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.
AFENET Director Mentors Sierra Leoneโs First Advanced FETP Cohort
Investing in people is investing in health security. AFENET Director, Dr. Simon Antara, spent a week in Sierra Leone mentoring and teaching fellows in the country's inaugural Advanced Field Epidemiology Training
Welcoming Visitors to the AFENET Booth at the 16th ECSA-HC Best Practices Forum & 32nd DJCC Meeting!
AFENET is proud to participate at the 16th ECSA-HC Best Practices Forum & 32nd DJCC Meeting, taking place from 5โ7 August 2026 in Manzini, Kingdom of Eswatini, under the theme:
Briefing Community Health Workers (CHWs) on Community-Based Surveillance (CBS) in the Mandro Health Area, Lita Health Zone, Ituri Province, DRC.
๐ค Confirmed Speaker at the 16th ECSA-HC Best Practices Forum & 32nd DJCC Meeting
Weโre proud to share that Dr. Nyambe Sinyange, Program Director of the Zambia Field Epidemiology Training Program (FETP), is a confirmed speaker at the 16th East, Central and Southern Africa Health
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Congratulations to the 24th Frontline Field Epidemiology Training Program (FETP) cohort, which graduated on 31 July 2026 in Zanzibar!
Supported through the Pandemic Fund Project, the cohort brought
250 AFENET Corps for Disease Detection (ACoDDs) Deployed to Strengthen the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) Response in Ituri
In response to the evolving 17th Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in Ituri Province, characterized by an increasing number of cases, expanding geographical
