Dr Carl Reddy – Director of the Training Programs in Epidemiology and Public Health Interventions Network (TEPHINET)

AFENET 20^th Anniversary Message

Dr Carl Reddy – Director of the Training Programs in Epidemiology and Public Health Interventions Network (TEPHINET)

Distinguished guests, colleagues, and friends. It is indeed a privilege to be with you today, and TEPHINET wishes to extend its heartiest congratulations to AFENET. The last 20 years have been phenomenal.

AFENET has been a very important partner to TEPHINET, and TEPHINET extends its sincerest congratulations and hopes that the next 20 years would be just as phenomenal for AFENET.

TEPHINET really values and treasures its relationship with AFENET and clearly looks forward to continuing that collaboration over the next 20 years, if not longer.

We do realize that the funding landscape has changed considerably, but AFENET has demonstrated its resilience, its strength, and it’s incredible capacity to build field epic capacity in the region.

And no doubt, AFENET will be able to pivot and take advantage of its position and leverage its strengths in order to ensure that its funding is secure, and that it will be able to continue with its noble ambition.

So, without further ado, I’d like to once again congratulate AFENET on behalf of TEPHINET and wish you the very best in your celebrations and in the next 20 years.