Ethiopian Field Epidemiology Training Program (EFETP) Compiled Body of Works in Field Epidemiology
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2019-05
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Addis Ababa University
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The Ethiopian Field Epidemiology Training Program is a two year post graduate training program. The training is provided in collaboration with Addis Ababa University, School of Public Health, Ministry of Health and Ethiopian Public Health Association. The program designed to work 75% of the time in service and 25% theory, it is learning by doing. For the partial fulfillment of master‘s in public health in field epidemiology, this summary compiled two year residency outputs; surveillance data analysis, surveillance system evaluation, health profile, outbreak investigation, manuscript and disaster report.
The document is organized in eight chapters; chapter one deals about outbreak investigation. During the residency period it has been conducted two outbreak investigation; one was measles outbreak investigation which was conducted in South Sudan refugee camp in Gambella region. On this investigation we conducted a case control study. The second outbreak investigation was a case study on food poison conducted in Kubri Kebele Lare woreda Gambella region. Chapter two explains about manuscript on measles outbreak investigation.
Chapter three explains about surveillance data analysis which was conducted Gambella region on Malaria disease. The analysis was made from the year 2015-2017 and it address the burden of rubella disease in the country by place, person and time. Similarly chapter four is about malaria surveillance system evaluation conducted in Gog wereda Gambella region. In this chapter purpose and objective of surveillance system, progress towards the objective and also attributes of the surveillance system was discussed. Chapter five is about health profile of Itang special wereda Gambella region. In this chapter health and health related data of the woreda presented.
Chapter six presents narrative summary of disaster situation which was conducted in Nuer Zone Gambella region; as part of early warning and vulnerability assessment. It was done together with partners working on health and nutrition. The assessment was conducted to identify potential problems which need humanitarian assistance in the Maher season.
Chapter seven presents Project proposal on knowledge, attitude and practice of notifiable disease surveillance and reporting. The proposal intended to do descriptive cross-sectional study in Nuer Zone Gambella regional state. Finally, chapter eight presents Public Health Emergency Lare woreda yearly bulletin prepared.
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Epidemiology