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AFGHANISTAN

Year of Establishment 2019	Accreditation Status NA	Visit Afghanistan FETP Click here
Advanced Grads NA	Intermediate Grads 105	Basic Grads NA
Outbreak Investigations Conducted 178	Manuscripts Published 10	Participations in International Conferences 10

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BANGLADESH

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Year of Establishment 2013	Accreditation Status NA	Visit Bangladesh FETP Click here
Advanced Grads 37 Advanced Grads-Vet 6	Intermediate Grads 30	Basic Grads 97
Outbreak Investigation Conducted 212	Manuscripts Published 8	Participations in International Conferences 30

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EGYPT

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Year of Establishment 1993	Accreditation Status Accredited	Visit Egypt FETP Click here
Advanced Grads 174	Intermediate Grads 38	Basic Grads 174
Outbreak Investigation Conducted 200	Manuscripts Published 66	Participations in International Conferences 50

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IRAQ

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Year of Establishment 2010	Accreditation Status NA	Visit Iraq FETP Click here
Advanced Grads 66	Intermediate Grads 88	Basic Grads 260
Outbreak Investigation Conducted 387	Manuscripts Published 116	Participations in International Conferences 143

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JORDAN

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Year of Establishment 1998	Accreditation Status NA	Visit Jordan FETP Click here
Advanced Grads 116	Intermediate Grads NA	Basic Grads 24
Outbreak Investigations Conducted 98	Manuscripts Published 29	Participations in International Conferences 338

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LEBANON

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Year of Establishment 2022	Accreditation Status NA	Visit Lebanon FETP Click here
Advanced Grads NA	Intermediate Grads NA	Basic Grads 37
Outbreak Investigation Conducted NA	Manuscripts Published NA	Participations in International Conferences NA

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LIBYA

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Year of Establishment 2023	Accreditation Status NA	Visit Libya FETP NA
Advanced Grads NA	Intermediate Grads NA	Basic Grads 52
Outbreak Investigations Conducted 4	Manuscripts Published NA	Participations in International Conferences NA

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MOROCCO

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Year of Establishment 2010	Accreditation Status Accredited	Visit Morocco FETP Click here
Advanced Grads 118	Intermediate Grads 45	Basic Grads 24
Outbreak Investigation Conducted 215	Manuscripts Published 12	Participations in International Conferences 70

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OMAN

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Year of Establishment 2022	Accreditation Status NA	Visit Oman FETP NA
Advanced Grads NA	Intermediate Grads NA	Basic Grads 51
Outbreak Investigation Conducted NA	Manuscripts Published NA	Participations in International Conferences NA

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PAKISTAN

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Year of Establishment 2006	Accreditation Status Accredited	Visit Pakistan FELTP Click here
Advanced Grads 270	Intermediate Grads NA	Basic Grads 454
Outbreak Investigation Conducted 719	Manuscripts Published 166	Participations in International Conferences 240

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QATAR

Year of Establishment 2022	Accreditation Status NA	Visit Qatar FETP NA
Advanced Grads NA	Intermediate Grads NA	Basic Grads 37
Outbreak Investigations Conducted 6	Manuscripts Published 26	Participations in International Conferences 25

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SAUDI ARABIA

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Year of Establishment 1989	Accreditation Status NA	Visit Saudi Arabia FETP Click here
Advanced Grads 199	Intermediate Grads NA	Basic Grads 30
Outbreak Investigations Conducted 141	Manuscripts Published 397	Participations in International Conferences 464

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SUDAN

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Year of Establishment 2017	Accreditation Status NA	Visit Sudan FETP Click here
Advanced Grads 23	Intermediate Grads 42	Basic Grads 131
Outbreak Investigations Conducted 59	Manuscripts Published 5	Participations in International Conferences 6

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TUNISIA

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Year of Establishment 2017	Accreditation Status NA	Visit Tunisia FETP Click here
Advanced Grads NA	Intermediate Grads 51	Basic Grads 35
Outbreak Investigation Conducted 33	Manuscripts Published 1	Participations in International Conferences 3

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YEMEN

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Year of Establishment 2011	Accreditation Status NA	Visit Yemen FETP Click here
Advanced Grads 56	Intermediate Grads 63	Basic Grads 534
Outbreak Investigations Conducted 59	Manuscripts Published 61	Participations in International Conferences 2

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Evaluation of the Acute Flaccid Paralysis Surveillance System in Polio-Free Jordan, 2012-2016: Retrospective Secondary Analysis

Date of Publication: September 27, 2019
Category: Surveillance
Name of Journal: JMIR Public Health Surveillance
Authors: Fatima Zerriouh, Yousef Khader, Nabil Qasem, Kamel Abusal, Ibrahim Iblan, Layla Ghaffari, Mohammed Abdallat
Abstract: Background: As part of the polio-eradication strategy, the World Health Organization (WHO) has established a global acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) surveillance system. AFP surveillance has successfully helped Jordan achieve polio-free certification. However, there is a substantial risk of polio importation from neighboring countries including Syria and Iraq. Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the AFP surveillance in Jordan and identify areas that need improvement. Methods: This retrospective study is a secondary analysis of data that...

