EMPHNET: Polio and Routine Immunization

FETP Dashboard

Click on the dark blue Areas

AFGHANISTAN

Year of Establishment 2019	Accreditation Status NA	Visit Afghanistan FETP Click here
Advanced Grads NA	Intermediate Grads 107	Basic Grads NA
Outbreak Investigations Conducted 178	Manuscripts Published 10	Participations in International Conferences 10

Back To Map

BANGLADESH

Explore More

Year of Establishment 2013	Accreditation Status NA	Visit Bangladesh FETP Click here
Advanced Grads 55 Advanced Grads-Vet 6	Intermediate Grads 33	Basic Grads 97
Outbreak Investigation Conducted 212	Manuscripts Published 8	Participations in International Conferences 30

Back To Map

EGYPT

Explore More

Year of Establishment 1993	Accreditation Status Accredited	Visit Egypt FETP Click here
Advanced Grads 174	Intermediate Grads 35	Basic Grads 147
Outbreak Investigation Conducted 200	Manuscripts Published 66	Participations in International Conferences 50

Back To Map

IRAQ

Explore More

Year of Establishment 2010	Accreditation Status NA	Visit Iraq FETP Click here
Advanced Grads 66	Intermediate Grads 87	Basic Grads 248
Outbreak Investigation Conducted 387	Manuscripts Published 116	Participations in International Conferences 143

Back To Map

JORDAN

Explore More

Year of Establishment 1998	Accreditation Status NA	Visit Jordan FETP Click here
Advanced Grads 128	Intermediate Grads NA	Basic Grads 17
Outbreak Investigations Conducted 98	Manuscripts Published 29	Participations in International Conferences 338

Back To Map

LEBANON

Explore More

Year of Establishment 2022	Accreditation Status NA	Visit Lebanon FETP Click here
Advanced Grads NA	Intermediate Grads NA	Basic Grads 28
Outbreak Investigation Conducted NA	Manuscripts Published NA	Participations in International Conferences NA

Back To Map

LIBYA

Explore More

Year of Establishment 2023	Accreditation Status NA	Visit Libya FETP NA
Advanced Grads NA	Intermediate Grads NA	Basic Grads 54
Outbreak Investigations Conducted 4	Manuscripts Published NA	Participations in International Conferences NA

Back To Map

MOROCCO

Explore More

Year of Establishment 2010	Accreditation Status Accredited	Visit Morocco FETP Click here
Advanced Grads 114	Intermediate Grads 50	Basic Grads 30
Outbreak Investigation Conducted 215	Manuscripts Published 12	Participations in International Conferences 70

Back To Map

OMAN

Explore More

Year of Establishment 2022	Accreditation Status NA	Visit Oman FETP NA
Advanced Grads NA	Intermediate Grads NA	Basic Grads 22
Outbreak Investigation Conducted NA	Manuscripts Published NA	Participations in International Conferences NA

Back To Map

PAKISTAN

Explore More

Year of Establishment 2006	Accreditation Status Accredited	Visit Pakistan FELTP Click here
Advanced Grads 246	Intermediate Grads NA	Basic Grads 296
Outbreak Investigation Conducted 719	Manuscripts Published 166	Participations in International Conferences 240

Back To Map

QATAR

Year of Establishment 2022	Accreditation Status NA	Visit Qatar FETP NA
Advanced Grads NA	Intermediate Grads NA	Basic Grads 23
Outbreak Investigations Conducted 6	Manuscripts Published 26	Participations in International Conferences 25

Back To Map

SAUDI ARABIA

Explore More

Year of Establishment 1989	Accreditation Status NA	Visit Saudi Arabia FETP Click here
Advanced Grads 189	Intermediate Grads NA	Basic Grads 60
Outbreak Investigations Conducted 141	Manuscripts Published 397	Participations in International Conferences 464

Back To Map

SUDAN

Explore More

Year of Establishment 2017	Accreditation Status NA	Visit Sudan FETP Click here
Advanced Grads 14	Intermediate Grads 11	Basic Grads 112
Outbreak Investigations Conducted 59	Manuscripts Published 5	Participations in International Conferences 6

