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National Epidemiology Branch
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Office and units

Three units and a GIS sub-unit carry out the Branch’s work, overseen by the Principal Medical Officer and National Epidemiologist.

Leadership
Branch responsibilities

Organisation chart

Chief Medical Officer

Principal Medical Officer and National Epidemiologist
  • Secretary
  • Epidemiological Officer
  • Programme Coordinator
  • Administrator
  1. National Surveillance Unit
    • Medical Epidemiologists
    • Medical Officer (Health)
    • Surveillance Officers
    • Epidemiology Clerk
    • Data Entry and Database Officers
    • Secretary
  2. Epidemiology Research and Analysis Unit
    • Director, ERAU
    • Secretary
    • Biostatisticians
    • Research Officers
    • Data Entry Clerk
  3. Health Status Monitoring Unit
    • Director, HSM
    • Biostatisticians
    • Health Status Monitoring Officers
  4. Geographical Information Systems Sub-Unit
    • GIS Officers
    • GIS Analysts
    • Database Officers
Organisation of the National Epidemiology Branch.

  • Office of the National Epidemiologist

    The Office provides technical leadership on national disease surveillance and helps the Ministry use epidemiological findings to guide disease prevention, control and response.

Units

  • National Surveillance Unit

    The National Surveillance Unit monitors notifiable diseases, health events and syndromes across Jamaica.

  • Epidemiology Research and Analysis Unit

    The Unit designs and supports epidemiological studies and surveys, analyses the findings and communicates what they mean for public health in Jamaica.

  • Health Status Monitoring Unit

    The Health Status Monitoring Unit coordinates the assessment and reporting of Jamaica’s population health.

  • Geographical Information Systems Sub-Unit

    The Sub-Unit develops and maintains a geospatial detection platform that monitors disease trends and the social, economic and environmental factors behind outbreaks and anomalies.