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Building Resilience: Strengthening European public health workforce through ECDC Fellowship Programs

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) Fellowship programmes offer a two-year training in field epidemiology (EPIET) and in public health microbiology (EUPHEM) aiming to create and maintain a network of highly trained field epidemiologists and public health microbiologists and strengthen the public health epidemiology workforce in the European Union (EU) and beyond. The Mediterranean and Black Sea Programme for Intervention Epidemiology Training (MediPIET) also aims to strengthen the public health workforce in countries neighboring the EU. During the training, fellows who are based in different public health institutes in the EU and neighboring countries, set-up, implement and evaluate surveillance of communicable diseases, investigate outbreaks and conduct operational research directly linked to public health actions. The programmes facilitate knowledge exchange and collaboration across borders, building a foundation for participants and their institutions and promoting long-term collaboration through the alumni network. Participants from diverse disciplinary and cultural backgrounds enable interdisciplinary and multi-sectoral knowledge transfer, enhancing the effectiveness of public health responses. By facilitating collaboration and networking, exchanging experiences, disseminating best practices and assimilating lessons learned, these programmes contribute to addressing contemporary health challenges, including emerging vector-borne diseases and strengthening public health systems in Europe and neighboring regions. In the face of global challenges such as climate change and globalization, the fellowships exemplify how collaboration can strengthen Europe’s defenses against emerging health threats.

Source: European Journal of Public Health

DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckae144.278

Authors: K Danis, P Stefanoff

Institution: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control

Language: English

Topic: Public Health Policies and Education

Subfield: General Health Professions

Field: Health Professions

Domain: Health Sciences

SDGs: Partnerships for the goals, Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $3,199