Table 1 Surveillance activities in Vanuatu, 1997–2012
Year | M&E activity | Detail and location by province or evaluation unit (EU) |
|---|---|---|
1997–1998 | Mapping survey: baseline A survey | Nationwide, 51 villages |
2000 | The first year of MDA | Nationwide |
2002 | Sentinel site B surveys | Torba, Sanma, Malampa, Penama, 2 villages each |
Spot checks | 1 village Malampa, 1 village Penama, 2 hospitals | |
2003 | Spot checks | 4 hospitals |
Morbidity assessment | Nationwide | |
2004 | The last year of MDA | Nationwide |
Spot checks | 15 villages, North Ambrym, Malampa | |
2005 To 2006 | Stop MDA survey C survey/TAS 1 (all ages) | Nationwide in 30 villages per EU EU1 (Torba, Sanma, Malampa); EU2 (Penama); EU3 (Shefa and Tafea) |
Sentinel sites | Torba, Sanma, Penama (2 villages each). | |
Spot checks | 6 villages of Penama (EU2) | |
2007 | Transmission assessment survey D survey/CTS/TAS 2 | Community TAS 2 in 6–7 year olds EU1 (Torba, Sanma, Malampa); EU2 (Penama); EU3 (Shefa and Tafea) |
Morbidity assessment | Malampa and parts of Penama, Sanma, Shefa, Tafea | |
2008 | Spot checks | 5 villages of South Pentecost and West Ambae (Penama, EU2) |
Targeted MDAa and spot checks | Targeted follow-up MDA round 1: 13 villages of North Ambrym, Malampa province (in EU1) Spot checks followed MDA | |
2009 | Targeted MDA | Targeted follow-up MDA round 2: North Ambrym, Malampa province (in EU1) |
2010 | Targeted MDA | Targeted follow-up MDA round 3: North Ambrym, Malampa province (in EU1) |
Transmission assessment survey TAS 3 | Community TAS 3 in EU1 and 2; Children tested in 2 spot-check villages in EU3 | |
2011 | Spot checks and sentinel sites | Vila and Santo Hospitals USP students Sentinel sites EU1, EU2, EU3 (2 villages each—test and treat of former positives only) |
2012 | Transmission assessment survey TAS 3 continued | Community TAS 3 in EU3 |
TAS 4 | Community TAS 4 in EU2 | |
Dossier preparation | Preparation of elimination dossier started |