Ethiopia Field Epidemiologyand Laboratory Training Program (efetp)compiled Body Of Works In Field Epidemiology

This compiled body of works has nine main chapters which all of them were done during thernresidency time of the program. These nine sections are expected outputs during the residency time;rnsuch as outbreak investigation, surveillance data analysis report, surveillance system evaluation,rndescription of a health profile report, Manuscript for peer reviewed journal, abstract for submissionrnin scientific conferences, writing protocol/proposal of epidemiologic research project, a summaryrnof disaster situation report and other additional outputs. rnChapter One:-Two outbreak investigations were carried out. The first outbreak was conducted inrnHudet Woreda, Dawa zone of Somali region and the second in Addis Ababa. In the first outbreakrna total of 358 measles cases with 13 deaths were identified in Hudet woreda and in the secondrnoutbreak 260 imported cholera cases with no death were identified in Addis Ababa Bolerninternational airport. Both outbreaks were confirmed at EPHI national reference laboratory. Tornidentify the risk factors case-control study design was conducted for the first outbreakrninvestigations and descriptive for the second outbreak. Recommendation was given for both basedrnon the findings. rnChapter Two:-Conducting Surveillance data analysis is the other core competency for fieldrnepidemiology training program. We retrospectively analyzed a five year national malariarnsurveillance data collected from 2013 to 2017 to describe epidemiology of malaria in Ethiopia. rnChapter Three:-Gambella regions’ Guinea worm disease surveillance system was evaluated fromrnMarch 20 to April 5, 2018. Descriptive cross sectional study design was used. The chapter clearlyrnpresents the purpose and objectives of Guinea worm disease surveillance; its progress towards itsrnobjectives. The surveillance attributes: simplicity, flexibility, acceptability, representativeness,rntimeliness, data quality, sensitivity, cost, predictive value positive and usefulness of thernsurveillance system were also assessed and presented in the chapter. rnChapter Four:-Health profile is a system of collecting and summarizing health and other healthrnrelated events, demographic, socio-economic, political and cultural aspect of a particular district.rnHealth and health related data was collected in Soro Barguda Woreda of west Guji Zone duringrnFebruary 25-March 15, 2018. rnxix | P a g e rnMELAKU SEYOUM, AAU SPH EFETP rn rn Compiled Body of Work in Field Epidemiology April 2019 rnChapter Five:-Included two manuscripts for peer reviewed journal. The manuscripts werernconducted on measles outbreak investigation and cholera outbreak investigation reports. rnChapter Six:-Presents abstracts on “Invest igat ion of Measles Outbreak in pastoralists and hard tornreach Hudet woreda of Somali region, Ethiopia October 2018” and “Challenges of importedrncholera cases among deportees in Ethiopia: From Saudi Arabia prisons March 2019. Both abstractsrnwere developed during this residency period. rnChapter Seven:-Narrative summary of disaster situation. Rapid conflict impact and recoveryrnassessment in internally displace population in west Guji and Borena zones was conducted inrnMarch 2018. rnChapter Eight:-Contain an epidemiological protocol entitled “communit y based measlesrnimmunization coverage survey among children aged 12–23 months in Hudet district of Somalirnregion”. Community based measles immunization coverage was not widely assessed and oftenrnthere is variation between actual coverage in the community versus administration coverage. Thernmain purpose of this study is to determine community based measles immunization coverages andrnvalidate it with administrative coverage figures in the woreda. Cross sectional study design will bernused in Hudet woreda from 1rnxx | P a g e rnMELAKU SEYOUM, AAU SPH EFETP rn rnstrn July to 30rnthrn July 2019. rnChapter Nine:-Contains other additional outputs like training and weekly epidemiologic bulletin.rnEFETP frontline workshop1 training was given to woreda and hospital level PHEM officers/focalsrnin Tigray region, November 2018. Training material was comprised of importance of surveillance,rnSurveillance data collection, Surveillance data analysis and interpretation, surveillance data qualityrnassessment; monitoring and evaluation. rnIn addition to this Weekly epidemiological bulletin was written to SNNPR. FETP frontlinerntrainings given to Oromia and SNNPR, PHEM Integrated supportive supervision, Influenzarnsupportive supervision and the likes were conducted but not included in this report

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