​The Programme for European Public Health Microbiology Training (EUPHEM) started in 2008 as a pilot two-year fellowship programme with two fellows in the first cohort. Based on the positive experience after the first two years the programme continued and expanded the number of countries and public health laboratories involved. In 2013, while 4 fellows are graduating, the new cohort starts the 2 year fellowship in nine different EUPHEM training sites.  

Candidates selected to participate in the third round interviews had the opportunity to meet representatives of the available Training Sites.

For the first time, ECDC and the Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) jointly organised a capacity-building workshop to discuss the challenges of incorporating emergency risk communication in all aspects of public health emergency preparedness planning. The workshop ‘How can we be better prepared for the next global health threat - Planning and implementing emergency risk communication’ took place 7-8 September in Stockholm and convened over 60 public health experts from Asian and EU/EEA countries.​

A postcard from the field by Viktor Dahl, EPIET cohort 2013

Since mid-September, Kindia prefecture has reported about 50 cases of Ebola virus disease, half of which were community deaths.

A postcard from the field by Cristina Valencia, EPIET fellow, cohort 2015

Pieter Smit is a microbiologist by training, with a specialisation in international public health. He completed his PhD at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine before joining the EUPHEM programme.

Zoltán shares his experiences from his recent mission to Guéckédou, Guinea.