NCDC, AFENET AND BREAKTHROUGH ACTION-NIGERIA COMMENCE MEDIA-EPIDEMIOLOGY, INFODEMIOLOGY AND SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR CHANGE (MEDIA-EIS) FELLOWSHIP IN NIGERIA. Background At the onset of the COVID-19 outbreak, predictive models pointed to stark outcomes for Africa. Compounded by the verse spectrum of diseases on the continent and the fragile health care facilities and services, COVID-19 was expected to devastate […]

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AFENET RECEIVES THE POLIO HEROES’ AWARD

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  • August 27, 2022
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AFENET RECEIVES THE “POLIO HEROES’ AWARD” IN NIGERIA FOR OUTSTANDING WORK IN THE ELIMINATION OF WILD POLIOVIRUS IN NIGERIA Nigeria was certified wild polio-free on 25th August 2020. The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) in partnership with the Federal Ministry of Health commemorates the Third anniversary of Wild Poliovirus eradication in Nigeria on […]

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LAUNCH OF SCALES 3.0 STRATEGY

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  • August 27, 2022
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LAUNCH OF SCALES 3.0 STRATEGY: ACCELERATING INTEGRATED COVID-19 VACCINATION AND PHC SERVICES IN NIGERIA AFENET participated in the official launching of the SCALES 3.0 strategy for COVID-19 vaccination held in Abuja on August 8, 2022. The SCALES 3.0 strategy, an initiative of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), aims to ramp up COVID-19 […]

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ABUJA June 27, 2022 AFENET is conducting a 5-day manuscript writing workshop to provide hands-on mentorship to residents and graduates of the Nigeria Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Programme (NFELTP). The main objective of the workshop is to strengthen the scientific writing capacity of the participants and produce submission-ready manuscripts drafted from their work in […]

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MALARIA SHORT COURSE : SECOND CLUSTER COMMENCES

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  • June 28, 2022
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ABUJA June 27, 2022 The second cohort of trainees of the Malaria Short Course commence the second cluster of didactic sessions. Today, they present their field work to their peers and instructors. The Malaria Short Course is a three-month competency-based, mentored, in-service training to primarily build the capacity of sub-national malaria programme managers in Nigeria. […]

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