Understanding the Use of Epidemiology

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Epidemiological Reporting and Disease Control Strategies
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Epidemiological Reporting and Disease Control Strategies in Nigeria and the United States
Clinicians and other health workers use epidemiology in determining risk factors associated with the occurrence of an illness. The knowledge about the various risk factors is critical in directing further research investigation and implementing disease control strategies. Notably, epidemiology entails studying the distribution and determinants of various disorders within a group of individuals. In such a case, a country can identify the distribution of various diseases and related control methods. Countries utilize a variety of disease control strategies to enhance the well-being of the residents. The core application of epidemiological knowledge is to facilitate disease prevention and control. Most countries ensure that prevention and control strategies are appropriate to disease epidemiology and the available resources. Nigeria and the United States are two countries that have varied epidemiological reporting and disease control strategies.
Public health practitioners focus on reviewing the prevalence and incidence of illnesses to control them while enhancing the well-being of the patients. Employees at different levels of surveillance commit to providing accurate data on a timely basis to facilitate outbreaks of infectious illnesses. According to Illesanmi and Babasola (2017, p. 42), health practitioners report improvement to donors and other relevant stakeholders. The acquired data helps address problems related to the control of infectious illnesses while strengthening evolving programs. Research findings indicate that clinicians uphold monitoring and evaluation towards establishing and maintaining effective surveillance systems. Notably, monitoring refers to the continuous and routine tracking and implementation of surveillance activities.
An effective response to disease outbreaks has been one of the significant challenges in developing countries, unlike developed nations. The major hurdles in Nigeria have hindered the accomplishment of core set objectives while enhancing the well-being of the citizens. Nigeria is one of the World Health Organization (WHO) members that reports about five health events annually. Nigeria has encountered numerous health challenges in the health sector based on the prevalence of communicable illnesses and the ineffectiveness of the available systems (Illesanmi & Babasola 2017, p. 43). In the 21st century, the Nigerian health sector has realized little development based on a standard of national health systems. The situation resulted in a handicapped situation in the preparedness and response to outbreaks of infectious illnesses. A timely policy can be translated into practice to facilitate global health while improving future responses to outbreaks of illnesses in the country.
A Comparison of Epidemiological Reporting and Disease Control Strategies
Nigeria is one of the developing countries different from the United States as a technologically developed nation in various ways. However, most residents are from low economic backgrounds, less educated...