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Strengthening field epidemiology in Africa: The Zimbabwe Field Epidemiology Training Program
The Zimbabwe Masters in Public Health Program is a 2-year competency based training that consists of classroom teaching (30%) and on the job field training (70%). The MPH program was created in 1993 with the aim of assisting the Ministry of Health and Child Welfare create a permanent capacity to recruit, train, and employ public health practitioners to sustain the public health infrastructure. ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Community Medicine
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0970-0218
DOI: 10.4103/0970-0218.53418