PITB conducted a capacity-building session in collaboration with the Institute of Public Health (IPH) to reinforce the ongoing efforts in order to strengthen dengue surveillance and data management across Punjab.
The session was held during the ‘Weekly Policy Dialogue at Institute of Public Health (IPH)’ and focused on enhancing IPH staff’s understanding on ‘Dengue Dashboard’ to improve monitoring of district performance and data-driven decision-making.
The second half of the session was held for the Data Entry Operators (DEOs) from teaching hospitals across Punjab. The core purpose of this session was to strengthen patient data entry practices and ensure accuracy, completeness and real-time reporting in the anti-dengue system. It was also conducted online at the same time for the DEOs from outside Lahore.
Dean Institute of Public Health (IPH) Dr Saira Afzal presided the session and appreciated PITB’s support in enhancing digital monitoring mechanisms for effective public health response.
The capacity-building session was conducted by PITB Program Manager Junaid Shahid and Project Coordinator Muneeb Ahmed, who provided detailed demonstrations and practical guidance to the participants.