Improving the effectiveness of Field Epidemiology Training Programs: characteristics that facilitated effective response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Uganda

• Main Authors: Julie R. Harris (Author), Daniel Kadobera (Author), Benon Kwesiga (Author), Steven N. Kabwama (Author), Lilian Bulage (Author), Henry B. Kyobe (Author), Atek A. Kagirita (Author), Henry G. Mwebesa (Author), Rhoda K. Wanyenze (Author), Lisa J. Nelson (Author), Amy L. Boore (Author), Alex Riolexus Ario (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The global need for well-trained field epidemiologists has been underscored in the last decade in multiple pandemics, the most recent being COVID-19. Field Epidemiology Training Programs (FETPs) are in-service training programs that improve country capacities to respond to public...