Republic of the Philippines
Province of La Union
Municipality of Aringay
OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
All Sanitary Inspectors
All Rural Health Midwifes
Mr. Edelito D. Gajo, LDRRMO III
Dr. Demetrio Diaz Jr., Slaughter House Master II
Secretariat: Municipal Health Office Staff
Section 2. Duties and Functions
The Municipal Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit shall perform the following duties and functions:
1. Implement appropriate epidemic control measures based on DOH Standards;
2. Operate and Maintain a computer based data storage and analysis as much as possible;
3. Conduct series of capability building / training and workshop as well as information education campaign;
4. Draft the Municipal Epidemic Response Plan;
5. Identify and coordinate other sources of additional human and material resources for managing any epidemic;
6. Investigate, monitor, assess, and report any/all causes of epidemic;
7. Declare the existence of epidemic in the Municipality;
8. Report all available essential information immediately to the next higher level;
9. Do all other functions as may be necessary;
Section 3. Composition of the Disease Reporting Unit There shall be a Disease Reporting Unit (DRU) which shall be composed of the following:
Chairman: Municipal Health Office
Vice-Chairman: Barangay Health Units
Members:
Private Clinic Heads in the Municipality
Barangay Health Stations
Section 3a. Duties and Responsibilities
The Disease Reporting Unit (DRU) are primarily responsible in the detection of cases using the standards prescribed in the Philippine Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (PIDSR) Manual of Procedures;
Section 4. Composition of the Disease Reporting Advocates
There shall be Disease Reporting Advocates (DRA) who shall be responsible in the reporting cases of notifiable disease and shall be composed of any of the following:
