SOUTH AFRICAN FIELD EPIDEMIOLOGY TRAINING PROGRAMME INTERMEDIATE COMPLETION CEREMONY By Dywele Zizipho The first day of the South African Field Epidemiology Training Programme (SAFETP) Intermediate Completion Ceremony, held on 4 December 2025 at Kennaway Hotel in East London, brought together trainees and public health partners to reflect on the progress made in strengthening disease surveillance and outbreak response across districts in the Eastern Cape. The technical presentations began with s

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