About the Fellowship
Africa CDC has developed a continental African Epidemic Service (AES), an elite workforce hosted and directed by the African Union. The African Epidemic Service has three tracks: Epidemiology, Laboratory Leadership, and Public health informatics. The African Epidemic Service – Epidemiology track is a two-year competency-based applied epidemiology training program that aims to strengthen African Union member states’ disease prevention and response capacity. The first cohort of the AES – Epidemiology track commenced their training on Aug 2024 and they are currently undergoing their field training in their respective host sites. The program is now accepting applications for the Second cohort of the African Epidemic Service – Epidemiology track
Who should apply for the Fellowship?
This program targets qualified applicants from African Union Member states drawn from the public
health discipline, with an interest in practicing applied Epidemiology. AES Fellows will be selected from a wide variety of disciplines including Medicine, Veterinary Medicine, Nursing, Environmental Health, Occupational Health as well as other associated disciplines under public health. Successful applicants are leaders who aspire to master applied epidemiology and are willing to accept assignments in a wide range of public health topics across the 55 African Union Member States.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants for the Fellowship must:
- be citizens of an African Union Member State;
- Be a youth as defined by the African Union, i.e., an individual under the age of 35.
- have been employed at the time of application in an African country with permission from a government institution to attend
the two years of training, with the right to return post training; - have a graduate degree from an accredited school of human medicine, veterinary medicine, or other doctoral-level training in nursing, environmental sciences, or other public health field;
- possess an MPH or equivalent degree with coursework in epidemiology or quantitative research methods; and
- have at least three years of recent full-time public health post-graduate experience in an African country;
- Have a functional knowledge of any of the African Union working languages and the ability to read and write technical medical and epidemiological texts.
How to Apply
All applications must be submitted using the online application form.
Incomplete applications will not be considered. All applicants must provide the following information:
- A national passport from an African Union Member State.
- An official letter of support with permission from a government institution to attend the two-year training programme with the right to return post training.
- Letters of recommendation from two reputable professional referees.
- An official degree and student copy transcripts of your bachelor’s degree. (The official transcript will be requested from your university upon acceptance to this program.)
- An official degree and student copy transcripts of your master’s degree. (The official transcript will be requested from your university upon acceptance to this program.)
- Evidence of recent full-time public health post-graduate experience in an African Country.
- Brief curriculum vitae (2 pages maximum).
- Motivation statement (2 pages maximum), outlining your formal education, work experience and why this program would be a good fit, and further outlining how this training will impact your country.
- Optional: Evidence of additional relevant qualifications
The second cohort Application for African Epidemic Service – Epidemiology track is now open.
Completed applications with all supporting documents should be uploaded to the online portal.
Incomplete applications will not be considered.
Applicants must have also demonstrated the benefit of this program in their career as well as how this will help address challenges
in their home countries. If this is your aspiration and you are ready to advance public health outcomes in Africa, you should apply and join us!
