One Health Central and Eastern Africa (OHCEA) Officially Launched in Cameroon.
OHCEA is a network of 21 Public Health and Veterinary Higher Education Institutions that are located in eight African countries including Cameroon. OHCEA’s main goal is to build capacity in One Health through multi-disciplinary research, training and community...
One Health Systems Mapping and Analysis Resource Toolkit Training Regional Opens in Kampala
Response to emerging threats requires strong institutions that are supported in meeting government identified workforce needs that will influence the development of the current ‘in-service’ workforce and that of the future ‘pre-service’ workforce through improved...
Expelling Bats from a Primary School in Kahendero, Kasese Municipality
During the OH Field Attachments in Kasese Municipality, a multidisciplinary team of about fifteen students Social Scientists (4), Environmental Health Scientists (2), Meteologist (1), Biomedical Laboratory Technologist (1), Telecommunications Engineer (1) Industrial...
Hand Washing: Examples of models delivered by the students on One Health Institute at Makerere University
Frequent Hand washing prevents spread of disease (such as Salmonella, respiratory infections, diarhoeal diseases) from one individual to another. It is also important that hands are washed properly using correct techniques, with clean water and soap. Where possible...
Use of Mobile Cellphone Apps to Deliver a One Health Service
Three multidisciplinary teams of undergraduate students at Makerere University implemented competitively selected research innovations in the community, that were adapted towards the use of the smart mobile cellphone to deliver one health service. These One Health...
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Review of Veterinary Public Health & Master of Public Health (Epidemiology and Environmental Health) Curricula
Between late August and early September 2016, a workshop was held at Saly (Mbour), to review the two curricula in order to incorporate IHR, PVS pathway, OH competencies and GHSA. Twenty four (24) participants from the respective disciplines (animal, human and...
Cameroon Students Commend Training on Zoonotic Diseases
Building the future One Health workforce continues to be a major area of focus for OHCEA and its partners. In Cameroon, a two-day training on zoonotic diseases was conducted for undergraduate students of Université des Montagnes (UdM) from November 30 to December 1,...