Global One Health News

Visiting scholars benefited from Summer Institute training

Three visiting scholars participated in the Global One Health Summer Institute’s inaugural Experiential Resource Learning and Bioinformatics training program held June 5 to June 30. This closed session was exclusively designed to strengthen the research capacities of Eastern African partner institutions.

The Summer Institute training module brought together experts from The Ohio State University and the National Institutes of Health (NIH)-Fogarty International Center (FIC). Their collaborative efforts resulted in a rich and transformative learning experience for visiting scholars from Eastern African partner institutions.

Study explores potential zoonotic disease exposure pathways from a gender perspective

PLOS Global Public Health, an online journal, published a study conducted by Pallavia Oruganti, a former student at The Ohio State University, and Amanda Berrian, GOHi director of outreach and engagement, that explored potential zoonotic disease exposure pathways from a gendered perspective.

CARES Project reviewed by Ethiopian Ministry of Health

Over the past two years the Global One Health initiative (GOHi) has been implementing the CARES project with the aim to strengthen the national public health surveillance, laboratory systems and to build human capital development in Ethiopia. GOHi already has established four additional molecular laboratories in four regions in Ethiopia, deployed more than 65 surveillance experts all over the country to enhance the disease surveillance capacity and response as well as becoming highly involved in human capital development.

GOHi trainings conducted

Workshop prepares Ethiopian communities to respond to public health emergencies

The Global One Health initiative (GOHi), in collaboration with the Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI), facilitated a “Vulnerability, Risk Assessment and Mapping (VRAM) and Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan (EPRP)” workshop in Dire Dawa, Ethiopia, June 13-19. VRAM is a systematic approach to prioritize common hazards, define levels of vulnerability and capacity to help develop effective and efficient risk reduction and mitigation interventions.

GOHi conducted advanced monitoring and evaluation training

The Global One Health initiative (GOHi) provided advanced monitoring and evaluation training to Public Health Emergency (PHEM) officers, monitoring and evaluation officers and surveillance officers from national and regional public health institutions and regional health bureaus June 14-16 in Addis Ababa.

Respiratory specimen transportation and handing training improved skills

TIn collaboration with the Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI), the Global One Health initiative trained Ethiopian Postal Service Enterprise staff engaged in transporting specimens to five respiratory molecular diagnostic laboratories in Ethiopia. The training aimed to improve the respiratory specimen referral system between ILI/SARI sample collection sites and the testing laboratory by offering insight into appropriate sample handling and transportation protocols.