The National Stop Transmission of Polio (NSTOP) initiative, supporting polio eradication in Africa under the Global Immunization Division (GID) branch of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), held a site visit to the African Field Epidemiology Network Offices from 28 – 30 November 2018 in Kampala, Uganda. The objectives of the site visit […]
Issued at the 3rd Ministerial Roundtable (MRT) during the 7th AFENET Scientific Conference, 12th November, 2018 Maputo, Mozambique Preamble: In this 3rd Ministerial Round Table (3rd MRT), Honorable Ministers of Health from 30 African Countries came together in Maputo Mozambique to discuss Policy, Guidance and future visions for the African Field Epidemiology Network (AFENET). This session is a follow-up […]
The conference was held at the Joaquim Chissano Conference Center from 11 – 16 November 2018 in Maputo, Mozambique, bringing together more than 500 public health experts from over 30 countries. The AFENET biennial conference provides a platform for residents and graduates of Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program (FELTP) and other public health professionals […]
Nigeria, the most populous black nation has some communities that are hard-to- reach, scattered, underserved, security compromised and nomadic in nature that makes access to regular Routine Immunization (RI) services a challenge. This is a source of concern as it affects the implementation of public health intervention such as RI service delivery and NSTOP has […]
The Liberia Field Epidemiology Training Program (LFETP) together with the National Public Health Institute of Liberia (NPHIL), and the University of Liberia organized the first ever annual scientific conference in Liberia from 27 – 29 August 2018. The Annual Emmet A. Dennis National Scientific Conference is named in honor of Dr. Emmet A. Dennis, a […]
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