Ethiopian Field Epidemiology Training Program (EFETP) Compiled Body of Works in field Epidemiology
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2017-06
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Addis Abeba Universty
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The Ethiopia Field Epidemiology Training Program (EFETP) is a two years competency based
Master’s program adapted from the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC) Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) Program. Addis Ababa University, the Federal
Ministry of Health of Ethiopia/Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI), the Ethiopian Public
Health Association (EPHA), and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Ethiopia and
Regional Health Bureaus run the program jointly. It comprises of 25% class learning and 75%
field activities, working in public health emergency and other health related priority issues. It
is designed to assist the Ministry of Health in building or strengthening health systems
by selecting 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 in the public health emergency management system.
This compiled body of works composed of eight chapters accomplished during the two years
residency period. It comprises outbreak investigations, surveillance data analysis report,
surveillance system evaluation, health profile description report, scientific manuscript for peer
reviewed journals, abstracts for scientific presentation, narrative summary of disaster
situation visited, protocol or proposal for epidemiologic research project.
All the outputs during the residency period were compiled as single document. The first
chapter consists of outbreak investigations. Two outbreaks were investigated, cholera outbreak
in Jile tumuga district in Sep, 2016 and Scabies outbreak in bati district in June, 2016. The
second chapter is surveillance data analysis on sever acute malnutrition in oromia zone Amhara
region North West Ethiopia, February 2016. Surveillance system Evaluation was conducted in
oromia Zone, Amhara region, July 2016, Health profile description report was conducted in
Kemissie town district, January 2016. One manuscript was prepared for peer reviewed journals
and one abstract was prepared. Summary narrative report of rapid meher assessment done in
oromia zone, in October, 2016 conducted together with other relevant sectors and partners, is
included in the seventh chapter. Proposal for epidemiologic research project is also prepared
Prevalence of intestinal shistosomiasis and the risk factors associated with shistomiasis among
elementary school children in Artuma fursi district of oromia zone, Amhara region, North West Ethiopia.
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