The African Field Epidemiology Network (AFENET) is a not-for-profit networking and service organization dedicated to improving health outcomes of the communities we serve in liaison with ministries of health and other partners. Strengthening capacity for public health preparedness and response through Field Epidemiology (and Laboratory) Training Programs {FE(L)TPs}, and other applied epidemiology training programs is one of our core activities.
Established in 2005 with our Secretariat in Kampala, Uganda, we have presence in over 40 countries and at least 700 personnel in various locations.
Following the disruptions to health services and immunity gaps left by the COVID19 pandemic, AFENET, with support from the US CDC has been implementing a Defaulter Tracking for Catchup Vaccination project in selected districts in Uganda. This project aims to support districts to…
@AFENETAfrica with financial support from @CDCGlobal participated in the Round 2 of the polio campaign in Kisiima Island, Jinja district, Uganda
Round 2 of the polio campaign is underway in 49 districts across Eastern Uganda, using the novel oral polio vaccine!
While providing technical supervision at Kisiima Islands in Jinja, Dr. Kamulegeya John, Epidemiologist - AFENET, shared, "Districts have implemented mitigation…
Just published in the Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health
https://www.afenet-journal.net/content/series/7/4/4/full/
One of our teams was on Friday involved in households supervision in Tegeres sub-county in Kapchorwa district to verify children immunized in the ongoing sub-national #poliovaccination campaign in 49 districts in eastern & northeastern #Uganda.
#VaccinesWork #KeepUgandaPolioFree
AFENET is hiring on behalf of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), a Senior Technical Officer specializing in HIV, TB, Viral, and Sexually Transmitted Diseases in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
This role involves leading impactful projects, providing…