Strengthening surveillance and response to public health emergencies in the West African sub-region: the role of Ghana FELTP

doi:10.11604/pamj.supp.2016.25.1.10579

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. 2016 Oct 1;25(Suppl 1):1.

doi: 10.11604/pamj.supp.2016.25.1.10579. eCollection 2016.

Strengthening surveillance and response to public health emergencies in the West African sub-region: the role of Ghana FELTP

Donne Kofi Ameme¹, Kofi Mensah Nyarko¹, Ernest Kenu², Edwin Andrews Afari²

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¹ Ghana Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program (GFELTP), School of Public Health, University of Ghana, P.O. Box LG 13, Accra, Ghana; Ghana Health Service, Accra, Ghana.
² Ghana Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program (GFELTP), School of Public Health, University of Ghana, P.O. Box LG 13, Accra, Ghana; Department of Epidemiology and Disease Control, School of Public Health, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana.

PMID: 28149432
PMCID: PMC5257012
DOI: 10.11604/pamj.supp.2016.25.1.10579

Editorial

Strengthening surveillance and response to public health emergencies in the West African sub-region: the role of Ghana FELTP

Donne Kofi Ameme et al. Pan Afr Med J. 2016.

. 2016 Oct 1;25(Suppl 1):1.

doi: 10.11604/pamj.supp.2016.25.1.10579. eCollection 2016.

Authors

Donne Kofi Ameme¹, Kofi Mensah Nyarko¹, Ernest Kenu², Edwin Andrews Afari²

Affiliations

¹ Ghana Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program (GFELTP), School of Public Health, University of Ghana, P.O. Box LG 13, Accra, Ghana; Ghana Health Service, Accra, Ghana.
² Ghana Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program (GFELTP), School of Public Health, University of Ghana, P.O. Box LG 13, Accra, Ghana; Department of Epidemiology and Disease Control, School of Public Health, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana.

PMID: 28149432
PMCID: PMC5257012
DOI: 10.11604/pamj.supp.2016.25.1.10579

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Keywords: FELTP; Ghana; Surveillance; public health emergencies.

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