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Reporting of AEFIs - serious/severe AEFIs
Learning ObjectivesReporting of AEFIs - serious/severe AEFIs
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Site Level (Immediate)
Health Worker/ASHA:
- Confirm AEFI.
- Complete Case Reporting Form (CRF).
Medical Officer:
- Involves private healthcare providers, practitioners, dispensaries, and hospitals.
- Engages health centers under other government systems such as CGHS, ESI, Railways, Defence, and PSUs.
District Level (Within 24 Hours)
District Immunization Officer:
- Generate a Case ID through SAFE-VAC, complete additional details, and submit the case into SAFE-VAC.
- Plan for a district-level meeting on investigation:
- Send a copy of the CRF to the local drug inspector, the team conducting autopsy, and other stakeholders in case of death.
- Initiate collection of vaccine vials and syringes (if indicated for testing at CDLs) and biological products such as CSF, serum, etc., as relevant (for testing at designated laboratories).
- Start collecting data for completing Case Investigation Form (CIF).
State Level
State Immunization Officer:
- Inform, if necessary:
- State AEFI committee.
- State Drug Controller.
- If necessary, convene State AEFI Committee meeting to plan the course of action.
National Level
Immunization Division, MoHFW, National AEFI Secretariat:
- Collate and review all reports for immediate response and feedback as appropriate.
Source: https://main.mohfw.gov.in/sites/default/files/National%20AEFI%20Surveil…
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