News: Global One Health

  • GOHi evaluates causes between vaccines and adverse events

    May 9, 2025
    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...

  • Building Mpox detection capacity in Ethiopia

    May 9, 2025
    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...
    Group of healthcare professions in front of building in Ethiopia

  • Workshop highlights plan to improve veterinary curriculum standards in Ethiopia

    May 9, 2025
    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 ...
    Group photo of people who attended the veterinary medicine conference.

  • GOHi expands surveillance of carbapenem resistant organisms to improve patient safety in Ethiopia

    March 24, 2025
    In the on-going struggle between human beings and organisms like viruses and bacteria that can cause disease, no armament of microorganisms has been more challenging than their capacity to develop a resistance to life-saving drugs. The resistance to multiple antibiotics along with their capacity to spread easily led to a significant global health concern. The pace at which antimicrobial resistanc...

  • GOHi helps Ethiopian communities prepare and respond to public health risks

    March 24, 2025
    The Global One Health initiative (GOHi) and the Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI) have been working with the Tigray Region Health Bureau to strengthen its ability to assess, identify and analyze health risks that could affect area communities. By evaluating levels of vulnerability, identifying patterns and trends, and analyzing data, the results will be incorporated into emergency prepared...

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