Addressing the Challenge of Zoonoses: The Role of Veterinarians and the One Health Approach
Katabazi Vanessa Alyj- Makerere University student (Veterinary Medicine) Most epidemics and some pandemics are caused by zoonotic diseases, and these deserve increased attention as they have the potential to cause global crises. Take for example the current pandemic,...
When we Protect one, We Protect All: A Food Safety Perspective to Anti-Microbial Resistance
Mugwanya John Mulo - Makerere University students (BSWSA) According to the World Health Organization (WHO), antimicrobial resistance (AMR) refers to the inability of a previously reactive antimicrobial agent to suppress disease causing microbes (fungi, bacteria,...
Championing protection of the environment as the key to achieving One health
Ruth Ketty Kisuza, Cytotechnology student- Makerere University The One Health concept remains a very abstract concept for most university students in Uganda and Africa at large. From personal experience, I have found myself search for its meaning on the internet over...
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...