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Celebrating Ten Years of Success in the Eastern Mediterranean Region

Ten years ago, a public health network by the name of EMPHNET was launched as A Driving Force for Change in the heart of one of the most troubled regions in the world to become today, as GHD|EMPHNET, a leading organization in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) that is Working Together for Better Health. This year marks ten years of GHD|EMPHNET making a difference in the public health scene in EMR countries, building workforce capacities, strengthening programs, supporting research for informed decision-making, and enhancing networking through strategic collaborations with ministries of health and organizations with similar missions to ours.

Ten years ago, a public health network by the name of EMPHNET was launched as A Driving Force for Change in the heart of one of the most troubled regions in the world to become today, as GHD|EMPHNET, a leading organization in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) that is Working Together for Better Health. This year marks ten years of GHD|EMPHNET making a difference in the public health scene in EMR countries, building workforce capacities, strengthening programs, supporting research for informed decision-making, and enhancing networking through strategic collaborations with ministries of health and organizations with similar missions to ours.

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provid<strong>in</strong>g technical assistance and support to public health entities to conduct operational<br />

research. Ensur<strong>in</strong>g to <strong>in</strong>tegrate <strong>in</strong>formation technology tools <strong>in</strong> conduct<strong>in</strong>g operational<br />

research, GHD|EMPHNET conducts operational research to cover priority areas <strong>in</strong> applied<br />

epidemiology.<br />

GHD|EMPHENT was<br />

<strong>in</strong>volved <strong>in</strong> over 45<br />

research projects with<br />

various timel<strong>in</strong>es spann<strong>in</strong>g<br />

from months to years.<br />

Research covered sexual and<br />

reproductive health, refugee<br />

health, public health <strong>in</strong> mass<br />

ga<strong>the</strong>r<strong>in</strong>gs, and zoonotic<br />

diseases.<br />

GHD|EMPHNET produced over<br />

60 publications <strong>in</strong> areas <strong>of</strong><br />

field epidemiology, reproductive<br />

health, non-communicable<br />

diseases, polio and rout<strong>in</strong>e<br />

immunization, <strong>in</strong>fectious<br />

diseases, emerg<strong>in</strong>g and reemerg<strong>in</strong>g<br />

<strong>in</strong>fections, surveillance,<br />

and more.<br />

GHD|EMPHNET builds <strong>the</strong><br />

capacity <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> region’s FETPs<br />

<strong>in</strong> develop<strong>in</strong>g case studies <strong>in</strong><br />

public health. Over 40 case<br />

studies were developed<br />

and published with support<br />

from GHD|EMPHNET.<br />

7. INVESTING IN KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE<br />

Build<strong>in</strong>g on its unique position as <strong>the</strong> network for FETPs <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> EMR and its ability to br<strong>in</strong>g<br />

toge<strong>the</strong>r experts from all realms <strong>of</strong> public health, GHD|EMPHNET has been play<strong>in</strong>g a pivotal<br />

role <strong>in</strong> foster<strong>in</strong>g knowledge exchange among public health pr<strong>of</strong>essionals <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> region and<br />

beyond. It has been us<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>novative solutions, onl<strong>in</strong>e and <strong>of</strong>fl<strong>in</strong>e, to enable public health<br />

pr<strong>of</strong>essionals’ engagement <strong>in</strong> discussions, <strong>in</strong>formation shar<strong>in</strong>g, and proposition <strong>of</strong> solutions<br />

for overcom<strong>in</strong>g challenges, problems, and concerns.<br />

OUR INTERNSHIP PROGRAM<br />

GHD|EMPHNET provides learn<strong>in</strong>g opportunities for students <strong>in</strong>terested <strong>in</strong> pursu<strong>in</strong>g a career<br />

<strong>in</strong> public health. Between <strong>the</strong> years 2014 and 2019, recruitment <strong>of</strong> <strong>in</strong>terns was provided on an<br />

on-demand basis whereby students reached out to GHD|EMPHNET <strong>in</strong> pursuit <strong>of</strong> <strong>in</strong>ternship<br />

placement. In 2019, GHD|EMPHNET <strong>in</strong>stitutionalized <strong>the</strong> <strong>in</strong>ternship process by establish<strong>in</strong>g<br />

an <strong>in</strong>ternship program under <strong>the</strong> title “Engage” that serves students at <strong>the</strong> graduate and<br />

undergraduate levels. S<strong>in</strong>ce <strong>the</strong>n, Engage Program has been <strong>of</strong>fer<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>terns with experience<br />

<strong>in</strong> several areas to help <strong>the</strong>m shape <strong>the</strong>ir career path.<br />

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GHD|EMPHNET

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