Networking for applied field epidemiology- Eastern Mediterranean Public Health Network [EMPHNET] Conference 2011

ABSTRACT

On the occasion of the second Eastern Mediterranean Public Health Network [EMPHNET] conference that was held from 6-9 December 2011 in Sharm Al Sheikh, Egypt, this article introduces EMPHNET and its role to link Field Epidemiology Training Programs [FETP] in the region. The paper briefly describes the changing epidemiology situation in the region to illustrate the urgent need to strength`en public health systems and to build up the epidemiologist workforce