“Herd immunity (or community immunity) occurs when a high percentage of the community is immune to a disease (through vaccination and/or prior illness), making the spread of this disease from person to person unlikely.” Besides…
Emergency response capacity is key to containing disease outbreaks or public health emergencies. Rapid Response Team (RRT) members from various sectors, agencies, and line ministries are bedrock and front-liners that drive a successful emergency response…
The Ministry of Health Liberia, in collaboration with African Field Epidemiology Network (AFENET) Liberia with support from US CDC and other partners, undertook a surveillance intervention campaign for COVID-19 vaccination. On July 25-29, 2022, a…
On July 18-22, 2022, the National Public Health Institute of Liberia (NPHIL), in collaboration with African Field Epidemiology Network (AFENET), conducted a five-day district-level Rapid Response Team (RRT) training workshop simultaneously across all the districts…
A Liberian Delegation comprising two senior management staff from the National Public Health Institute of Liberia (NPHIL), five LFETP faculty members, and one LFETP graduate attended the 11th TEPHINET Global Scientific Conference in Panama from…
On September 15, 2022, the TEPHINET Global Accrediting Body (GAB) conferred Accreditation status on the intermediate tier of the Liberia FETP in its first cycle of intermediate-level FETP accreditation. Read more.
The Liberia Field Epidemiology Network joined the world over to celebrate World Field Epidemiology Day 2022. Read more.
The National Public Health Institute of Liberia (NPHIL), in collaboration with her partners, including AFENET, successfully hosted the 3rd Emmet A. Dennis National Scientific Conference held from August 29 to 31, 2022, at the EJS…
A team from the Workforce Institute Development Branch, Department of Global Health Protection, the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US CDC) visited AFENET Liberia from August 22 to September 1, 2022. The…
To foster a good relationship, the Liberia Field Epidemiology Training Program (FETP) hosted the Somalia FETP team from August 22 to September 1, 2022. The purpose of the visit was to share the experiences, best…
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