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GOHi is hiring for its Columbus office

The Ohio State University is now accepting applications for the assistant director, strategic operations position with GOHi. This position provides mission critical strategic operations and implementation expertise to Ohio State's GOHi. The position directly reports to the executive director of GOHi, Wondwossen Gebreyes, with additional dotted reporting line to the senior fiscal officer of the Office of International Affairs. The person in this position must be capable of making independent decisions to prioritize scheduled programmatic commitments and work with business managers, fiscal associates, project managers and interns to ensure operational activities are implemented in technical and fiduciary responsible manner.

Planning of the 10th Global One Health Summer Institute has started

The Global One Health initiative has been hosting the Global One Health Summer Institute since 2012. Thus far more than 2,900 professionals have received trainings during the nine institutes with more than 270 faculty involved in the trainings. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the last institute was offered in a digital format, which helped reach thousands of professionals in more than 43 countries. The planning for the 2021 Digital Global One Health Summer Institute has now started with faculty from Ohio State and many other institutions showing interest to be involved. The information and dates for the 2021 Digital Global One Health Summer institute will be shared soon. If you are interested in being an instructor, contact [email protected].

GOHi’s Executive Committee met on January 22

The GOHi Executive body, comprised of 14 faculty multi-disciplinary faculty members, the director and associate director of the Ohio State Global One Health, LLC and GOHi staff members, convened on Friday, January 22, 2021. Key topics addressed during the meeting included reviewing the recommendations of the External Advisory Body (EAB); reviewing the GOHi approaches for future strategy (FY22-25); reviewing outreach and engagement plan and also discussing of initial preparations for the 10th annual Global One Health Summer Institute. The Executive Committee also discussed updates on the various activities and projects including COVID-19, Global Health Security, NIH Research Training Program, Food Safety and Enteric Dysfunction among others.

“Zero by 30: The Global Strategic Plan to End Human Deaths from Dog-mediated Rabies by 2030"

A global plan for rabies control and elimination was agreed upon and has been published by the Food and Agriculture Organization, the World Organisation for Animal Health and the World Health Organization titled Zero by 30: The Global Strategic Plan to End Human Deaths from Dog-mediated Rabies by 2030 (Zero by 30). Key elements include improved access to the Postexposure prophylaxis vaccine, especially for the poorest, as well as mass dog vaccination, improved disease reporting and surveillance tools and community education and outreach.

GOHi faculty expert to serve on the World Health Organization Policy Guidance on Integrated Antimicrobial Stewardship Activities in Human Health

Ohio State Associate Professor Debra Goff, PharmD, FCCP, was selected by the World Health Organization (WHO) to be one of 25 global experts to serve on their Policy Guidance on Integrated Antimicrobial Stewardship Activities in Human Health with the goal to enable an integrated and programmatic approach to antimicrobial stewardship implementation in the human health sector.