Evaluation of the Communicable Disease Control Programmes in the Mid Seventh Five-Year Plan (1992-1996) of the National Public Health Development Plan

Abstract

The author has studied the implementation of the communicable disease control (CDC)programm under the Seventh Five-Year Plan of the National Public Health Development Plan (B.E.1992-1996 by using the Delphi Technique. A questionnaire was developed and sent to the CDC Department's senior experts and directors of Technical Divisions, Regional Offices and Regional Malaria Centers The collected data were analysed in comparison with the goals set at the end of the plans.

It was found that the implementation of most CDC programmes was conformable with the policies and strategies on integration of disease control activities in the national health and the primary health care systems under the responsibility of provincial health offices. The study also identified a need to strengthen manpower and infrastructure to be capable of controlling the diseases, and to increase coordination between concerned sections of the government with non-government organizations.

This study will be useful for revising the final phase of the 7th National Public Health Development Plan (B.E.1992-1996),and for planning the next national health plan (B.E.1997-2001).