Control measures taken by MoPH-Afghanistan

Coordination:
- Emergency Committee
- Health Cluster
- EPR Committee
- IHR Committee
Surveillance and Lab:
- Case Definition developed and shared
- Assigning of surveillance team for investigation in PoEs
- Enhances surveillance in PoE
- Screening of passengers with china travel history in PoE
- Coordinated the lab test with India
- Coordinated with civil aviation authority on sharing the flights information
- Establishment of the ambulance system in the airport
Prepared the operation plan for different scenarios
Prepared the isolation ward in Kabul IDH (12 bed in case of need up 40 bed ), in Herat up 33 bed , Balkh 8 bed, Kandahar 36 bed , Kapisa 20 bed
Preparation of IEC material
National advisory bed
Isolation ward of the infectious hospital is prepared for the admission of the possible cases( but the space capacity is lees)
As the lab capacity for detecting this virus is limited in the country, therefore CPHL will send the samples of the suspected cases to Pune India or these 3 reference labs in the word
- Hong Kong University
- USCDC – Stephen
- Erasmus Medical Center – Marion Koopmans
IEC material is prepared for the public awareness
Communication with media is established