The Andalusian Ministry of Health is promoting the creation of a newsletter aimed at “disseminating information on warnings and cautions.” Special Public Health Surveillance Event Those detected in Andalusia will be sent to all ministries “from Monday to Friday.” … This is reflected in the agreement reached by the Government Council on Monday.
The Andalusian Public Health Agency “recognizes the right to public health information about health risks, indicating that the information is safe if the risk is imminent.” provide urgently“If there are reasonable grounds to believe that there is a risk to public health, health authorities must take appropriate steps to inform the public.”
Similarly, the law established a “comprehensive public health alert system.” Mechanisms to detect, evaluate, and adjust responses In the face of alerts and health emergencies. ”
The Ministry, headed by Secretary Antonio Sanz, starts from this regulatory background, emphasizing that “public health surveillance constitutes one of the key pillars of Andalusia’s public health system” and that this process has been “strengthened” by the government. Monitoring and response strategy It was approved by an agreement of the Council of Government on May 9, 2023 at the Andalusian Public Health Agency (Avista), which “promotes a comprehensive warning system to facilitate early identification of risks and early response, with the participation of medical professionals, public health and the communities themselves.”
«In view of this situation, the Directorate General for Public Health and Medicines Regulation of the Ministry of Health and Emergencies, public health alert bulletin Andalusia’s “is constituted as a tool for the systematic dissemination of relevant information on public health risks and alerts, which is updated daily and contributes to advancing the coordination of all sectors involved in the response, in line with the principles of effectiveness, efficiency and organized participation”.
The Ministry of Health defended the bulletin as “an important and innovative measure to strengthen Andalusia’s surveillance apparatus.” 24 hour active and continuous7 days a week and joins other measures available to the Directorate General for Public Health and Medicines Regulation.
Furthermore, the Council of Governments agreement emphasizes that this bulletin “is the result of the experience accumulated in recent years in the management of outbreaks, emergencies and health alerts.” From the food crisis to the environmental crisis Experience with the pandemic situation “demonstrates the need for agile, integrated and accessible communication systems that facilitate coordination between the different levels of the system and ensure a rapid and effective response to any risks to public health.”
The ‘principal purpose’ of this newsletter includes ‘disseminating information’. daily information About alerts and special public health surveillance events detected in Andalusia. It ensures true and verified information to inform decision-making and “strengthens transparency and trust in organizations.”
The content of the bulletin consists of three blocks. One of them is “Summary information of the most relevant points of news on publication date and alerts updated on that day.” The other is “Special Monitoring Alerts and Events,” and the third is “Information of Public Health Interest.”Can include both small events and national alerts Also internationally without affecting Andalusia. ”
According to the Council of Government’s agreement, the bulletin will be “sent to all ministries from Monday to Friday” and “in the short or medium term it will be digitized through an application that allows access to both active and already closed alerts”, and “with the introduction” of the tool. Complying with legal and strategic obligations Dissemination of truthful, timely and verified information enables early and coordinated responses to health risk situations and ensures proactive, consistent and effective action. ”
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