SNAPSHOT

During March, FEiA shared several inspiring stories as part of International Women’s Day; there are links below, make sure you check them out. We also celebrated the graduation of PNG’s second Frontline One Health FETP cohort, this time from West Sepik. Significant progress was made developing the 5-day competency based Rapid Response Team training curriculum; this is the 3rd phase of a 5 part program to strengthen RRT capacity across PNG. The first 5-day RRT training kicks off in April! We also met with key partners from across the region as the team plans for a new phase of FEiA.

Caption: Graduating class of West Sepik; PNG’s Frontline One Health Field Epidemiology Training Program in action

HIGHLIGHTS

• PNG Frontline FETP Workshop 3 - the first cohort of Frontline FETP fellows graduated from West Sepik (pictured above). It was an amazing workshop, bringing together professionals from the animal, environmental and health sectors. Almost all of the trainers and mentors for the Frontline FETP are graduates of the intermediate and advanced FETP in PNG. We’ll be providing more details on the Frontline experiences from West New Britain and West Sepik Frontline programs in upcoming correspondence - stay tuned.

  
  

• The Papua New Guinea Rapid Response Team (RRT) program training team is preparing for a busy schedule of training from April with plans to cover the remaining provinces (8) for initiation training (phase 1) and 15 provinces for after-training-reviews (phase 2) by the end of the year.

  The development of phase 3 of the RRT program curriculum - due to pilot as a five day course involving both technical and scenario-based training in the National Capital District in May - is progressing well. One of our FEiA epidemiologists met with partners in the World Health Organization (Geneva) last week, to discuss the phase 3 curriculum and future phases of the PNG RRT program including any collaboration potential between the Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network (GOARN) of WHO and FEiA.

Caption: One of PNG’s Frontline faculty, Dr Elaine Hevoho, mentoring during the West Sepik Frontline One Health FETP

UPCOMING

• Intermediate FETP Cohort 9, Workshop 1 - PNG (April 2023)

• Frontline FETP, Morobe, workshop 1 - PNG (April 2023)

• Train the Trainer workshop on adult teaching and learning for junior faculty - PNG (April 2023)

• Pilot of 5 day Competency based RRT (April 2023)

• Intermediate Cohort 8, workshop 3 - PNG (June 2023)

• Sols FETP Cohort 3 - Solomon Islands (July 2023)

Graduate Stories: Stewart

Meet Stewart, a graduate of the Intermediate and Advanced FETP in PNG and a Surveillance Officer at Angau Hospital. Thanks to an Australian Award PNG Scholarship, he's now studying a Graduate Certificate in Health Sciences (Disease Control and Infection Prevention and Control) at the Queensland University of Technology.

Sols FETP Graduates Video

Our first Sols FETP Cohort graduated in July, 2022! We had a chance to catch up with a few of the incredible graduates and hear about their proudest moments and the advice they have for future participants. Check out their inspiring stories in the video below.

International Womens Day

In celebration of International Women's Day, we have been featuring insights from FETP faculty and team members on what "Embrace Equity" means for their work. From Papua New Guinea to the Solomon Islands, our colleagues have shared inspiring stories on the importance of diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunities in achieving health for all. Read the full blogs below.

IWD TEPHINET Interview - Rachel Mather

As part of international womens day, FEIA Program lead, Rachel Mather, was interviewed about her PHD research in “Understanding and Prioritizing Gender Equity in FETP”. Her research focuses on understanding women’s experiences in FETPs & identifying strategies to ensure training minimizes unintended consequences for women. Click on the image to read the full blog.

PHOTO OF THE MONTH

Caption: FEiA says farewell to Dr Jo Taylor (front) who has taken up a full time role with the Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. She stays on with FEiA as a mentor; we look forward to continuing our work with her.

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