Purpose of the SOP
This document is a standard operating procedure (s) for COVID-19 surveillance in Liberia. The content is intended to inform surveillance at national and county, health facility, community, and at points of entry, referencing the 3rd Edition of the Liberia IDSR Technical Guidelines (2019).
How to use the SOP
Reporting sites are integral part of Liberia’s public health system. Reporting sites in Liberia are areas of focus for disease detection, case management and response. This SOP gives step-by-step instructions and guidance for health workers to detect, report, investigate COVID-19/other respiratory illnesses, conduct contact tracing and maintain surveillance before, during and after the COVID-19 outbreak.
Each section provides details of key procedures that should occur within each of the core functions. Each section also references annexes, which provide, reporting templates, data collection and reporting forms, and other related
