said it has put the "most advanced surveillance and tracking system" in place.

India has made special efforts to reach out to groups vulnerable to the spread of coronavirus and worked to quickly ramp up capacity in the system including through training of medical staff, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today during his telephonic conversation with members of the SAARC nations.

In a rare scathing attack, the World Health Organisation's India representative has slammed India's government-owned disease surveillance system, saying it does not capture the true picture of the outbreaks.

In the wake of the World Health Organisation (WHO) issuing a global health emergency due to Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak, the government today opened a 24-hour emergency helpline and said it has put the "most advanced surveillance and tracking system" in place.