Evaluation of the measles surveillance system at Ga East Municipality (GEM), 2015

Abstract

Introduction: measles, a viral disease is a major cause of morbidity and mortality especially among children globally. Ghana recorded 464 confirmed cases but no mortality between 2005 and 2011. Though an epidemic prone disease earmarked for elimination, is vaccine preventable. The key preventive and control measures are immunization and disease surveillance. The evaluation was done to detect whether the surveillance system was meeting its objectives and to assess its attributes.