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.
On 9 March 2026, the Ministry of Health, in collaboration with Growing Expertise in E-health Knowledge and Skills (GEEKS) Fellows, the Luwero District Health Office, and AFENET, conducted a training for 48 health workers on the creation of tickler boxes using low-cost materials.
The Burkina Faso Field Epidemiology Training Program (FETP) organized the second workshop of Frontline FETP Cohort 18 from February 23 to 28, 2026, in Ziniaré, in the Central Plateau region.
This workshop, organized by the Ministry of Health with technical support from the
Ms. Corona R. Sanders, Chargé d’Affaires at the United States Embassy in Mauritania, met with Dr. Simon Antara, Director of AFENET, to discuss opportunities for collaboration to strengthen public health capacity, particularly in field epidemiology, in the country.
She was
Dr. Simon Antara, Director of AFENET, met with Mr. Dia Abdoul, Deputy Coordinator of the West Africa Coastal Areas Management Program (WACA-MR) in Mauritania, to explore opportunities for collaboration at the intersection of environmental management and public health
The Minister of Livestock of Mauritania, Mr. Sidahmed Ould Mohamed, met with a delegation from the African Field Epidemiology Network (AFENET) led by Dr. Simon Antara, Director.
The Minister was accompanied by the Secretary General, Mr. Ahmed Ould Allale, the Director of
A delegation from the African Field Epidemiology Network (AFENET), led by Dr. Simon Antara, Director, met with Dr. Hema Mariam Noelie, Senior Health Specialist at the World Bank in Mauritania, to discuss opportunities for strengthening field epidemiology capacity in the country.
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