Global One Health initiative

The Global One Health initiative (GOHi) is assisting the Ethiopian Food and Drug Authority (EFDA) in assessing adverse events following immunization, particularly focusing on the novel Oral Poliovirus Vaccine type 2. A team of 28 health professionals conducted a causality assessment in Bishoftu, Ethiopia, in early April, evaluating 11 adverse events – 10 associated with nOPV2 and one with pneumoc...

Recognizing Mpox as a global threat, Ethiopia has taken proactive steps to prevent the spread of disease both inside the country and at its borders. Increased surveillance at entry points, enhancing the ability to diagnose Mpox and providing training to healthcare professionals to recognize and manage cases, has kept the disease at bay. Improving laboratory capabilities for the detection and prev...

The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine and the University of Gondar College of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences organized the Ethiopian Veterinary Education National Action Plan implementation workshop in Addis Ababa aimed at enhancing the 2020 Nationality Harmonized Veterinary Curriculum. The workshop, attended by all 18 veterinary colleges offering Doctor of Veterinary ...