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Commentary: Emerging and other communicable diseases.

D Heymann1, J Dzenowagis

  • 1Programme on Communicable Diseases, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.

Bulletin of the World Health Organization
|April 7, 1999
PubMed
Summary

The World Health Organization (WHO) established the Programme on Communicable Diseases (CDS) to integrate infectious disease management. This new program enhances global surveillance, prevention, and control of both endemic and emerging infectious diseases.

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Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Infectious Disease Epidemiology
  • Global Health Management

Background:

  • Increasing need for integrated, sustainable, and cost-effective infectious disease management strategies.
  • Disparate disease statuses (emerging, endemic, nearing elimination) across countries necessitate a coordinated global approach.
  • Existing structures require enhancement to address the full spectrum of communicable diseases.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce the World Health Organization's (WHO) new Programme on Communicable Diseases (CDS).
  • To outline how CDS will integrate surveillance, prevention, control, and research for all communicable diseases.
  • To improve global preparedness and response to new and re-emerging infectious disease threats.

Main Methods:

  • Creation of a new WHO Programme on Communicable Diseases (CDS).

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  • Integration of surveillance, prevention, control, and research across the communicable disease spectrum.
  • Reinforcement of laboratory-based surveillance for bacterial, viral, and zoonotic diseases.

    • Main Results:

    • Establishment of a focal point for global data and information exchange on infectious diseases.
    • Enhanced capacity for early detection of international public health threats.
    • Improved framework for supporting endemic disease control, eradication efforts, and response to new threats.

    Conclusions:

    • The Programme on Communicable Diseases (CDS) offers a more integrated approach to managing infectious diseases globally.
    • Strengthening partnerships with public and private sectors is crucial for future prevention and control efforts.
    • Enhanced surveillance and data exchange are key to addressing evolving infectious disease challenges.