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2nd Annual Ethiopian FELTP Scientific Conference, Addis Ababa

The Ethiopia Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program has held its scientific conference since 2017. This year’s conference was held from 26th to 28th June, 2018 at the Public Health ...

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ACoDD Teams Respond to Ebola Outbreak in DRC

Following the announcement a 9th outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease in DR Congo by the Minister of Health, the DRC Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program sent residents to participate in the ...

Participants at the Frontline Cohort VIII graduation, Gulu Uganda pose for a group photo with their mentors

Uganda Frontline FETP Cohort VIII graduation

The Uganda FETP held a graduation for Cohort VIII on 12 April 2018 at Bomah hotel Gulu district, Uganda. Cohort VIII frontline trainees comprised of 42 trainees including: District Health Officers, ...

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Launch of the AFENET Corps of Disease Detectives (ACoDD)

The African Field Epidemiology Network (AFNET) on 7 May 2018, officially launched the AFENET Corps of Disease Detectives (ACoDD). ACoDD is a civil voluntary service of culturally competent ...

The Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program holds its 2nd Graduation of Fellows

Public Health Fellowship Program 2nd annual graduation ceremony for the Fellows who completed their Advanced Field Epidemiology Training 24 January 2018. On Wednesday, 24 January 2018, the Uganda ...

Cohort X Ghana FELTP frontline trainee giving a presentation on behalf of his district at the FETP-Frontline workshop held at the Grand Favor hotel. Takoradi, Western Region, March 2018

Ghana FETP holds first workshop for Cohort X Frontline trainees

The Ghana Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Programme (GFELTP) with support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) through the African Field Epidemiology Network (AFENET) ...

CONCEPT AFENET CORPS OF DISEASE DETECTIVES (ACoDD) CONCEPT

Public health emergencies of national and international concern, expose the fragility of our emergency response systems and demonstrate the need for countries to be prepared and have the capacity to ...

Participants at the African Health Leaders on NPHIs in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Strategies to Strengthen National Public Health Institutes in Africa

The Africa centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) convened an African leaders’ meeting from 26 - 28 February 2018 in Addis Ababa to discuss strategies to strengthen National Public ...

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Board of Directors Orientation in Kampala

AFENET Board of Directors and subcommittee members participated in an orientation meeting from 19 – 22 February 2018 in Kampala, Uganda. The meeting, chaired by the AFENET Board Chair – Prof ...

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Senegal Field Epidemiology Training Program 2nd Francophone Scientific Conference

The Senegal Field Epidemiology Training Program (Senegal FETP) held its 2nd Francophone Scientific Conference from 5 – 6 February 2018 at the Ngor Diarama, Dakar, Senegal. The purpose of the ...

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Liberia FETP Cohort VII complete Workshop II and bids farewell to Mr. Joseph Asamoah Frimpong and Dr. Stephen Ilesanmi

The Liberia FETP Cohort VII trainees completed their second frontline workshop on 27 January 2018. The training was attended by 24 trainees. The trainees were required to submit their: Rumor Logs, ...

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AFENET supports the CDC STOP 51 Training in Kampala, Uganda

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) held its 51 Stop Transmission of Polio (STOP) training at the Speke Resort Munyonyo in Kampala, Uganda from 8 – 26 January 2018. The Stop ...

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