Rapid expansion of the Frontline Field Epidemiology Training Program across 124 districts in India, 2021–2023
This paper portrays the feasibility of not only implementing a 3-month FETP in India's diverse context but, given the complexity of health challenges in an increasingly interconnected environment, its flexibility to be naturally transitioned towards One Health FETP (named SectorConnect in India). It highlights a milestone in India's journey towards realizing the goals set under the One India FETP Roadmap for having at least one trained field epidemiologist per district.
Authors
- Ameya Vaze
- Shaileja Yadav (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9746-9275)
- Kristin VanderEnde
- Sukarma Tanwar
- Meghna Desai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6703-3355)
- Meera Dhuria
- Sushma Choudhary (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-7840-4633)
- Sujeet K. Singh
- Arti Bahl
- Himanshu Chauhan
- Atul Goel
- Rajesh Yadav
- S. K. Jain
Institutions
- National Center for Disease Control (IN)
- Voluntary Health Services Hospital (IN)
- Education and Research Network (IN)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (UG)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KE)
- Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Health Research Policy and Systems
- Published
- 2026-01-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12961-025-01431-8
- Primary Topic
- Zoonotic diseases and public health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00