Ethiopia Global Infectious Diseases Training Program

项目总结 埃塞俄比亚由传染病和营养不良造成的儿童发病率和死亡率很高。尽管 在过去十年中取得了实质性进展，在控制和预防儿科传染病方面存在巨大差距 而营养仍然存在。需要先进的研究和培训，以提供关于 发病率和死亡率以及最有效的解决办法；然而，埃塞俄比亚缺乏这方面的研究能力。 这一培训方案旨在培训一大批公共卫生研究人员，使他们能够(A)担任校长 领导独立研究项目的调查人员专注于儿科传染病和 (B)在埃塞俄比亚教授传染病和营养研究。该培训计划的目标是开发 埃塞俄比亚在儿科传染病和营养领域的熟练研究人员。我们建议提供 对公共卫生领导人进行流行病学方法、操作和卫生服务方面的研究培训； 实质性专题领域和专业技能，重点是儿童腹泻疾病和急性腹泻 呼吸道感染。该计划的结构将提供适当的平衡，短期，中期和 为亚的斯亚贝巴大陆学院学员提供在波士顿和埃塞俄比亚的长期培训机会 公共卫生和埃塞俄比亚的两个合作机构：亚的斯亚贝巴大学和哈拉马亚 大学。主要培养策略为：18个月博士后奖学金，短期博士后 培训、强化的短期课程和研究座谈会。该项目总共将培训8名博士后研究员， 10名短期博士研究员，并为大约300名研究人员和 专业人士，我们预计至少有50人完成一系列四门课程才能获得应届毕业生 全球传染病证书。此外，还将通过年度研讨会接触到数百人。 学员将受益于正在进行的流行病学研究、临床试验和操作研究。 在埃塞俄比亚的参与机构的方案。这些活动将为以下人员提供独特的培训机会 研究设计和实施、数据分析和职业发展。研究经费将颁发给 回国的博士后实习生，以促进融入埃塞俄比亚的研究环境。可交付成果包括 手稿和研究提案的开发。研究结果将传播给医疗保健提供者， 决策者、学术机构的学生和教职员工以及更广泛的科学界通过年度 在亚的斯亚贝巴举行的研讨会。哈佛大学和ACIPH在儿科传染病方面拥有丰富经验的教职员工 营养研究将在整个项目中指导受训者。高级培训咨询 委员会将评估正在进行的研究进展，并将负责项目监督。培训 该计划将培养一支熟练的公共卫生专业人员队伍，并促进儿科的可持续能力 埃塞俄比亚的传染病和营养研究。

PROJECT SUMMARY Ethiopia has high rates of child morbidity and mortality caused by infectious diseases and malnutrition. Despite substantial progress over the past decade, large gaps in the control and prevention of pediatric infectious diseases and nutrition remain. Advanced research and training is needed to provide scientific evidence on the causes of morbidity and mortality and the most effective solutions; however, this research capacity is lacking in Ethiopia. This training program aims to train a critical mass of public health researchers to (a) work as principal investigators leading independent research programs focused on questions of pediatric infectious diseases and (b) teach infectious disease and nutrition research in Ethiopia. The goal of this training program is to develop skilled researchers in Ethiopia in the area of pediatric infectious diseases and nutrition. We propose to provide research training to public health leaders in epidemiological methods, operations and health services, substantive topic areas, and professional skills, with a focus on childhood diarrheal diseases and acute respiratory infections. The program will be structured to provide an appropriate balance of short, medium, and long-term training opportunities in Boston and Ethiopia for participants from Addis Continental Institute of Public Health and the two collaborating institutions in Ethiopia: Addis Ababa University and Haramaya University. The principle training strategies are: 18-month postdoctoral fellowships, short-term doctoral training, intensive short courses, and research symposia. In total, the program will train 8 postdoctoral fellows, 10 short-term doctoral fellows, and provide short course instruction to approximately 300 researchers and professionals, of whom we anticipate at least 50 to complete a series of four courses to obtain a proposed graduate certificate in global infectious diseases. Additionally, hundreds will be reached through annual symposia. Trainees will benefit from exposure to ongoing epidemiological studies, clinical trials, and operations research programs at participating institutions in Ethiopia. These activities will provide unique training opportunities for study design and implementation, data analysis and career advancement. Research funds will be awarded to returning postdoctoral trainees to facilitate integration into the research setting in Ethiopia. Deliverables include manuscript and research proposal development. Research findings will be disseminated to health care providers, policy makers, students and faculty at academic institutions, and the broader scientific community via an annual symposium in Addis Ababa. Harvard and ACIPH faculty with extensive experience in pediatric infectious disease and nutrition research will mentor trainees throughout the program. A senior-level Training Advisory Committee will evaluate ongoing research progress and will be charged with program oversight. The training program will develop a cadre of skilled public health professionals and facilitate sustainable capacity in pediatric infectious disease and nutrition research in Ethiopia.