Program overview
This two-year program, based on the SEGA One Health Network, consists of five workshops and mentored fieldwork. The skills obtained include: implementation, management or evaluation of a surveillance system, investigation of alerts, epidemiological analysis, scientific communication, and skill transfer. Fellows must also partake in internships at regional centers, such as the Pasteur Institute in Madagascar or the disease surveillance unit (CIRE-OI). This year, they plan to launch a FETP Frontline One Health program in 4 countries (Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius and Seychelles). The goal of this program is the creation of a regional task force consisting of field epidemiologists and supervisors trained using the same technical language and epidemiological methods. As of 2015, the program also includes emphasis on the animal health sector. Although it would not begin until the end of 2020, the program is in the process of transforming the advanced FETP into master's degree in field epidemiology.