We are dedicated to improving health outcomes of the communities we serve in liaison with ministries of health and other partners.
My single composite wish is that all countries will have access to opportunities to develop field epidemiology capacity at all levels to strengthen their health systems. That means increased investment in field epidemiology capacity development and that is critical for global health security.
Dr. Simon Antara | Director, AFENET
๐ Strengthening Data for Better Immunization Campaigns
The SIA Data Monitoring Workshop is underway in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 1โ3 September 2026, organized by the U.S. CDC in collaboration with AFENET and Ethiopiaโs Federal Ministry of Health.
Over three days,
๐ค Partnership for stronger immunization data systems
The U.S. CDC, in collaboration with AFENET and Ethiopiaโs Federal Ministry of Health, is convening the SIA Data Monitoring Workshop, from 1โ3 September 2026 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
The workshop provides a platform for
โImmunization should be considered an investment, not a cost.โ
H.E. Dr. Dereje Duguma, Ethiopiaโs State Minister of Health, officially opened the SIA Data Monitoring Workshop taking place from 1โ3 September 2026 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Organized by the U.S. Centers for
Celebrating Excellence in Medicine! ๐
Congratulations to Prof. Matchaba-Hove, one of the founding members of the African Field Epidemiology Network (AFENET), on being nominated for the ZiMA Excellence Award in Medical Training/Teaching by the Zimbabwe Medical Association.
This
SAFETP Celebrates Completion of First One Health FETP-Frontline Cohort ๐
The South Africa Field Epidemiology Training Programme (SAFETP) has celebrated the successful completion of its inaugural One Health FETP-Frontline cohort.
Seventeen participants from the human, animal
New research published in JIEPH! ๐ข
A new study uses spatiotemporal and mathematical modelling to better understand Lassa fever transmission dynamics in Nigeria and inform targeted prevention and control strategies.
Read the full article: https://afenet-journal.org/10-37432-jieph-d-25-00322/
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