DRC conducts targeted training to boost cholera outbreak response
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Seventy-one healthcare providers from the Kinshasa Provincial Health Division in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are currently undergoing training on cholera case management as part of a cascade capacity-building
Paysage du Grand Virunga : Renforcer la Prévention, la Préparation et la Réponse (PPR) aux maladies zoonotiques
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Focus groupe avec les éco-gardes du parc National de Virunga au site de Kibati-Nyiragongo à Nyiragongo ce 26 Février 2026 L’AFENET conduit une évaluation régionale des besoins de référence et
Protecting Children from Lead Poisoning in Nigeria: Lessons from Lagos State
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Lead poisoning is a major public health and environmental threat worldwide. According to the World Health Organization, nearly 900,000 deaths are attributable to lead exposure each year, with Sub-Saharan Africa
AFENET Welcomes New Board Chair, Prof. Ernest Kenu
- by AFENET
The African Field Epidemiology Network (AFENET) is pleased to announce the appointment of Prof. Ernest Kenu as the new Chair of the AFENET Board. He succeeds Lazarus Kuonza, whose tenure
Finding Every Child: How Defaulter Tracking is Re-vitalizing Immunization in Uganda
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Finding Every Child: How Defaulter Tracking is Re-vitalizing Immunization in Uganda In April 2025, the Uganda Ministry of Health introduced the R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine into routine immunization—a historic step in
Field epidemiology residents join polio surveillance efforts in Tanzania
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The Tanzania Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program (TFELTP) has deployed 33 Advanced Cohort 17 residents to 10 regions across the country to support intensified Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) and