MediPIET success stories
Insights from fellows, interviews with national contact points and podcasts on the MediPIET programme.
Interviews
Nadejda Morarescu, as a MediPIET fellow, led projects on AMR surveillance and stewardship, deepening her expertise and commitment to public health.
Meet Ines Cherif, a medical doctor with a specialisation in Preventive and Community Medicine from Tunisia. Over the past two years, she has worked as an assistant professor at the Pasteur Institute of Tunis and the Faculty of Medicine of Tunis.
Meet Jonilda Sulo, a public health professional and MediPIET fellow with over 10 years of experience in infectious disease surveillance and digital health solutions.
Subhi Alshaer, a Mediterranean and Black Sea Programme for Intervention Epidemiology (MediPIET) fellow from Palestine, had the opportunity to work with ECDC’s Epidemic Intelligence team as part of an international exchange.
Insights from MediPIET fellows
Listen to the story about the MediPIET Alumni Network - featuring an inspiring perspective from Molka Osman, MediAN member and former MediPIET Fellow.
Ayham Sawalmeh shares how the MediPIET Alumni Network empowered his growth and bolstered cross-border collaboration in public health.
Alina Druc reflects on how MediPIET Alumni Network fuels collaboration, learning, and tangible impact in strengthening regional public health.
Meet Jasmin and Zakaria and discover what motivated them to join the ECDC-led fellowships and what their expectations for the future are!
Meet Salma and discover what motivated her to join the MediPIET fellowship and what her expectations for the future are!
Meet Sebastian and Marta and discover what motivated them to join the fellowships and what their expectations for the future are!
Meet Subhi and Hawraa and discover what motivated them to join the fellowships and what their expectations for the future are!
Meet Tine and Naim and discover what motivated them to join the fellowships and what their expectations for the future are!
ECDC Head of the Fellowship Programmes - Adam Roth used the occassion of the September course to talk to an EPIET alumni, fellowship facilitator and RKI expert - Ute Rexroth.
Listen to Milena Bainduri (Georgia) and Petar Đurić (Serbia) talking about their experiences and lessons learned during the CBRN module in Montenegro.
Listen to Besfort Kryeziu (Kosovo) and Ines Cherif (Tunisia) talking about their experiences and lessons learned during the CBRN module in Montenegro.
Listen to Yousef Mosleh (Palestine) and Jebril Gebril (Libya) talking about their experiences and lessons learned during the CBRN module in Montenegro.
Listen to Florie Miftari Basholli and Albiona Rashiti-Bytyçi from Kosovo talking about their experiences and lessons learned during the CBRN module in Montenegro.
During one of the latest training sessions organised for the MediPIET fellowship, we asked some of the participants to share their thoughts about the programme. So, meet Jebril, Milena & Nadejda - fellows from Libya, Georgia and Moldova.
During one of the latest training sessions organised for the MediPIET fellowship, we asked some of the participants to share their thoughts about the programme. So, meet Ines, Florie & Petar - fellows from Tunesia, Kosovo* and Serbia.
During one of the latest training sessions organised for the MediPIET fellowship, we asked some of the participants to share their thoughts about the programme. So, meet Emna, Lusine & Ayah - fellows from Tunisia, Armenia and Palestine.
During one of the latest training sessions organised for the MediPIET fellowship, we asked some of the participants to share their thoughts about the programme. So, meet Muhammed, Anisa and Abass - fellows from Libya, Albania and Lebanon.
During one of the latest training sessions organised for the MediPIET fellowship, we asked some of the participants to share their thoughts about the programme. So, meet Jonilda, Donjet and Mona - fellows from Albania, Kosovo* and Lebanon.
Lika Karichashvili talks about the hepatitis surveillance project she works on in Georgia & how the MediPIET programme has benefitted her professional development.
Lina Chaito joined the MediPIET fellowship in September 2021. She is currently involved in building a new programme in Lebanon called Frontline FETP.
MediPIET fellow Besfort Kryeziu is working on a COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness project in Kosovo. Discover what he has learned so far and what he would like to work with after graduation from the ECDC-led program.
Postcards from the field
Medical Doctor Sonia Dhaouadi (Cohort 2021) is the first #MediPIET fellow participating in an international assignment. She talks about her mission to Antigua and Barbuda, where she trained local staff in epidemiology, contributed to #COVID19 surveillance work.
National focal points
See our three interviews on the future of MediPIET with the National Focal Points from Georgia - Prof. Paata Imnadze, Montenegro - Dr Aleksandar Obradović, and Tunisia - Prof. Nissaf Bouafif ép Ben Alaya.
Podcast episodes
Fellowships at ECDC
Our head of fellowship programmes at ECDC talks about fellowship opportunities at ECDC, including MediPIET.
Outbreak investigation and the EU Initiative on Health Security
Our expert in community preparedness Svetla Tsolova discusses outbreak investigation. She mentions the EU Initiative on Health Security, the EU initiative behind MediPIET.