African Epidemic Services (AES) Fellowship Programme 2026 – Epidemiology Track (Funded)

Deadline: August 26, 2026 Applications are open for the African Epidemic Services (AES) Fellowship Programme 2026 – Epidemiology Track . Africa CDC has developed a continental African Epidemic Service (AES) Program, a flagship training program aiming to enhance the capacity, capabilities, and partnerships of Africa’s public health institutions. Its primary goal is to build capacity of mid-level professionals to control, prevent, detect, and respond to disease threats and outbreaks by employing science, policy, and data-driven interventions and programs effectively and efficiently whilst learning from best practices across the continent. The African Epidemic Service has three tracks namely, Epidemiology, Laboratory Leadership Fellowship and Public health informatics. The African Epidemic Services – Epidemiology track is a full-time two-year competency based applied epidemiology training program with three months in-person didactic training in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and 21 months of applied training in a site hosted by an African Union Member State. The program aims to strengthen the disease prevention and response capacity of African Union Member States. Successful applicants will participate in experiential Core Activities of Learning (CALs) that include, but are not limited to, data analysis, surveillance system evaluation, and outbreak investigation. The AES-Epidemiology fellow will have the support of an expert supervisor and or a mentor who will provide support throughou