Table 1.
Programmatic Overview of 32 FETPs Enrolling Veterinarians and Veterinary Paraprofessionals (VPPs) in 2017.
| Total programs (N = 32) |
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|---|---|---|
| Program characteristics | n | % |
| Location according to World Health Organization region | ||
| Africa | 21 | 66 |
| Americas | 5 | 16 |
| South-East Asia | 1 | 3 |
| Eastern Mediterranean | 1 | 3 |
| European | 3 | 9 |
| Western Pacific | 1 | 3 |
| In-country implementing partnersa | ||
| Ministry of health (MoH) | 14 | 44 |
| Ministry of agriculture (MoAg) | 7 | 22 |
| International organizations (FAO: 5; WHO: 3; both: 1) | 8 | 25 |
| University(s) | 11 | 34 |
| FETP networks (e.g. TEPHINET, AFENET) | 11 | 34 |
| Other U.S. Government funded organizations (Defense Threat Reduction Agency: 1, United States Agency for International Development: 1, both: 1) | 3 | 9 |
| Other: including local public health institutes, contracted partners, other national ministries | 10 | 31 |
| Program linkagesa | ||
| MoH | 32 | 100 |
| MoAg | 24 | 75 |
| Ministry of education (MoE) | 9 | 28 |
| Multisectoral, One Health coordinating mechanism (MCM) | 8 | 25 |
| University | 20 | 63 |
| Research institutions | 17 | 53 |
| Other: military, police, national lab, medical school | 5 | 16 |
| Number of staff per program | ||
| 1–2 | 10 | 34 |
| 3–5 | 12 | 41 |
| 6–9 | 4 | 14 |
| 10+ | 3 | 10 |
| In-country FETP staffb | 30 | 94 |
| Multisectoral, One Health coordinating mechanism (MCM)c | 22 | 69 |
| CDC One Health program staff or coordinatord | 10 | 31 |
| One Health specific training for traineese | 21 | 66 |
| If no, are willing to incorporate a One Health training | 10 | 100 |
| Veterinary Training | ||
| Country has a veterinary training program or veterinary school | 21 | 66 |
| County has other veterinary epidemiology training programs (i.e., FAO's ISAVET) | 3 | 9 |
| Veterinarians/VPPs have mentors | 30 | 94 |
| If yes, mentors are veterinarians | 20 | 63 |
| Workforce Development | ||
| MOU with the following ministries/sectors: | ||
| MoAg | 9 | 28 |
| MoH | 22 | 69 |
| MoE | 2 | 6 |
| Veterinary/VPP FETP graduates are guaranteed permanent positions with host ministry/sector | 24 | 75 |
| Believe current FETP curriculum is sufficient for veterinary/VPP to perform job functions within the animal health sector | 13 | 41 |
FETP: Field Epidemiology Training Program; FAO: Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations; WHO: World Health Organization; TEPHINET: Training Programs in Epidemiology and Public Health Interventions Network; AFENET: African Field Epidemiology Network; CDC: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; ISVAET: In-service applied veterinary epidemiology training; MOU: Memorandum of Understanding.
Multiple response options are possible per program.
Staff dedicated to supporting the FETP program that are based in the country.
A mechanism that acts to strengthen or develop collaboration, communication, and coordination across the sectors responsible for addressing zoonotic diseases and other One Health challenges at a national or subnational level [13].
Designated US CDC staff focused on One Health topics within a CDC Country Office.
Training that incorporates aspects of One Health (An approach to address a health threat at the human-animal-environment interface based on collaboration, communication, and coordination across all relevant sectors and disciplines, with the ultimate goal of achieving optimal health outcomes for both people and animals [13]).