National One Health Steering Committee hosts two-day workshop to revitalize the technical working groups

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The Global One Health Summer Institute will take place July 1-September 15

This summer, the Ohio State Global One Health Summer Institute marks 10 years of training and educating more than 2,900 students, faculty, researchers and professionals from various institutions across numerous countries. Supporting a mission to strengthen the capacities of health professionals and create resilient health systems globally, dozens of training modules, panel discussions, workshops, laboratory trainings and other professional development initiatives have been provided by GOHi free of charge since 2012. More than 270 faculty from Ohio State and other institutions globally provided trainings, and 104 Ohio State students were able to benefit through traveling to the various institutions globally as part of the Summer Institute and GOHi's various projects. The 2021 Global One Health Summer Institute will run digitally from July 1 - September 15. Learn more and register for the event online.

GOHi Staff Updates

As GOHi expands its projects in Ethiopia, the GOHi Regional Office has hired six new staff members. These positions include regional technical director, regional business director, two senior laboratory specialists and two senior procurement and asset management specialists. The addition of these staff will help GOHi improve its capacity towards implementing the CDC-CARES project and other project activities as well.

Recent GOHi Publications: “Use of partial N-gene sequences as a tool to monitor progress on rabies control and elimination efforts in Ethiopia”

GOHi staff member, Laura Binkley, PhD, MPH, post-doctoral researcher, led a recently published article, “Use of partial N-gene sequences as a tool to monitor progress on rabies control and elimination efforts in Ethiopia,” which investigates and provides a feasible approach to assess rabies control and elimination efforts in resource-limited countries. The article was a collaborative effort among Ohio State, Ethiopian Public Health Institute and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Additional GOHi authors included Jeanette O'Quin, DVM, MPH, DABVP, DACVPM. assistant professor, College of Veterinary Medicine, and Getnet Yimer, MD, PhD, regional director, GOH LLC, among others.