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Disease Detectives Network for a Healthier Africa | Réseau de détecteurs de maladies pour l’Afrique plus saine

Dr Simon Antara - Director AFENET
Immunization Data Quality Improvement in Karamoja

A mother awaiting vaccination in Amudat District, Uganda during a DIT vaccination mentorship exercise in February 2020
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Preparedness in Africa: The Role of African Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Programs (FELTPs)
Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) situation reports
Partnership Against 2019-nCoV in Africa
WHO Declares Novel Coronavirus Outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern
Cohort 2018 Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program Graduation Ceremony

Mirembe Bernadette Basuta(in yellow), graduate of the Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program being awared by Hon. Robinah Nabbanja - Minister of Health, Uganda
Cohort 2018 Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program Graduation Ceremony

Hon. Robinah Nabbanja - Minister of Health, Uganda addressing graduates of the Cohort 2018, Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program January 2020
DIT training and field deployment for Moroto region

Dr. Kevin Mugenyi - Epidemiologist – AFENET making a presentation on the DIT program during the training in Soroti District, Uganda.
Resolution of Non compliant household head by the LGA Non Compliance Resolution Team at an NSTOP supported Demand Generation site. (Courtesy of AFENET Nigeria)
Strengthening AFENET Regional Hubs
National Stop Transmission of Polio (NSTOP) field teams conduct Active Search for Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) in Kyenjojo district, Uganda.
National Stop Transmission of Polio (NSTOP) field teams conduct Active Search for Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) in Kyenjojo district, Uganda.
National Stop Transmission of Polio (NSTOP) field teams conduct Active Search for Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) in Kyenjojo district, Uganda.
Uganda Polio Surveillance Project: NSTOP field teams Conduct Active Search for Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) in Refuge hosting districts, Uganda
AFENET’s support in the mass Measles/Rubella-Polio Vaccination in Uganda
One on one interview with Dr Lazarus Kuonza – Program Director SAFELTP
AFENET residents, graduates and faculty were well represented at the TEPHINET Conference 28 October- 2 November 2019, under the leadership of the Ag. Executive Director- Dr. Simon Antara
DRC FETP ACoDD Team members conducting community surveillance and mapping to the Response to Ebola
DRC FETP ACoDD Team members conducting community surveillance and mapping to the Response to Ebola

Uganda Polio Surveillance Project

AFENET in collaboration with Ministry of health, Kampala Capital City authority and Inter-Aid Uganda an urban refugees agency, conducted a one day Polio sensitization meeting for leaders and ...

ACoDD Deploys disease detectives to support the Ebola response in DRC

The Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) declared the 10th outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in North Kivu Province on 1 August 2018 following confirmation of Ebola virus in ...

Mozambique FELTP conducts a mass gathering surveillance during Pope Francis’ visit

Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign head of the Vatican City State, visited the Republic of Mozambique from 4 - 6 September 2019. The Mozambique FELTP conducted a three day ...

NCDC develops a curriculum for the proposed clinical fellowship program on Lassa Fever

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in collaboration with AFENET Nigeria held a 3-day workshop to develop a curriculum on Lassa fever case management for a proposed clinical fellowship ...

Projects

Global Partnership Initiated Biosecurity Academia for Controlling Health Threats

1. What is GIBACHT? GIBACHT stands for Global Partnership Initiated Academia for Controlling Health Threats. It is sponsored by the Federal Foreign...

MONITORING AND EVALUATION

Background and scope of the M&E portfolio The Monitoring and Evaluation sub-unit was set up in August 2015 with the recruitment of the two staff...

RESEARCH UNIT

General scope, purpose and main assignments AFENET Research Unit supports the Grants Office in the function of resource mobilization and ensures that...

PAN AFRICAN MEDICAL JOURNAL (PAMJ)

Background The Pan African Medical Journal (PAMJ) has been published in partnership with AFENET since 2008. During the last nine years, PAMJ has...

SCIENTIFIC WRITING

Background In March 2017, the AFENET board of directors made a resolution to strengthen scientific writing in member field epidemiology training...

DRC Measles and Rubella RDT Study

Project title: DRC Pilot study on a rapid diagnostic test (RDT) detection of measles and rubella infection and immunity Background This purpose of this...