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...
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...
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...
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....
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...