Building Capacity for Noncommunicable Disease Surveillance and Prevention in Ethiopia
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As noncommunicable disease (NCD) prevalence continues to increase worldwide, complex global health challenges have emerged. The burden of NCDs on individuals, communities, health systems, and countries disproportionately impacts those in low- and middle-income countries–including Ethiopia, where nearly 25% of adults have hypertension.
To address the challenges of NCDs, particularly the growing burden of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in Ethiopia, the Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program (FELTP) established an Advanced-level FELTP NCD track in 2019 to build field epidemiologists’ technical capacity in CVD epidemiology and surveillance. The program is the first NCD-focused FELTP on the African continent, joining similar programs in China, India and Thailand.
These programs are supported by the Bloomberg Philanthropies and Resolve to Save Lives through a grant to the National Foundation for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC Foundation).
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