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The Egypt Field Epidemiology Training Program
Background
The program started in 1993 to strengthen the Ministry of Health and Population´s (MOHP) capacity to investigate disease outbreak and improve the surveillance system.
The program successes lead in May 2000 to the formation of the Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (ESU) which has responsibilities for disease surveillance, outbreak investigation and response, training, non-communicable disease surveillance, and the Nile Cruse Boat Inspection.
Graduates were appointed as coordinators of these functions. A CDC resident advisor was assigned to the project from its inception until 2000.
Partners- Egypt MOHP
- USAID-Egypt mission (provides the funding until 2005)
- U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit 3
- Division of Public Health and Informatics, CDC
- National Center for Environmental Health, CDC
- Provide technical assistance to
- Train FETP residents
- Design and implement surveillance projects
- Conduct data analysis
- Conduct outbreak investigation and response
- Placed 52 graduates in key positions with the MOHP and other public health organizations
- 23 residents are in training (5 second-year residents and 14 first year residents in governorates)
- Developed ESU
- Developed the Egyptian Board of Epidemiology with four first year residents and six second year residents
- Facilitated decentralization through training of district and governorate health officials, Governorate Surveillance Units, to use public health data for prompt, appropriate action
- Lead Egypt efforts in Avian Influenza preparedness and response
- Conducted numerous outbreak investigation including Rift Valley Fever virus, typhoid, tetanus, and human rabies
- Conducted environmental health activities including investigation of an outbreak of lead toxicity due to contamination of flour in a grinding mill in a village in southern Egypt
- Established quality control programs in Egypt´s Central Public Health Laboratory
- Developed an electronic disease reporting system known as the National Egyptian Disease Surveillance System
- Developed the Nile cruise boat inspection program
- Completed the First Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System survey completed in 2004
- Transition to be part of the Global Disease Detection Response Center
- Place a regional resident advisor
- Continue to improve quality of training and strengthen the mentorship network
- Develop future collaboration strategies
- Define new strategic path for collaboration
- Secure funding for NCD
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