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    Ethiopia Field Epidemiology Training Program (EFETP) Compiled Body of Works in Field Epidemiology
    (Addis Ababa University, 2019-04) Wondmnew, Taddie; Ashenafi, Hagos(Prof.); Bekele, Alemayehu(Dr.)
    The Ethiopia Field Epidemiology Training Program (EFETP) is 8 years competency based master’s program adapted from the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) Program. The School of Public Health/Addis Ababa University, the Federal Ministry of Health of Ethiopia/Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI),and CDC Ethiopia are running the Program jointly former your years. After all the program extended their coverage to other 8 university to increase field epidemiologist for the country. The field work comprises of 75% of the Program which is called residency; learning by working in public health emergency and other health related priority issues. The Program is designed to assist the Ministry of Health in building or strengthening health systems by recruiting promising health workers and building their competencies through on-the-job mentorship and training.Ethiopia adopted the Field Epidemiology Training Program to help improve leadership within Public Health Emergency Management. The Ethiopian Field Epidemiology Training Program (EFETP) provides residents a Master of Public Health Degree in Field Epidemiology after they complete two years of supervised work in applied or Field Epidemiology. This compiled body of works has 10 main sections or chapters accomplished during the residency time of the Program. The first 7 sections are expected outputs during the residency time; comprising of outbreak investigation, surveillance data analysis, evaluation of the surveillance system, health profile description report, writing of finalized scientific manuscript for peer review journals, abstracts submitted to scientific conferences, summary of disaster situation visited/risk assessment and other additional works. The overall outputs of the two years Field Residency Program will be presented in a summarized way; in the outbreak investigations chapter or section, one unmatched case control outbreak investigation of Pertussis in Sayient Woreda, North west part of Ethiopia, January 2019 was documented. Health profile description report was done in Fogera district in March 2018 and Surveillance system evaluation was also done in Fogera and Dera Districts, Amhara Region, in March 2018. One finalized scientific manuscript was prepared for peer reviewed journal. A report on need assessment (risk assessment) on prioritized Districts of Amhara Regional State was also conducted with other XIII team members from food security center, WHO, UNICEF, ADDPS and Other Regional Bureau. Under other additional works/outputs section (last chapter) activities like provision of training for public health emergency management (PHEM) officers working at different levels (regional to health facility level) in the Amhara Regional Health Bureau were also undertaken. Other activities we developed of Rabies and Anthrax case based and line list and weekly Bulletin,update, summary report of Pertussis outbreak, prepared and present Anthrax outbreak investigation report on Workshops.
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    Ethiopian Field Epidemiology Training Program (EFELP) Compiled Body of Works in Field Epidemiology
    (Addis Abeba University, 2019-06) Wendmu, Kidan; Bekele, Alemayehu(Dr.); Abagero, Abdulnasir
    This document contains two years output of field Epidemiology training program that submitted To AAU school of public health for the final accomplishment of master in field Epidemiology.The Ethiopia field epidemiology training program is a two years postgraduate training program. The training is collaborated with Addis Ababa University, school of public health, Ministry of health and Ethiopian public health association .According to the design , the residents expects to spend 75% of their time in the field activities and 25%in class. During the two years residents,the expected output for the partial fulfilment of master’s degree in field epidemiology were ;two diseases outbreak investigation ,public health surveillance analysis , surveillance, system evaluation, district health profile, narrative summery of disaster situation report ,manuscripts,abstract and additional outputs (EFETP Resident manval,2012.Until know my resident at AAU,schoolof public health and Tigray regional health bureau PHEM, I have conducted the following output s and activities the detail output that I have accomplished still know are summarized below. Chapter one: Cholera outbreak investigation and suspected measles outbreak investigation1.1 Cholera outbreak investigation in Hadnet district Mekelle special zone July, 2018. From this cholera investigation we use case control study with 50 cases and 100 controls. We identified drinking spring water is risk factor the outbreak, using latrine was preventive factor. 1.2 suspected Measles cases investigation. This was done in Hawelity district Tigray on January 2019.We use decretive study from this study we found 68.7% of the case were vaccinated to measles, 18.2% of the case were not vaccinated and 12.5% of the cases were unknown their vaccination status. Chapter two: Secondary surveillance data analysis 3 years on measles in Tigray region 20152017. Chapter three Surveillance system evaluation the evaluation was conducted in Kilte Awlaelo district Tigray region Ethiopia,Dec 2019.The woreda surveillance system was assess and the attributors were clarified sensitivity is 50% timelines completeness were greater than 80. Chapter four health profile District health profile was conducted in Adigrat town Eastern zone of Tigray Ethiopia 2018. In this health profile most of immunization coverage of the woreda was greater than 90 but TT for non-pregnant mothers were less coverage. Chapter five Manuscript on cases based measles surveillance data analysis this was conducted in Tigray regional health bureau. Chapter six Cholera outbreak investigation in Hadnet district Mekelle special Zone Tigray region this abstract was prepared for conference. Chapter seven: Narrative summery report on IDP.We assess the IDP site and we observe the condition of the IPD site base on WASH and other health relative conditions. Chapter Eight: Epidemiological research proposal assessment of knowledge on ITN utilization and association factors affecting ITN utilization in raya Azobo district. This will be help identifying knowledge gab in utilization of ITN and association factors affecting the ITN utilization this is will be help in control and prevention of malaria in the district.