PGLU Enables Contact Tracers Through Refresher Course

By: Ma. Ashley Ebreo, GPC-ICTU | Photo By: GPC-ICTU | Date: April 04-06, 2021

Due to the rising CoViD-19 cases in the province, the Provincial Government of La Union through the Information and Communications Technology Unit (ICTU) and the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (PDRRMO) conducted a Virtual Orientation on Contact Tracing Processing and Refresher Course of the NAPANAM Contact Tracing System Module on April 04-06, 2021 through video conferencing.

Ms. Karen Carmi C. Malig of the PDDRMO presented the guidelines for Contact Tracers in outlining the Linelist of close contacts of a positive patient.

Also, Ms. Maria Elena C. Espiritu and Ms. Therosha I. Ballesteros of the ICTU, presented the roles and responsibilities of registered Focal Person and Contact Tracer end-users in the NAPANAM Contact Tracing System. A demonstration on how to use the NAPANAM Contact Tracing Module was conducted by the ICTU after all the presentations.

The NAPANAM Contact Tracing System is the centralized CoViD-19 Contact Tracing application utilized by the Province of La Union to track the movement of individuals within the province.