Using tuberculosis surveillance data for informed programmatic decision-making

WPSAR Vol 4, No1, 2013 | doi: 10.5365/wpsar.2013.4.1.007 www.wpro.who.int/wpsar 1 a World Health Organization Regional Offi ce for the Western Pacifi c, Manila, Philippines doi: 10.5365/wpsar.2013.4.1.007 Public health surveillance, through the ongoing and systematic collection, analysis, interpretation and dissemination of health information, plays a critical role in informed decision-making and appropriate public health action.1 Different surveillance systems are required to meet disease-specific public health objectives, and some systems have been expanded through the collection of risk factor, behaviour and health practice information.