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Syria’s second FETP cohort trains to strengthen disease surveillance and outbreak response
By World Health Organization ReliefWeb
· July 16, 2026
· 2 min read
. Disease surveillance helps health authorities identify unusual patterns of illness before they develop into wider outbreaks. By training public health professionals to collect, analyse and act on health data, FETP supports faster responses, helping protect families and communities in Syria and – b
Key takeaway The latest cohort brings together 37 public health professionals – 25 residents and 12 mentors – from 14 governorates.
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Category: disaster Published: July 16, 2026 Source: ReliefWeb Reading time: 2 min
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What is this story about? . Disease surveillance helps health authorities identify unusual patterns of illness before they develop into wider outbreaks. By training public health professionals to collect, analyse and act on health data, FETP supports faster responses, helping protect families and communities in Syria and – b
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