The NCDC EIS program helped me work closely with health systems around the country. It gave me the broader picture of how I can be a resource to this country. I am leading the operations of safetynet in the southern part of India.
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The Department of Health & Family Welfare, Government of Kerala, in collaboration with ICMR NIE has launched it's first state-specific intermediate Field Epidemiology Program in Thiruvananthapuram.
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The Third contact session of the second cohort of the Intermediate Field Epidemiology Training Programme (I-FETP) was successfully conducted at the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), New Delhi, from 2 to 6 February 2026. The five-day workshop focused on scientific Reporeport writing and abstract preparation and was attended by nine I-FETP officers from the National Institute of Public Health Training and Research (NIPHTR) in Mumbai. The session was facilitated by expert coaches and faculty from SAFETYNET.
We recently concluded an intensive 5-day (11th May to 15th May, 2026), 4th Contact Session for the Intermediate Field Epidemiology Training Programme (IFETP) at the All India Institute of Hygiene and Public Health (AIIHPH),Kolkata focusing on data analysis. The comprehensive workshop guided participating officers through the entire data workflow, beginning with an introduction to data types, statistical tests, and data cleaning before diving deep into hands-on software applications. Officers mastered descriptive epidemiology-specifically time and person analysis-using the Jamovi interface, and gained vital geospatial skills for place analysis using QGIS. The true highlight of the session was watching the officers transition from guided software demonstrations to analysing their own actual epidemiological study data. By the end of the contact session, they were independently cleaning data and rapidly generating effective spot maps, choropleth maps, and epidemic curves. This efficient analysis was made possible by the newly developed Jamovi and QGIS modules built by our team to streamline public health workflows.
The National Centre for Disease Control successfully conducted a five-day Scientific Writing Workshop for EIS Officers (19–23 January 2026), aimed at strengthening the ability of field epidemiologists to translate public health evidence into high-quality scientific publications.
National Institute of Public Health Training and Research, Mumbai in collaboration with the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Delhi, organised a Report Writing Workshop for second Cohort of Intermediate Field Epidemiology Training Programme (I-FETP) trainees
Congratulations to Dr Arzoo Meshram, EIS Officer at National Centre for Disease Control, for delivering an oral presentation at the EIS Conference 2026 in Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta, and being honoured with the William H. Foege Award for best oral presentation.
Nine Intermediate Field Epidemiology Training Program (I-FETP) officers from Cohort II at the National Institute of Public Health Training and Research (NIPHTR), Mumbai, participated in the Indian Public Health Association Conference 2026 (IPHACON 2026), held at Katuri Medical College, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, from 13 to 15 March 2026 and Dr. Chirag R Sonkusare Dr Chirag R Sonkusare was awarded the Second Prize in the Oral Presentation (PG Category) at IPHACON 2026.
Dr. Ankita Singh, EIS Officer from Cohort 11, whose paper titled “Outbreak Investigation of Hepatitis B & Hepatitis C in Village Sonsari, Uttar Pradesh” received the Promising Paper Award in the 7th Amrita International Public Health Conference 2025 held at Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre
The NCDC EIS program helped me work closely with health systems around the country. It gave me the broader picture of how I can be a resource to this country. I am leading the operations of safetynet in the southern part of India.
The field mentoring system helped me understand the field realities in my day to day work. This knowledge helped me in serving my population better. Today I am able to analyse the data of my population with more systematic methods.
Classes on surveillance system setting up and evaluation helped me to set up a SARI surveillance system in the state. I have my heart felt gratitude for my mentors in the FETP program who helped me realize a dream come true.
Applied epidemiology courses has been very useful to enhance my skills as a Public Health Professional for supporting the state and districts in outbreak response and mitigation.
The EIS program has enabled me to epidemiologically analyze the public health situation which helped me to deliver in more effective way. I felt more confident in investigating outbreak in a scientific way after attending EIS. I could also credit the EIS program for refining my writing skills through scientific workshops and webinars
Undertaking AEP program was technically very enriching experience. I really appreciate the fact that this training aims and has inbuilt in it the skill building component, through LEARN BY DOING IT approach beyond just technical knowledge. Now you know why they say PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTITIONER. Somehow the very training process ends up giving you a very novel and practical perspective to any given public health situation which enables you to take strategic positioning.
