What we do: Expand the National Public Health Workforce

Egypt FETP is a competency-based training and service program in applied epidemiology and public health that builds the core competencies of public health epidemiologists in communicable disease surveillance and response. Approximately 80% of graduates work in government in their home countries and many fill leadership positions in the public health systems.

FETPs have been modeled and developed in many countries worldwide after the success of the Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) that was first created by CDC in 1951. Between 1980 and 2020, CDC has helped train more than 19,000 disease detectives in over 80 countries through its flagship global Field Epidemiology Training Program (FETP). At Egypt FETP, people are our top priority. The program plays a vital role in safeguarding Egyptians by developing a skilled team of disease detectives.

These dedicated professionals are our frontline defenders, working tirelessly to track, contain, and prevent outbreaks from escalating into epidemics. When health crises arise, our disease detectives investigate, analyze, and communicate critical information to protect Egyptian communities from a wide range of health threats, including infectious and noncommunicable diseases, as well as environmental hazards.

Partners Egypt FETP fosters a strong network of collaboration, working closely with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Training in Epidemiology and Public Health Interventions Network (TEPHINET), the Eastern Mediterranean Public Health Network (EMPHNET), the World Health Organization (WHO), and Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC).