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The Nigerian Field Epidemiology Laboratory Training Program (NFELTP) is a service-oriented training program in applied epidemiology, public health laboratory practice, and veterinary epidemiology.

Created in 2008, NFELTP is a long-term program within the Nigeria Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH). It trains field epidemiology, public health laboratory, and veterinary epidemiology residents for leadership positions both in the Ministry of Health (MOH) and the Ministry of Agriculture (MOA). During their training, the residents provide service to the ministries through long-term field placements.

The NFELTP is based on similar programs that have been established in more than 30 other countries since 1980. The field epidemiology track is modeled after the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 2-year Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) training program. The public health laboratory track is based on CDC's Emerging Infections Program, a 1-year applied laboratory training program.

In addition, NFELTP is the first applied epidemiology program of its kind to offer a veterinary track. This enables veterinary epidemiologists to be trained alongside public health professionals to address the ever-growing threats of zoonotic and epizootic diseases to improve public health.

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