Lesson Plan

• Describe how surveillance and diagnostics enable early detection of disease outbreaks.
• Explain the role of vaccines, health education, sanitation infrastructure, and low‑tech measures in reducing transmission.
• Compare the benefits and limitations of biomedical, educational, infrastructural, and low‑tech control strategies.
• Apply the integrated response framework to design a tiered disease‑control plan for a community.

• Projector and screen
• Slide deck summarising monitoring methods and control measures
• Printed case‑study handouts (e.g., malaria‑endemic village)
• WHO surveillance data sheets (sample)
• Model of a vaccine cold‑chain (refrigerator mock‑up)
• Samples of insecticide‑treated mosquito nets and face masks
• Markers and whiteboard

Begin with a short video clip showing a sudden outbreak in a densely populated city to capture interest. Ask students what information they would need to respond quickly, linking to prior knowledge of local health issues. Clarify that by the end of the lesson they will be able to evaluate and combine different disease‑control measures.

1. Do‑now (5'): Students list known ways diseases can be controlled; share responses.
2. Mini‑lecture (10'): Overview of monitoring systems (surveillance, diagnostics, digital epidemiology) with slide visuals.
3. Group activity (15'): Analyse a sample surveillance report and decide which low‑tech interventions to deploy first.
4. Hands‑on demo (10'): Examine vaccine cold‑chain model and discuss logistics and herd‑immunity thresholds.
5. Case‑study discussion (15'): Evaluate health‑education and sanitation strategies for the provided community scenario.
6. Integrated framework synthesis (10'): In pairs, create a tiered response plan (detection → low‑tech → education → vaccination → infrastructure) and present key steps.
7. Check for understanding (5'): Quick quiz (Kahoot/exit ticket) on the four control categories.

Recap the four categories of disease control and how they interlink within the integrated response framework. Students complete an exit ticket stating which measure they consider most critical for a low‑resource setting and why. Assign a short homework: research a recent outbreak and outline a concise control plan using the lesson’s framework.