The Ministry of Health (MoH) in partnership with the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US CDC), and the Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI) is currently implementing the Frontline Field Epidemiology Training Program (FETP-Frontline) through the Uganda National Institute of Public Health (UNIPH). The goal of this program is to strengthen epidemiologic capacity at the district level of the health system by improving the health worker’s ability to detect, investigate, and respond to diseases and events of public health importance or 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 MoH. 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, Bio-statistician, District Surveillance Focal Person, Laboratory Focal Person, District Veterinary Officer, Health Sub-district In-Charge, Health Sub-district Surveillance Officer and 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.
Note: All persons who applied in the recent cycle (December 2025-January 2026) are advised not
to reapply.