AFENET adapts maternal and newborn health surveillance to FETP training to build capacity for eliminating preventable deaths in Senegal
- by AFENET
For a long time, Senegal, an AFENET member country was plagued with inadequate neonatal death audits; absence of stillbirths & “beautiful escapes” audits; long delays in notification of deaths and
AFENET demonstrates effectiveness of One health approach in outbreak response in Senegal
- by AFENET
In 2022 and 2023, major outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza were recorded in two national parks: Djoudji Park and Langue de Barbarie Park respectively, in the northern part of
AFENET drives vaccination activities to reduce zero-dose children in Nigeria
- by AFENET
With technical and financial support from the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), AFENET is implementing the Consequential Geography (CG) Project in Nigeria and Ethiopia. The project
Mass gathering event-based surveillance as a platform for outbreak preparedness. Illustrations from the Grand Magal of Touba, Senegal
- by AFENET
Each year, the Grand Magal of Touba brings together between 3 and 4 million pilgrims, making it Senegal’s largest annual religious gathering. The August 2025 event took place during the
Characterization of inconclusive samples according to Rapid Test for Recent Infection (RTRI) in three African countries
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AFENET and NCDC (Nigeria Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) lab technicians performing RTRI inconclusive specimen testing in August 2025 AFENET successfully implemented the rapid test for recent infection (RTRI)
AFENET strengthens polio surveillance and immunization systems in Ghana
- by AFENET
The confirmation of Circulating Vaccine-Derived Poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) in Ghana since 2019 posed a significant threat to national and global polio eradication efforts. Recognizing the need for sensitive surveillance