Tagged: Global One Health

  • $750,000 grant to fund surveillance and control of Aedes mosquito-borne diseases in the Horn of Africa

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    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

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    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

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    GOHi has played a key role in alleviating the impacts of antimicrobial resistance in Ethiopia.

  • GOHi supports new lab through IHR/CARES project

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    The Ohio State University Global One Health initiative continues to advance healthcare in Ethiopia through IHR/CARES in collaboration with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

  • U.S. CDC and GOHi enhances malaria diagnostics capacity in Ethiopia

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    Malaria continues to be a significant public health challenge throughout Ethiopia. According to the Regional Public Health Institute, about 1.5 million malaria cases were reported from July 2023 to June 2024. Despite the various efforts to combat the disease, the July 2024 malaria morbidity and mortality report shows that the region remains heavily burdened. The data highlights the ongoing need for enhanced support from various stakeholders and partners as well as a coordinated and sustained response to prevent future outbreaks.

  • GOHi staff spotlight: Feyissa Regassa

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    Feyissa Regassa serves as an infection prevention and control (IPC) officer at the Global One Health initiative (GOHi) as part of the antimicrobial resistance (AMR) project.

  • GOHi facilitates training on risk communication in humanitarian settings

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    The recent rainy season in Ethiopia triggered multiple landslides, leading to the loss of lives and the evacuation of many people from various regions. In partnership with the Ethiopian Public Health Institute and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), The Ohio State University Global One Health initiative (GOHi) organized a Training of Trainers in Arba Minch, Ethiopia. The training focused on risk communication and community engagement for 17 healthcare professionals and media experts supporting the affected communities.

  • GOHi staff spotlight: Yamrot Merga Duffa

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    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. 

  • GOHi’s three-year journey to empower Ethiopian healthcare

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    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. 

  • One Health university network launched

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    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.