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This study analyses the structure and functions of a surveillance system for communicable diseases and public health events, exploited by using information technologies in support of facilitating early detection of outbreaks and Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) risks in the Republic of Moldova. Functioning public health surveillance system in the Republic of Moldova (RM) is provided by the international (International Health Regulation (IHR), 2005) and national (Law on Surveillance System in Public Health, governmental decisions and Ministry of Health orders) legal framework and the availability of trained human resources, finance and technical equipment at all levels of health sector. In the context of strengthening national surveillance system required by IHR(2005), electronic system on surveillance of communicable disease and public health events (biological, chemical, radiological) ensures early detection of the public health threats at various community levels in order to organize timely and coordinated public health response.
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Gheorghita, S., Caterinciuc, N. (2013). Timely Detection of Outbreaks in the Public Health Surveillance System of the Republic of Moldova. In: Vaseashta, A., Khudaverdyan, S. (eds) Advanced Sensors for Safety and Security. NATO Science for Peace and Security Series B: Physics and Biophysics. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7003-4_6
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