The five leaders at the forefront of fighting superbugs in Uganda
By Susan Nakayiza Namata, a resident of Bwaise and a mother of two (not real names of the characters or places) rears a few chickens at home. Namata has big healthy looking chicken and when asked what her secret is? She smiles and says ‘The panadol I give my chicken...
Prioritizing the Environment in the management of Antimicrobial Resistance
Ruth Ketty Kisuza, Cytotechnology student- Makerere University I have been privileged to participate in several undergraduate student trainings on AMR. However, in majority of the trainings, the major emphasis when discussing AMR is Human and animal health regarding...
AFROHUN OH DIGEST July-September 2021
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AFROHUN OH DIGEST April-June 2021
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A Student’s unique experience on the AFROHUN One Health Field Experiential Learning model
In 2013, with funding from USAID, the Africa One Health University Network (AFROHUN) – OHCEA then- of which Makerere University is a member initiated the One Health Field Experiential Learning (OHFEL). The program aims at enhancing students’ knowledge and...
My field experience at home village Kigunga – a tale on One Health solutions
My name is Diana Manju, a graduate from Makerere University with a Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences, majoring in sociology. I am a cohort 2021, Africa One Health University Network (AFROHUN), fellow. I thank AFROHUN and its partners for the One Health Institute...
AFROHUN students partner with residents to save Bujagaali Swamp in Nansana Municipality – Wakiso district
Due to urbanization and rising population growth, Uganda faces the challenge of slums. Most parts of the country in the central region and its suburbs are faced with the mushrooming of slums due to urbanization and rising population growth. One such area is Nansana...
One Health Student joins the fight against COVID-19
(How? Through provision of relevant and timely information; sensitization drives with the teams in the COVID-19 Lab and staff at the facility; Building ambassadors of robust change) The World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a global pandemic that led to...
AFROHUN student champions waste recycling to manage poor waste disposal
Poor waste disposal has remained a global threat to public health. In Uganda, Ms Rachael Vivian Akena’s engagement with community leaders and residents of Bruno Zone in Kkonge village, Makindye Division, Kampala District re-affirms the dangers of poor waste...
Connecting the Dots: Helping Market communities in Kampala Understand the Disease Transmission Chain.
Many times, we talk about health, and we leave out markets. Yet the centrality of the market in people’s livelihoods, safety, health and welfare is paramount. For instance, if the market is dirty, fries will emerge, contaminate some of the food items sold in the...