Table 13 Recommendations to improve PC-NTDs surveillance support activities
From: Assessment of surveillance core and support functions regarding neglected tropical diseases in Kenya
Themes | Codes (Recommendations) | Code groundedness (Quotations) |
|---|---|---|
Standards and guidelines | Availing PC-NTDs surveillance manuals | 20 |
Provide guidelines for supervision | 18 | |
Provision of reporting guidelines | 5 | |
Provide guidelines for data analysis | 3 | |
Supervision | Regular supervision from higher levels | 76 |
Prioritising PC-NTDs in supervision agenda | 59 | |
Training and sensitisation on surveillance supervisory activities | 29 | |
Provide properly constituted supervisory teams | 22 | |
Resource provision to facilitate supervisory activities | 22 | |
Community involvement in supervisory activities | 12 | |
Provide focal person for surveillance supervisory activities | 7 | |
Regular supervisory visits to lower levels | 7 | |
Well formulated supervision schedules | 4 | |
Provision of written supervisory reports | 3 | |
Providing tools for conducting supervision | 2 | |
Training | Regular sensitisation of health workers on PC-NTDs surveillance | 59 |
Prioritising PC-NTDs surveillance in training | 55 | |
Involvement of all health workers in PC-NTDs surveillance training | 31 | |
Providing adequate surveillance training materials | 28 | |
Providing frequent updates on PC-NTDs | 21 | |
Retention of trained surveillance staff | 10 | |
Assessment of surveillance training needs for health workers | 4 | |
Proper coordination of surveillance training activities | 2 | |
Adopting modern training techniques using social media platforms | 1 | |
Resources | Provide funding to facilitate PC-NTDs surveillance activities | 103 |
Enhance human resource responsible for surveillance activities | 83 | |
Provision of surveillance tools and equipment | 78 |