Cluster 2 of Cohort 10 of the Nigeria Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program (advanced level) commenced on the 6th of May 2019. During this cluster, they will have didactic sessions covering Advanced Epidemiology, Research Methodology, Scientific Communication, and Epidemiology of Priority Diseases. The Nigeria Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program (NFELTP) is a 2-year […]
The last week of April is commemorated annually by WHO and its partners globally as World Immunization Week (WIW). In synchronization with the WIW, the Africa Vaccination Week (AVW) is celebrated at the same period with focus on strengthening immunization programmes in the African Region by increasing awareness of the importance of every person’s (particularly […]
Attaining and maintaining highly sensitive Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) surveillance and increasing routine immunization (RI) coverage at all levels of governance are important national health priorities and critical components of the Polio Eradication and Endgame Strategic Plan 2013-2018. The U.S. Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC) Global Immunization Division (GID), the Nigeria Field Epidemiology […]
The West Africa Health Organization (WAHO) signed a two year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the African Field Epidemiology Network (AFENET) on 23 January 2019 at WAHO’s Headquarters in Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso. The MOU between WAHO and AFENET was signed by the Director General, WAHO, Prof Stanley Okolo and the Executive Director, AFENET, Dr Chima […]
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