Outbreak investigations, surveillance data analyses and evaluations conducted in Namibia by advanced NamFELTP trainees, 2014–2019
| Characteristic | No | Percentage |
| Outbreak investigations and response | ||
| Zoonotic diseases (foot and mouth, rabies, anthrax, CCHF, Rift Valley fever) | 13 | 37 |
| Vaccine preventable diseases (measles, rubella, chickenpox, tetanus, meningitis) | 10 | 29 |
| Food-waterborne diseases (cholera, schistosomiasis, acute watery diarrhoea, hepatitis E virus) | 8 | 23 |
| Malaria | 3 | 9 |
| H1N1 influenza | 1 | 3 |
| Subtotal | 35 | 100 |
| Surveillance data analyses and surveillance system evaluation | ||
| TB/HIV | 17 | 33 |
| Vaccine preventable disease (measles, rubella, chicken pox, tetanus, meningitis) | 11 | 22 |
| Zoonotic diseases (foot and mouth, rabies, brucellosis, bovine spongiform encephalitis) | 7 | 14 |
| Food-waterborne diseases (cholera, schistosomiasis, acute watery diarrhoea) | 5 | 10 |
| Malaria | 5 | 10 |
| Maternal and Neonatal Health | 3 | 6 |
| Others (accident and injuries, mental health, clubfoot) | 3 | 6 |
| Subtotal | 51 | 100 |
| Epidemiological studies | ||
| Non-communicable diseases (hypertension, diabetes, breast, cervical and prostate cancers) | 8 | 26 |
| Zoonotic diseases (rabies, porcine cysticercosis, foot and mouth) | 6 | 19 |
| Others (food safety, patient referral patterns, hepatitis E virus) | 4 | 13 |
| Maternal and child health (adverse pregnancy outcomes, neonatal mortality, stillbirth and childhood undermalnutrition) | 4 | 13 |
| TB | 4 | 13 |
| Vaccine preventable diseases (measles, hepatitis B) | 2 | 7 |
| HIV | 2 | 7 |
| Malaria | 1 | 3 |
| Subtotal | 31 | 100 |
| Total | 117 |
NamFELTP, Namibia Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Programme; TB, tuberculosis.