Ethiopian Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program (EFELTP) Compiled Body of Works in Field Epidemiology
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2011-02
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Addis Abeba University
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The Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program is a competency-based training and service program in applied epidemiology and public health that builds the capacity to strengthen the surveillance and response system in countries where they are implemented. It is co-sponsored by The Federal Ministry of Health, Addis Ababa University School of Public Health, Ethiopian Public Health Association, and U.S. Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
The program is dedicated, through a combination of classroom and on-the-job training and service, to applied field-oriented public health practice. The goal of this program is to improve the health of Ethiopia’s population through a cadre of public health workers who will work on priority issues in the country, strengthening public health capacity and infrastructure and
providing essential public health services to country.
This compiled body of works has nine main chapters which all of them were done during the residency time of the program. The first eight sections are expected outputs during the residency time; such as outbreak investigation, report of analysis surveillance data, surveillance system evalution, description of a health profile report, writing of finalized scientific manuscript for peer review journals, abstract submit ion in scientific conferences, writing
protocol/proposal of epidemiologic research project and a summary of disaster situation visited/risk assessment.
In order to accomplish all the above eight outputs of residency and other additional works,different techniques and methods were utilized during an outbreak investigation in the field situation It was not always easy to conduct an investigation or study in well representative and probability sampled population within a limited time period, human and financial resources, So
convenient sampling, secondary data and suspected case definitions were applicable for some outbreaks. In surveillance data analysis and system evaluation, it is crystal clear that data or databases at different levels are necessary and we tried our best to write on these two outputs.
However, accessing data at national level was very challenging and time consuming because of many procedures and unclear reasons.
The overall outputs of the two years field residency in the program are presented in a summarized way as follows; in the outbreak investigations chapter or section two outbreaks were investigated and well documented. These were an acute watery diarrhoea outbreak in Dasenech Woreda, South Omo zone, SNNPR from 11-20/3/2002EC ( November 20-29,2009GC), and Shigellosis Outbreak Investigation at AAU Technology Campus,March April,
2010, Surveillance data analysis on Descriptive Epidemiology of Under-Five Malnutrition in Ethiopia, 2000 And 2005.
A measles surveillance system evaluation and a Health profile description report was also done in Sidama zone, SNNPR, 2010. Finalized scientific manuscripts submitted for peer reviewed journals February, 2011. And abstract was also prepared and submitted for scientific conferences accepted for oral presentation in EPHA conference, and APHINET/TEPHINET
conference 2010. A report on health nutrition needs assessment (risk assessment) on prioritized districts of Afar regional state was also conducted with other team members from the food security center, WHO, UNCEF and EHNRI. A finalized epidemiologic research project proposal on a title; Assessment of Risk Factors and Trends of Measles Outbreak in Sidama
zone, SNNPR, 2010 was also prepared.Under the other additional works/outputs section (chapter) Report on Acute Watery Diarrhea
(AWD) outbreak response supportive supervision in Oromia Region, West Harage Zone,1429/12/2001EC and Follow up Visit, Situational Analysis and Need Assessment on the AWD Outbreak Preparedness and Response (April 10 to 27, 2010) was undertaken in Afare Regional State after the occurrence of outbreaks of acute watery diarrhea (AWD) in different districts of the region.
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Epidemiology,Outbreak Investigation