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Risk Factors for End-Stage Renal Failure Among Patients on Hemodialysis in Aljomhory Hospital, Sa'adah Governorate, Yemen: Hospital-Based Case-Control Study

Date of Publication: September 25, 2019
Category: Non-Communicable Diseases
Name of Journal: JMIR Public Health Surveillance
Authors: Mohammed Dahnan, Ali M Assabri, Yousef S Khader
Abstract: Background: More than 16% of the world's population is affected by chronic kidney disease, and these people are at the highest risk of developing end-stage renal failure (ESRF). Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the risk factors of ESRF in Sa'adah Governorate in Yemen. Methods: A hospital-based case-control study (86 cases and 263 controls) was conducted in the Aljomhory Hemodialysis Center in Sa'adah city, Yemen. Patients with ESRF who attended the hemodialysis center in Aljomhory Hospital in Sa'adah City from January 1...

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Outbreak Investigation of a Multipathogen Foodborne Disease in a Training Institute in Rabat, Morocco: Case-Control Study

Date of Publication: September 25, 2019
Category: Others
Name of Journal: JMIR Public Health Surveillance
Authors: Houda Moumni Abdou, Ilham Dahbi, Mohammed Akrim, Fatima Zahra Meski, Yousef Khader, Mohammed Lakranbi, Hind Ezzine, Asmae Khattabi
Abstract: Background: On June 18, 2017, the public health service was alerted about 43 students in the training institute in Rabat who were admitted to the emergency room for acute gastroenteritis following the uptake of a meal a day before. Objective: This study aimed to investigate the foodborne disease outbreak by confirming the outbreak, identifying the source of contamination, and recommending control measures. Methods: We conducted a case-control study. Cases and controls were selected in a ratio of 1:1. We defined a case as any member of the...

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Evaluation of Blood Transfusion Services in Public and Private Blood Bank Centers, Sana'a Capital, Yemen.

Date of Publication: September 13, 2019
Category: Others
Name of Journal: Inquiry
Authors: Yasser Ahmed Ghaleb, Ali Abdullah Al-Somainy, Mohammed Abdullah Alamad, Abdulwahed Abduljabbar Al Serouri, Yousef S Khader
Abstract: The aim of this study was to evaluate blood transfusion services (BTS) at the main blood banks (BBs) of the Sana'a Capital. The 4 main BBs at Sana'a Capital were evaluated according to the safe World Health Organization BTS standards. Qualitative and quantitative data were collected using semi-structured questionnaires covering 6 components: activities, quality assurance system (QAS) and training, donation, grouping and compatibility testing, components, and screening for transfusion-transmitted infections (TTIs). An overall mean percent...

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Case Studies for Public Health in the Eastern Mediterranean Region - 2019

Date of Publication: May 16, 2019
Category: Case-studies
Name of Journal: The Pan African Medical Journal
Authors: GHD|EMPHNET
Abstract: The Eastern Mediterranean Public Health Network (EMPHNET) helped to launch and establish several Field Epidemiology Training Programs (FETPs) in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR). EMPHNET continues to provide ongoing technical and programmatic support for these program in an effort to assist countries to strengthen their public health workforce. The FETP programs in our region have relied, right now, on fewer local specific case studies tailored to EMR contexts. To offset this gap a group of researchers from different countries...

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What triggers dengue fever epidemics in Red Sea State, Sudan? a teaching case-study

Date of Publication: May 16, 2019
Category: Case-studies
Name of Journal: The Pan African Medical Journal
Authors: Elfatih Mohamed Malik, Abdalla Mohammed Abdalla, Salim Salim Mohamednour, Shahd Osman, Haitham Bashier, Sayed Himatt, Elmoubashar Farag, Mohamed Nageeb Abdalla, Salaheldin Mubark Elkhalifa, Elmuez Eltayeb, Yousef Khader
Abstract: Dengue fever (dengue hemorrhagic fever) is a mosquito-borne disease. The disease is widespread throughout the tropics, with risk factors influenced by local spatial variations of rainfall, temperature, relative humidity, the degree of urbanization and quality of vector control services in urban areas. In the East Mediterranean Region, the disease was reported from Sudan, Yemen, and Pakistan in the past five years. During 2015 -2018 many epidemics were detected, investigated and contained in Sudan. The recent epidemics in Sudan were...

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