The Ministry of Health is enrolling for residents for the fifteenth cohort (XV) of the Advanced Level Kenya Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program.
The Kenya FELTP is a collaborative competency based training program that is anchored within the Ministry of Health and supported by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The Kenya FELTP has the mandate of increasing epidemiologic workforce capacity in the Ministry of Health and Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries. The flagship training within Kenya-FELTP is a two year Masters level full-time in-service training in Field Epidemiology.
A Master of Science degree in Field Epidemiology will be awarded through Moi University. The Kenya Ministry of Health is currently seeking highly motivated health professionals interested in joining this elite cadre of disease detectives, and acquire skills to effectively enhance disease surveillance and outbreak investigations and provide response nationwide.
The 24 months training with start September 2018 for the full time program.
The advert targets employees of the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries at the National and County Levels
Application Details can be found here: https://feltp.or.ke/default-item/feltp-cohort-15-advert/