AFENET: The African Field Epidemiology Network

OVERVIEW

Introduction	Ghana FETP	Kenya FELTP
Uganda FETP	Zimbabwe FETP	South Africa FELTP
West Africa FELTP

AFENET Country Members Map
To find out more about each country member, click on the country.

CONTACT AFENET
If you want to find out more about AFENET or are interested in becoming a member of AFENET, please contact us.
African Field Epidemiology Training Network

Plot 23, Mackenzie Vale Kololo
P.O. Box 12874
Kampala, Uganda
Email: sec@afenet.net

Phone: +256-41-54-23-52
Fax: +256-41-54-23-52

ZIMBABWE FETP
Established: 1993
Affiliation: University of Zimbabwe Department of Community Medicine, Harare
Director: Dr. Mufuta Tshimanga
Tel: +263-47-38-048

UGANDA FETP
Established: 1994
Affiliation: Makerere University Institute of Public Health,
Kampala
Director: Dr. George Pariyo
Tel: +256-41-53-902-91

GHANA FETP
Established: 1994
Affiliation: University of Ghana School of Public Health, Accra
Director: Dr. Fred K. Wurapa
Tel: +233-21-50-72-00

KENYA FELTP
Established: 2004
Affiliation: Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology’s Institute of Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease and Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi
Director: Dr. Eric Muchiri
Tel: +254 722 225538

WEST AFRICA FELTP
Established: 2007
Affiliation: WHO Multi Disease Surveillance Centre (MDSC) and the
University of Ouagadougou, UFR/SDS, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
Director: Professor M. Kader Konde
Tel: +226 50 34 38 18

AFENET Country Members Listing
The following table summarizes information about the current member countries of AFENET. To find out more about the programs, click on the links above.

Year Established	Country	Program Type	Affiliation	FETP Director Contact
1993	Zimbabwe	FETP*	University of Zimbabwe Department of Community Medicine (Harare)	Dr. Mufuta Tshimanga Tel: +263-47-38-048 E-mail
1994	Uganda	FETP	Makerere University Institute of Public Health (Kampala)	Dr. George Pariyo Tel: +256-41-53-902-91 E-mail
1994	Ghana	FETP	University of Ghana School of Public Health (Accra)	Dr. Fred K. Wurapa Tel: +233-21-50-72-00 E-mail
2004	Kenya	FELTP**	Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology’s Institute of Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease and Kenya Medical Research Institute (Nairobi)	Dr. Eric Muchiri Tel: +254 722 225538 E-mail
2007	Burkina Faso	FELTP	WHO Multi Disease Surveillance Centre (MDSC) and the University of Ouagadougou, UFR/SDS, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.	Professor M. Kader Konde Tel: +226 50 34 38 18

* Field Epidemiology Training Program
** Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program