AFENET Programme Management Officer Jobs in Ethiopia

AFENET Programme Management Officer Jobs in Ethiopia

The African Field Epidemiology Network (AFENET) is a non-profit organization established in 2005 with a mission to improve human health through the strengthening and expansion of applied epidemiology and laboratory capacity in partnership with Ministries of Health, Non-Governmental
Organizations, international agencies, private sector and other public health agencies.

AFENET has its headquarters in Kampala, Uganda with operations in more than 30 African Countries.

The African Union, established as a unique Pan African continental body, is charged with
spearheading Africa’s rapid integration and sustainable development by promoting unity,
solidarity, cohesion and cooperation among the peoples of Africa and African States as well as
developing a new partnership worldwide.

Its Headquarters is located in Addis Ababa, capital city of Ethiopia. AFENET in collaboration with African Union under the Africa Centres for Disease Control and
Prevention (Africa CDC) which was officially launched in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on January 31,2017; shall through a grant by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation support Capacity for Public Health for the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC).

The Africa CDC is Africa’s first continent-wide public health agency and envisions a safer, healthier, integrated and
stronger Africa, where Member States are capable of effectively responding to outbreaks of infectious diseases and other public health threats. The agency mission is to strengthen Africa’s public health institutions’ capabilities to detect and respond quickly and effectively to disease outbreaks and other health burdens through an integrated network of continent-wide preparedness and response, surveillance, laboratory, and research programmes.

Towards meeting its’ mission, the Africa CDC will work with African Union member States,
WHO, and partners in the five geographic sub-regions of Africa to strengthen their capacity in five strategic priority areas: (1) public health surveillance and disease intelligence; (2) public health AFENET Secretariat
Lugogo House, Ground Floor (Wings B&C)
Plot 42, Lugogo By-Pass P.O BOX 12874, Kampala, Uganda Tel: +256 417 700 650 Fax: +256 312 265 595 www.afenet.net emergency preparedness and response; (3) public health laboratory systems and networks; (4)
public health information and technology systems; and (5) public health research and public health institutes.

The guiding principles of the Africa CDC include Leadership, Management, Finance,
Workforce, Partnership and Innovation.

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