Global One Health News

GOHi’s three-year journey to empower Ethiopian healthcare

For the past three years, Ohio State’s Global One Health initiative (GOHi) has dedicated substantial resources to partner facilities in Ethiopia enhancing their capacity to provide microbiology services and implement infection prevention and control practices. This work is all part of the Global Action in Healthcare Network – Antimicrobial Resistance (GAIHN-AR), which is a global network of healthcare facilities, laboratories and infection, prevention and control (IPC) teams.

GOHi staff spotlight: Yamrot Merga Duffa

Yamrot Merga Duffa is a distinguished clinical microbiologist, currently serving as a science expert with the Ohio State Global One Health initiative (GOHi) since 2022. Her journey in microbiology began with a degree in clinical laboratory from Hawassa University, followed by a master’s in diagnostic and public health microbiology from Addis Ababa University, where she conducted pivotal research on the prevalence and bio-profile of uropathogens among pediatric patients.

One Health university network launched

One Health professionals representing 40 universities across North America as well as representatives from federal agencies gathered at Colorado State University in August to build a sustainable and robust network dedicated to addressing complex challenges across human, animal and environmental health. Participants engaged in defining key issues, such as the need for federally sponsored training centers and the integration of One Health principles into service and outreach efforts.

Recent GOHi publications

The GOHi team continuously works to address the spread of disease, promote health and emphasize the connection among humans, animals and the environment. One way GOHi does this is through research. Read some of the latest projects the team has worked on:

• "Prospective antimicrobial stewardship interventions by multidisciplinary teams to reduce neonatal antibiotic use in South Africa: The Neonatal Antimicrobial Stewardship (NeoAMS) study"
• "Characteristics of and Deaths among 333 Persons with Tuberculosis and COVID-19 in Cross-Sectional Sample from 25 Jurisdictions, United States"