Back To Map

TUNISIA

Explore More

Year of Establishment 2017	Accreditation Status NA	Visit Tunisia FETP Click here
Advanced Grads NA	Intermediate Grads 51	Basic Grads 37
Outbreak Investigation Conducted 33	Manuscripts Published 1	Participations in International Conferences 3

Back To Map

YEMEN

Explore More

Year of Establishment 2011	Accreditation Status NA	Visit Yemen FETP Click here
Advanced Grads 53	Intermediate Grads 24	Basic Grads 450
Outbreak Investigations Conducted 59	Manuscripts Published 61	Participations in International Conferences 2

Back To Map

Polio and Routine Immunization

Working in the Eastern Mediterranean Region in line with a strategic focus, EMPHNET supports efforts for polio eradication and other vaccine preventable diseases (VPDs) elimination and control; enhancing equity and quality of immunization services; building the capacity of Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) team; strengthening leadership, management, and coordination for immunization; and enhancing evidence-based decision making through a team of experts.

Moving from strategy to practice, EMPHNET is currently focused on demand creation for vaccination; improvement of the quality of EPI data and its use at the national and sub-national levels; integration within the framework of Polio Endgame Strategy 2019–2023 in the region; community-based initiatives; public-private partnerships to enhance coverage of EPI in an equitable and sustainable manner; establishment and enhancement of different surveillance systems such as Acute Flaccid paralysis, Congenital rubella syndrome, and measles. EMPHNET also supports institutionalizing and enhancing microplanning at the national, sub-national, and field levels; conducting different operational studies to provide evidence to the decision makers; and strengthening National Immunization Technical Advisory Groups (NITAGs).

Contributions

Improving access to and quality of vaccination

Creating demand for immunization

Contributing to global polio eradication and elimination of other vaccine-preventable diseases elimination

Enhancing evidence-based decision making and the functionality of National Immunization Technical Advisory Groups

Improving data quality, management, use for Expanded Programs (EPIs) on Immunization

Building the workforce capacity of EPIs

Current Projects

Project Name	Project Period	Country
Enhance Immunization of Nomadic Populations	2024	Somalia
Consolidate Community Engagement to Enhance Vaccination Acceptance in High-risk Districts	2024	Pakistan
Support a Cohort of the Public Health Empowerment Program for Polio Eradication Officers (PHEP-PEO)	2023-2024	Afghanistan
Support Operational Studies to Improve “VPDs Immunization and VPD Surveillance”	2023-2024	Eastern Mediterranean Region
Support Operationalizing Routine Microplanning	2023-2024	Somalia
Support Operationalizing the Implementation of Polio Village Volunteers Project to Strengthen VPDs Reporting and Reaching the Zero Dose Children in Hot Zones	2023-2024	Yemen
Provide Technical Assistance to Nangahar Province to Improve Polio and Immunization Program Functionality	2023-2024	Afghanistan
The Way Forward for Pertussis Control in the Middle East and North Africa: Focus on Maternal Immunization	2023-2024	Eastern Mediterranean Region

