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Ministry of Health, Wellness, Human Services and Gender Relations
Saint Lucia
Presented by:
Saint Lucia Ministry of Health Team
COUNTRY PROFILE
 Saint Lucia is a small volcanic island located midway down the Eastern Caribbean
chain, 40 km south of Martinique and 32km north of St. Vincent. The island has
an area of 238 sq miles/616sq km (measuring 27 miles long and 14 miles wide).
Population (2010 Census)
: 166, 526 persons
( 82, 926 males and 83, 600 females)
Population density :
796 persons per square mile.
Estimated mid-year population of
2015 is 173,638
Health care Facilities
 2 General Hospitals
 Victoria located in the north
 St. Jude located in the south
 Primary health care services
 33 Wellness centers
 2 District hospitals
 1 Private hospital
 1 Polyclinic
 8 health regions throughout
the island
 1 Psychiatric hospital
 1 Drug Rehabilitation centre
Previous SARI Information System
 Data is collected by Infection Control Nurses
 SARI information is sent along with other disease information for
addition to the case notification database (paper based)
 Denominator based Data is also sent in summary form to the Epi Unit
 Confirmatory lab results are sent on forms
Data Analysis
 Analysis is done using excel.
 Incidence of cases by health region and settlement is done
using 2015 population estimates as the denominator.
Limitations of Previous System
 Data is in summary form
 Missing important variables
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Sex
Other Age groups
Onset dates
Vaccination information
Travel history
Comorbidities
Risk factors
 Double entry of data by ICN’s
 No Standard Operating Procedure for Data management
 Time lag in the data entry of confirmatory lab results
SARI Data Analysis using Online System and
Dashboard
 PAHOFlu
 Allows for multi user data entry in real time
 Immediate lab updates
Comorbidities (February-April)
Risk Factors
% of SARI Cases
Asthma
61
Diabetes
9
Pulmonary
7
Immuno-compromised
7
Renal complications
2
Use of GIS
Custom made SARI Surveillance form for use with
smart devices.
The way Forward….
 Continue fine tuning the online database
 Continue being vigilant with the data entry
 Implement the use of smart devices for data entry
 Publishing more in-depth SARI analyses in Weekly
Syndromic Report
 Publish an article : Saint Lucia SARI Online
Surveillance System, Year one.
Acknowledgements
PAHO/ WHO Team
CARPHA Team
Saint Lucia Team
 Epidemiology Unit
 Laboratory Team
 Infection Control Nurses
Special mention: Suriname Team
THANK YOU
Gracias