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 resistance develops often outstrips the introduction of new substances that kill or inhibit the growth of bacteria and other parasites.
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GOHi helps Ethiopian communities prepare and respond to public health risks
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 preparedness and response plans to reduce risks associated with various diseases and potential threats to public health.
Helping Community Animal Health Workers enhance skills with dedicated training guidelines
Community Animal Health Workers (CAHW) are key members of the global workforce, trained to provide basic animal health services in rural and underserved areas that may be resource thin when it comes to availability of veterinarians and veterinary paraprofessionals. However, the challenge for CAHWs has been insufficient dedicated training, the training and regulation that exists is not harmonized within and between countries, absence of agreed-upon curriculum, coordination between stakeholders, and a lack of common nomenclature leading to inconsistent performance.
GOHi staff spotlight: Mequanint Mitiku
Mequanint Mitiku is a distinguished microbiologist with nearly two decades of exceptional service in the field of clinical and public health microbiology. Currently seconded to the Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital (TASH) microbiology laboratory, he is at the forefront of a project aimed at combating antimicrobial resistance (AMR). This initiative, implemented by the Global One Health Initiative (GOHi) in collaboration with the U.S.
Global Gateway grant supports College of Nursing partnership
This story was written by Ella Gomez and originally published in the College of Nursing's Transformations magazine.
Goff presented at the 20th International Congress for Infectious Diseases
Debra Goff, professor of pharmacy practice at the Ohio State College of Pharmacy, has worked collaboratively with South Africa’s thought leaders for the past 15 years to implement antibiotic stewardship programs.
$750,000 grant to fund surveillance and control of Aedes mosquito-borne diseases in the Horn of Africa
The Global One Health initiative (GOHi) has been awarded a $750,000 grant over the next three years through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to develop tools to support public health decision-making in the surveillance and control of Aedes mosquito-borne arboviral diseases across Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia.
The project team will develop cutting-edge disease transmission models that represent how infectious diseases – specifically Dengue and Chikungunya – spread through human populations as a result of mosquito and tick bites.
Morrison-Beedy to lead GOHi outreach and community engagement
A decade-long career of turning research into practice has led Dianne Morrison-Beedy to her newest role at Ohio State: director of outreach and community engagement for the Global One Health initiative (GOHi).
Sensitizing the scientific community on AMR
The Ohio State Global One Health initiative (GOHi) has played a key role in alleviating the impacts of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in Ethiopia by implementing the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Global Action in Healthcare Network - Antimicrobial Resistance (GAIHN-AR) module.