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CDC Global Immunization Division (GID) team visit AFENET Secretariat

The AFENET Secretariat hosted a team from the Global Immunization Division (GID) at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), from 15 – 17 November 2017. The purpose of the visit was ...

Program Directors and Board of Directors at the AFENET Annual General Meeting 10 November 2017 at Kampala Serena, Hotel, Uganda

AFENET Board of Directors and Annual General Meeting in Kampala

Board of Directors and Program Directors of the African Field Epidemiology Network attended the Annual General Meeting which took place on 9 and 10 November 2017 respectively at the Kampala Serena ...

Temporary Isolation unit in Kween District, Uganda

AFENET supports Marburg Outbreak Response in Uganda

On the 15th October 2017, the Uganda Ministry of Health (MoH) received an alert of a suspected death due Viral Haemorrhagic Fever (VHF) in Kween District, Eastern Uganda. A blood sample was taken off ...

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AFENET participates in Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA) Ministerial meeting in Uganda

The Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA) Meeting was held from 25 – 27 October 2017 in Uganda. The GHSA is being implemented in Uganda by the Ministry of Health (MOH) with support from partners ...

Dr Chima Ohuabunwo – AFENET Executive Director making remarks at Global Partnership Initiated Biosecurity Academia for Controlling Health Threats (GIBACHT), Cohort III workshop in October 2017 in Kampala, Uganda (Photo courtesy of Racheal Chelimo)

GIBACHT fellowship holds Cohort III workshop in Kampala, Uganda.

The Global Partnership Initiated Biosecurity Academia for Controlling Health Threats (GIBACHT), held a workshop for the Cohort III fellows of the program from 23 – 25 October 2017 at the ...

NSTOP training on Routine Immunization Demand Creation in Bauchi State

NSTOP conducted a two (2) day refresher training in Bauchi for NSTOP LGA Officers (NSLOs), LGA Immunization Officers (LIOs), LGA Health Educators, and implementing partners on Routine Immunization ...

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AFENET Welcomes Executive Director, Dr. Chima John Ohuabunwo

AFENET is pleased to announce that Dr. Chima John Ohuabunwo joined the team as the new Executive Director, from 1 August 2017. Dr. Ohuabunwo received the instrument of office from Dr. Olivia Namusisi ...

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Uganda Frontline FETP Cohort IV and V graduation

The Uganda FETP will be holding its graduation for its Cohorts; 5 and 6 in Jinja next week. This graduation is scheduled for 20 July 2017 at Source of the Nile Hotel Jinja. The Centers for Disease ...

Profiling Laboratories in Uganda

The Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI) in partnership with AFENET are conducting an exercise to profile all laboratory and non-laboratory HIV testing sites in 73 districts of Uganda as part of ...

Participants at the AFENET Regional Accreditation Workshop, 17 - 22 July 2017 in Kampala, Uganda

Accreditation of Field Epidemiology Training Programs

The African Field Epidemiology Network, held a workshop from 17 - 22 July 2017 in Kampala, Uganda to support its member programs prepare for the FELTP accreditation application process. ...

Building FE(L)TP Capacity through Risk Management Training, Kampala

The AFENET Secretariat organised a Risk Management Training for representatives of FETP member programs from 5 - 7 June 2017, Kampala Uganda. The meeting was organized by the Programs unit and ...

Launch of the Liberia FETP Intermediate Cohort

The Liberia Intermediate FETP was launched on 18 May 2017 at the National Emergency Operations Centre by Hon Thomas Price, US Secretary of the Department of Human and Health Services. In attendance ...

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