The Liberia Field Epidemiology Training Program (LFETP) graduated the sixth cohort of her Intermediate program (FETP-IC6) on August 19, 2022. Fifteen trainees drawn from the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Agriculture, and other public health agencies completed the competence-based training. During nine months, the residents were equipped with requisite skills in applied field epidemiology, such as disease surveillance (surveillance data analysis and system evaluation), outbreak investigation and response, data quality and management, observational studies, and public health communication. Highlights of the graduation were speeches from the supporting partner, Faculty, and scientific presentations by the graduates on: (1) Awareness, Acceptance, and Uptake of Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) Vaccine Among Caregivers of Adolescent Girls, Montserrado County, Liberia, 2022.
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The Liberia Field Epidemiology Training Program (LFETP) began in August 2015. The program is funded by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and implemented by the African Field Epidemiology Network (AFENET). Emory University was instrumental and directly involved in standing up and implementing the program for the first year of LFETP’s existence.