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Use of Epidemiological Surveillance Data for Programme ManagementlCollection of information on exposure to risk for specific behaviours provides insight intothe etiology or mode of spread of a disease, and, therefore, can provide guidance onprevention activities before the etiology of a disease is defined.Surveillance data not only provides aggregate data for health planners but also serves to initiateindividual preventive action. Epidemiological surveillance provides the following informationfor planning any disease control programme.l Who contracts the disease?l How many people contract it?l Where do they contract it?l When do they contract it?l Why do they contract it?Implementation Phasel The surveillance data is important for the implementation of a public health programmeand its regular monitoring.l During monitoring, the success of the programme may be assessed by the use ofsurveillance data.Evaluation PhaseEvaluation of the effect of a public health programme on population groups is complex. Healthplanners use continuous surveillance data for observing the effectiveness of any intervention.ProjectionsProgramme managers also need to anticipate future changing demands for health services.Observed trends in disease incidence combined with information about the population at riskcan be used to estimate future trends.53