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The impact of USAID funding on the career growth of public health professionals in DRC
The DRC has experienced multiple disease outbreaks, including Ebola, Measles, Yellow Fever, and Marburg. Many of these outbreaks happen in rural areas and congested urban settlements. The 2018-2020 Ebola outbreak in the eastern part of the country and the 2020...
Making vaccines available and accessible to women and other marginalized livestock farmers: The SheVax Story in East Africa
Women in livestock farming in Uganda have been empowered and trained on vaccines access and proper administration for both animals and poultry. This was during a project dubbed the Livestock Vaccine Innovation Fund (LVIF) undertaken to address the barriers faced by...
THE VIEW A FRONTROW SEAT: REFLECTIONS ON THE 7TH WORLD ONE HEALTH CONGRESS 2022 IN SINGAPORE
Samuel Wanjohi “We are pleased to inform you that WOHC 2022’s Scientific Committee has accepted your abstract for oral presentation”. This 18-word sentence ushered in what would be a memorable experience, packed with happiness, albeit fraught with moments of anxiety,...
Are we failing in Taking One Health to the Community Level?
The current Ebola virus disease outbreak in Uganda, and the one going on in DRC are uncomfortable reminders that the world is not anywhere near as safe as we would like it to be. These two are coming hot on the heels of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Monkeypox...
Campagne de sensibilisation et vaccination gratuite des chiens contre la Rage au Quartier Mama Yemo dans la Commune de Mont-Ngafula
Par Prisca Kabangu S'inscrivant dans le cadre de la Journée Mondiale de lutte contre la Rage célébrée le 28 septembre de chaque année, Africa One Health University Network (AFROHUN) basé à l'école de santé publique de Kinshasa et ses partenaires notamment...
THE AFROHUN ONE HEALTH SYMPOSIUM FOR STUDENTS WAS A RESOUNDING SUCCESS
Students are our major currency; the bulk of the work that we do, involves building One Health competencies among pre-service work force. AFROUN has in the recent past started an aggressive process of alumni tracking and engagement to improve the design and delivery...
Kenya Frontline workers’ Training Needs Assessment provides key insights to improving Training and building competencies
In Year 1 of the One Health Workforce Next Generation (OHW-NG) project, AFROHUN-Kenya conducted a One Health training needs assessment (TNA) for frontline workers in Kenya, including Community Health Workers (and/or Community Health Extension Workers) and Agricultural...
The Kenya One Health Demonstration Site Field Attachment: A Learning Experience like no Other
In August of this year, AFROHUN Kenya conducted field-based training for undergraduate and graduate students in One Health approaches to addressing issues within selected communities through service-learning at One Health Demonstration Sites. Thirty (30) students...
Scaling up the Implementation of One Health Approach in Kenya
AFROHUN-Kenya conducted a desk review of One Health policy and other documents in Kenya and evaluated the capacity of the current framework for addressing complex health issues using a One Health approach. The desk review aimed to generate evidence that can inform...
Perspectives from the Leaders: past SOHIC President University of Ngaoundere – Cameroon
Ndongmo Njukeng Tarcisius My name is Ndongmo Njukeng Tarcisius, a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine final Year student at the University of Ngaoundere in Cameroon. I am the pioneer President of the University of Ngaoundere SOHIC; a term that ended on 22nd November 2021....
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