The Weekly Epidemiological Surveillance Report (WESR) is a public health bulletin owned and published by the Division of Epidemiology, Department of Disease Control, Ministry of Public Health, Thailand. Since 1969, the Division has been preparing disease surveillance reports, and since 1982, it has been publishing epidemiological information through the WESR. It has been disseminated to the relevant government organizations, public health professionals, publics, and international health agencies. The primary goal of the WESR is to disseminate essential public health findings, correct misinformation, and publish academic articles on disease surveillance, prevention and control, and potential public health threats. Furthermore, the WESR provides an overview of the public health situation at both local and national levels in a timely and objective manner.
Policy and scope of publication
The WESR publishes articles on surveillance, prevention, and control measures of communicable diseases, non-communicable diseases, and occupational and environmental diseases. It also publishes original research articles, case reports, and outbreak investigation reports. Furthermore, the WESR provides guidelines for relevant agencies to support the timely and effective implementation of disease surveillance systems and disease/health threats prevention and control programs.
Vision
WESR publish high quality reports of epidemiological situation, knowledges, guidelines for public health surveillance, investigation and disease control on a timely basis.
Mission
To provide reliable, timely, and accessible epidemiological and public health information that health practitioners can apply for disease prevention and control.
Goal
The WESR aims to protect and improve the health of Thai people by accurately presenting the public health situation to government organizations and public health at all
Language
The WESR publishes articles in Thai and English languages.
Publication Frequency
WESR is published monthly and is online on a monthly.
Fees
The WESR provides online service and free of charge. Additionally, no fees are charged to authors for submitting, publishing, or distributing articles.
Record our history
The Health Situation and Trend Project
1959
Conducted “The Health Situation and Trend Project” with support from WHO
Disease Tracking System: 506 total reports
1968
Disease Tracking System: All 506 Reports or 506 Reporting System with White Card.
The Beginning of WESR
1969
Start to published the National Weekly Epidemiology Surveillance Report (WESR).
1959
1958
1968
1968
1969
Disease Surveillance Reporting
1968
Start the disease notification by postcard. At the beginning, 14 disease were included
Disease Tracking System: 506 total reports
1968
Disease Tracking System: Total 506 Reports or 506 Reporting System with Computer System Develop reports in electronic format.