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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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AFENET meeting with Federal Ministry of Health Nigeria Leadership

The AFENET Executive Director - Dr. Chima Ohuabunwo, met with Honourable Minister of Health (HMH), Federal Ministry of Health Nigeria, Prof Isaac Folorunso Adewole, and the Director of Public ...

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Orientation and review of AFENET Strategic Plan 2017-2022

In his opening remarks, the Director of Program, Dr Simon Antara emphasized the importance of strategic plans in guiding the growth of organizations. He stated that strategic thinking and planning ...

Dr Kevin Mugenyi Epidemiologist, AFENET facilitating a workshop at the regional training held in Jinja, Uganda from 22 to 25 November 2017

Data Improvement Teams Regional Field Deployment

The immunization data quality improvement teams (DIT) conducted a field deployment exercise in the Jinja (II) region districts of Kamuli, Namutumba, Luuka, Mayuge and Namayingo. This followed the ...

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