Below is a list of risk communication activities AFENET has been actively participating in at the risk communication pillar of the National EOC for COVID-19 Response: Weekly RC Planning and Reviews Meetings: Since the formation of the Risk Communication Pillar, Afenet staff have been participating in the weekly risk communication pillar planning and review meetings […]
Epi Surveys Capacity Building AFENET supported the development of training materials for NPHCDA command centre on COVID-19 preparedness and response guidelines for health care workers and community volunteers. She also supported NCDC to develop COVID-19 surveillance training modules for healthcare workers and facilitated in the national and subnational training. The staff at the national, state […]
Between Monday 5th July 2021 and Friday 9 July 2021, AFENET conducted a malaria manuscript writing workshop as a way of promoting the dissemination of the scientific work of the Nigeria Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program (NFELTP) supported by the Presidential Malaria Initiative. Besides Malaria, the scientific writing workshop also included works on other […]
The African Field Epidemiology Network(AFENET) with support from USCDC is leveraging on the existing country-based Acute Febrile Illness (AFI) surveillance activities in the West Africa region to describe AFI etiologies, including the prevalence and active circulation of these etiologies, surveillance system in place and laboratory capacity within the region. A three-day regional meeting of stakeholders, […]
Monday 19th of April 2021 witnessed a new phase in Nigeria’s efforts in building epidemiologic capacity for outbreak response and general health security of the country with the commencement of the Intermediate level of the Nigeria Field Epidemiology Training Program (NFETP). The Intermediate FETP is a 9-month competency-based training implemented by the Nigeria Center for […]
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