Abstract
To compare the different surveillance system evaluation guidelines proposed by US Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and WHO, so as to develop an evaluation strategy suitable for communicable disease surveillance systems in China. Systematic collection and review on the guidelines that were proposed by US CDC and WHO. Situation analysis together with feasibility analysis were linked to the analysis of evaluation strategy used in China. US CDC guidelines were more appropriate for evaluating those single or simple systems that focusing on those 'system characteristics' while the. WHO protocols were more appropriate for evaluating the multi-system or complicated system which focusing on data related to 'system functions'. The US CDC guidelines had been widely used in China and it was the right moment to start to evaluate the functions. More flexible and comprehensive strategy based on national conditions is needed when constitute the national communicable disease surveillance evaluation guidelines. The multi-step strategy described in this article could be used as reference.
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