Child Morbidity, Mortality Unit

Consultant Community Physician
gayanikau@gmail.com

Surveillance of Perinatal Deaths; system improvements, capacity building, data compilation, analysis, and dissemination of perinatal death data.
Surveillance of Child Deaths; system improvements, capacity building, data compilation, analysis, and dissemination of child death data.
Surveillance of Injury-related Child Deaths; system improvements, capacity building, data compilation, analysis, and dissemination of injury-related child death data.
Respectful & bereavement care after perinatal & child deaths; introduce a national program for Respectful & bereavement care after perinatal & child deaths.
Surveillance & Prevention of Birth Defects.
Development of a national birth defects surveillance, prevention & control strategic plan; system improvements, capacity building, data compilation, analysis, and dissemination of birth defects data
Birth defects prevention and capacity building in collaboration with local and international stakeholders.
Childhood morbidities; improve child health through services for childhood morbidities & strengthening childhood immunization.
Development of disease-specific national guidelines for common childhood illnesses.
Capacity building, data compilation, analysis, and dissemination of child morbidity data.
Logistic arrangements for strengthened care services for child morbidities.
Strengthening childcare services by attending to issues identified through surveillance.
Standards for improving quality of care for children in health facilities.