FETP-Frontline TRAINING OPPORTUNITY
DEADLINE: 4 JANUARY 2026
The Ministry of Health, in partnership with the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Infectious Diseases Institute, is implementing the Frontline Field Epidemiology Training Program (FETP-Frontline) through the Uganda National Institute of Public Health (UNIPH). The program aims to strengthen epidemiological capacity at the district level by enhancing health workers’ ability to detect, investigate, and respond to diseases and events of public health importance, including those of international concern.
About the training program
This is a supervised, on-the-job, competency-based training and service (workforce development) program where participants learn and develop epidemiologic skills while providing services to their districts and the Ministry of Health. The scope consists of classroom training (25%), practical field projects and mentored learning delivered by experienced epidemiologists.
Key competencies developed during the training include: 1) surveillance; increasing speed of outbreak detection and summarizing data, 2) outbreak investigation; basic descriptive analysis, 3) epidemiologic methods; managing, analysing and interpreting data and 4) effective communication.
Eligibility criteria
Applicants should hold any of the following positions: District Health Officer, District Biostatistician, District Surveillance Focal Person, District Laboratory Focal Person, District Veterinary Officer, Health Sub District In-Charge, Health Sub District Surveillance Officer and District Environmental Health Officer OR Any person in-charge of data management at the district and health sub district levels.
Applicants should be able to commit to complete the training within the 3 months period. Applicants should not have previously received FETP-Frontline, Intermediate or Advanced training.
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