Completed Projects

Project Name	Project Period	Country
Accelerate Polio Integration within the Context of Newly Developed Polio End Game Strategy and Post-certification Strategy in Selected EMR Countries	2019-2021	Eastern Mediterranean Region
Communication Strategy for Expanded Program on Immunization and Improving Interpersonal Communication for Immunization	2018-2020	Afghanistan, Iraq, and Yemen
Community-based Initiative: Establishment of Community-based Surveillance	2017-2020	Iraq
Consolidate and Maintain functionality of integrated VPDs Community surveillance in Sudan	2021-2022	Sudan
Consolidate Integration of Immunization in Practice and Interpersonal Communication (IPC)	2022-2023	Iraq
COVID-19 Vaccine Capacity Building in Tunisia and Rapid Response to Public Health Emergencies Globally	2022-2023	Tunisia
Demand Creation of Community to Vaccination During Emergencies in Iraq	2019-2021	Iraq
Enhance EMR Countries Evidence-based Decision-making Processes for EPI Through Supporting Operational Research in Priority Areas	2019-2021	Eastern Mediterranean Region
Establish Community-based Surveillance for AFP in Border Provinces	2022-2023	Lebanon
Evaluation of Public Health Empowerment Program -Surveillance for Polio Surveillance Officers (PHEP-SPO) Cohorts Targeting EPI Officers at the Governorate Level in Yemen	2019-2021	Yemen
Evaluation of Public Health Empowerment Program -Surveillance for Polio Surveillance Officers (PHEP-SPO) in Sudan	2019-2021	Sudan
Expanding AFP Surveillance in Selected Districts in Yemen by Supporting the Polio Village Volunteer (PVVs) Project	2019-2020	Yemen
Improve Immunization Frontline Workers’ Capabilities in Limiting the Risk of SARS-CoV-2 Transmission During Vaccination Sessions in Priority Countries	2020-2021	Eastern Mediterranean Region
Improving Expanded Program on Immunization Data Management	2017-2020	Afghanistan
Improve Performance of Immunization Program	2022-2023	Egypt
Improving Performance of RI in Practice in Iraq	2019-2021	Iraq
Incentivize the Frontline Health Workers (Vaccinators and Provincial Supervisors) to Increase Vaccination Coverage	2022-2023	Afghanistan
Increase Demand for Immunization Services in Afghanistan	2019-2021	Afghanistan
Increasing Demand for Immunization Services	2017-2020	Afghanistan
Minimize Vaccine Hesitancy and Create Demand for Vaccination in Low Performing Provinces	2022-2023	Afghanistan
Outcome to Impact: Supporting Public Health Empowerment Program -Surveillance for Polio Surveillance Officers (PHEP-SPO) Projects in Sudan	2019-2021	Sudan
Partnership with Private Health Service Providers to Improve Immunization Coverage in Afghanistan	2019- 2021	Afghanistan
Positioning Immunization as a Backbone to achieve UHC in Post COVID 19 Arena	2020-2021	Eastern Mediterranean Region
Provide Logistic Support to Polio Eradication Activities and Measles Surveillance, with a Focus on Surveillance Data Management	2022-2023	Somalia
Provide Technical and Logistical Support for the Implementation of Polio/RI Communications' Training Needs Assessment in Iraq	2019-2021	Iraq
Reinforce the Components of AFP Surveillance	2022-2023	Morocco
Scale-up of PVV Project to Strengthen VPDs Surveillance and Improving Immunization Coverage in Hot Zones	2022-2023	Yemen
Strengthening Acute Flaccid Paralysis and Vaccine Preventable Diseases Surveillance	2017-2020	Egypt and Iraq
Strengthen EPI Functionality Through Supporting District Microplanning	2022-2023	Sudan
Strengthen Immunization System at the Sub-National Level Through Supportive Supervision and Remote Monitoring	2022-2023	Afghanistan
Strengthening Performance of Routine Immunization Quality and Equity through Supportive Supervision	2017-2020	Afghanistan and Iraq
Strengthening Performance of Routine Immunization Quality and Equity Microplanning for Routine Immunization	2016-2018	Iraq and Jordan
Strengthen the Functionality of NITAGs	2019-2021	Eastern Mediterranean Region
Support EPI Programs in Reaching Defaulters and Unimmunized Children in Priority Countries	2020-2021	Eastern Mediterranean Region
Support Operationalizing Routine Microplanning in the Priority Provinces with More Focus on Integrating EPI and LHW Programs	2022-2023	Pakistan
Support Strengthen EPI Microplanning Skills at State and District Levels	2022-2023	Somalia
Support the MOH in Operationalizing RI Micro-plans in Pakistan	2019-2021	Pakistan
Support the MOH in Priority Countries to Update RI Micro-Plans and Mop-up Activities in the Context of COVID-19 to Sustain Immunization Coverage-Sudan	2020-2021	Sudan
Supporting Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance in Strengthening the Health Sector Partners’ Forum in Sudan	2018	Sudan
Utilize Polio Program Assets to Reach the Targets for Measles/Rubella Elimination and Strengthening RI Program in Iraq	2019-2021	Iraq
Support conducting AFP surveillance internal review in Iraq	2021-2022	Iraq