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Commonwealth Disease Authority
This bureau is part of the Health Parliament
The Commonwealth Disease Authority (CDA) is the national public health agency of the Commonwealth. It aims to protect public health through prevention of disease, injury and disability. To this end, it gathers and centralises Vekllei disease intelligence and is responsible for managing contagion and outbreaks.
The CDA conducts extensive field work through its Epidemic Intelligence Service and World Health Research Organisation. It also has special powers allowing it to implement short-term quarantines and mobilise the public health system.
Executive Council #
- Director, Commonwealth Disease Authority
- Director, Bureau of Health Services
- Director, Epidemic Intelligence Service
- Director, National Disease Registry
- Director, World Health Research Organisation
- Defence Viral Laboratories Chief Scientist, DSRE
- Deputy Director, MSRE
- Deputy Minister, Health Parliament
Departments #
- General Headquarters
- Office of Statistics
- Office of Civil Defence
- Office of Health Democracy
- Office of Laboratories
- Department of Toxic Substances
- Department of Immunisation
- Department of Novel Diseases
- Department of Artificial Diseases
- Department of Quarantine
- Department of Transmissible Diseases
Boards & Commissions #
- Epidemic Intelligence Service:
- National Disease Registry:
- World Health Research Organisation: