AFENET is a non-profit networking and service alliance of Field Epidemiology (and Laboratory) Training Programs (FELTPs), and other applied epidemiology training programs. AFENET has operations in over 31 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa or the World Health Organisation Africa Region (WHO - AFRO). Es... read moretablished in 2005, AFENET is dedicated to helping Ministries of Health in Africa build strong, effective, sustainable programs and capacity to improve public health systems on the African continent.
The network’s goal is to strengthen field epidemiology and public health laboratory capacity to contribute effectively to addressing epidemics and other major public health problems in Africa.
Major duties and responsibilities:
Based in the Eastern RCC, the public health officer will work to ensure that the RCC objectives are achieved in full.
Specifically, the officer will:
Pro
The five strategic priority areas include: (1) public health surveillance and disease intelligence; (2) public health emergency preparedness and response; (3) public health laboratory systems and netw
Location / Workstation: Kenya
(Kwale, Nairobi, Embu , Trans-Nzoia, Elgeyo Marakwet and Busia counties
Job Purpose: The primary purpose of this position is to assist in both qu