On the 24th of January 2018, the TEPHINET Global Accrediting Body reached the decision to confer full accreditation upon the Zimbabwe Field Epidemiology training program ( ZIMFETP) making it one of the eight programs to be accredited worldwide. ZIMFETP becomes one of the only three African countries to be accredited after Kenya and Cameroon. Being accredited demonstrates the visible commitment the program has for quality improvement and validates that the program is well able to provide essential public health services. Besides international recognition, the same recognition is transferred onto the program trainees and graduates.