About This Unit
The unit's primary responsibilities span system improvements, data management, stakeholder collaboration, logistics arrangements for care services, and strengthening child-care delivery through surveillance-identified issues.
Key Activities
- Perinatal and child death surveillance with capacity building.
- Injury-related child death monitoring.
- Respectful bereavement care programs after perinatal and child losses.
- Birth defects surveillance and prevention initiatives.
- Childhood morbidity services and immunization strengthening.
- Development of disease-specific guidelines for common childhood illnesses.
- Quality care standards for children in health facilities.