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AcknowledgementsThese technical guidelines <strong>for</strong> <strong>Integrated</strong> <strong>Disease</strong> <strong>Surveillance</strong> and Response (IDSR) in Ghana were adaptedfrom an original document developed by the World Health Organization (WHO)/African Regional Office(AFRO) and the U.S. Centers <strong>for</strong> <strong>Disease</strong> Control and Prevention <strong>for</strong> IDSR in the African Region. The contributionof the Ghanaian Assessment Team, which reviewed the country’s existing surveillance system to identify itsstrengths, weaknesses and opportunities <strong>for</strong> integrated disease surveillance and participated in the developmentof the Plan of Action <strong>for</strong> IDSR, is gratefully acknowledged. We thank representatives of the U.S. Agency <strong>for</strong>International Development-funded Partners <strong>for</strong> Health Re<strong>for</strong>mplus Project (<strong>PHRplus</strong>), who helped to adapt theguidelines. We are also grateful <strong>for</strong> the two-member team from Ministry of Health in Malawi, which participatedin the Ghanaian adaptation process in order to learn lessons from it.The contributions of the following Adaptation Task Force members to the final adaptation of these guidelinesare gratefully acknowledged:Ghana Health Service/Ministry of HealthWHO/GhanaWHO/AFROWHO/Geneva<strong>PHRplus</strong>Mr. J.K AddoDr. L. AhadzieDr. M. Essel AhunMr.G. AmenuvegbeDr. G. AmofahDr.E.K. AnsahDr. F. BonsuProf. R.K. BritwumDr. K.O. Antwi-AgyeiMs. E. AlhassanMr. E.T. LarbiDr. C. MarfoDr. S.B. O<strong>for</strong>iDr. S.O. SackeyMrs. M. Quist-ThersonDr. A. TwumasiMr. A. WiahDr. J. AmankwaDr. M. EshetuDr. N. AgataDr. W. AlemuDr. M. KoneDr. I. SowDr. S. ChungongMs. C. QuijadaMr. J. SetzerThe contribution of a five-member working group that carried out the initial adaptation and wrote thesections on priority diseases <strong>for</strong> Ghana not included in the generic guidelines cannot be over-emphasized. Wealso gratefully acknowledge the contribution of the consultant <strong>for</strong> the finalization of the first draft of the guidelines<strong>for</strong> Ghana.Working Group <strong>for</strong> Initial AdaptationMr. J.K. AddoDr. Lawson AhadzieMr. Gregory AmenuvegbeDr. Evelyn K. AnsahDr. S.O. SackeyFinalization of First DraftDr. Evelyn K. AnsahFinally, we thank members of the <strong>PHRplus</strong> communications group who edited and designed this document,and the U.S. Agency <strong>for</strong> International Development, World Health Organization, and U.N. Foundation <strong>for</strong> theirsupport of its production.Acknowledgementsix

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