Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) is honoured to announce the official launch of applications for the prestigious African Epidemic Service – Epidemiology Track -Fellowship Programme. This two (2)-year, competency-based training initiative is hosted and directed by the Africa CDC in partnership with the African Union (AU). The timing of this significant announcement aligns with the global celebration of field epidemiologists’ critical role in safeguarding population health and advancing global health security.
WORTH
- Fellows will acquire more than 50 competencies through in-service training.
ELIGIBILITY
- Be a citizen of African Union Member state
- Have been employed at the time of application in an African country with permission from the government institution to attend the two years training
- Have a graduate degree from an accredited school of human medicine, veterinary medicine or other doctoral-level training in nursing, environmental sciences, or other public health
- Haver at least three years of recent full time public health post graduate experience in an African country
- Have a functional knowledge of the any of the African Union working languages and ability to read and write technical medical and epidemiological text.
DEADLINE: October 26, 2023
To apply and for more information, visit here