Tagged: Global One Health

The Ohio State University is among only nine doctoral institutions in the country to be named a top producer for both Fulbright U.S. scholar and U.S. student programs, according to the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs. This is the second consecutive year that Ohio State has been ranked in both categories.

Ohio State is tied for 4th nationally with seven Fulbright scholar awards and is tied for 18th with 12 Fulbright student awards for the 2022-23 academic year.

The Global One Health initiative (GOHi), in collaboration with the Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI), delivered a four-day training on the basics of Public Health Emergency Management (PHEM) and COVID-19 surveillance.

22 GOHi surveillance officers and coordinators participated in training at severe acute respiratory infections (SARI)/influenza-like illness (ILI) sites in Ethiopia. The respiratory and viral disease surveillance team from the EPHI, experts from the National Emergency Operations Center and GOHi facilitated the training.

Eden Dagnachew Zeleke is a program coordinator at the Global One Health initiative (GOHi) Eastern Africa Office. Zeleke specializes in clinical trials that focus on evidence-based medicine by reviewing the utilization, safety and efficacy of medication, diagnostics and observational studies.

In her current role at GOHi, Zeleke coordinates three projects on anti-microbial resistance, Adverse Event Following Immunization and a costing study on Vaccine Preventable Disease surveillance.

Wondwossen Gebreyes, Global One Health initiative (GOHi) executive director, visited Ethiopia in December to visit key partners, including the Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI), Armauer Hansen Research Institute, Ministry of Education and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Ethiopia Office.

Collaborative research implementation for current projects, capacity building in various One Health areas and plans for future partnerships were discussed.

Ousman Murzik Kobo, associate professor in the Department of History, has been appointed director of the Center for African Studies.

Ohio State is committed to a safe and welcoming campus, a comprehensive and inclusive education, and a truly anti-racist community for all. All too often there are examples of antisemitism, racism and other hateful behavior reported in the national news.

Diversity and inclusion are essential components of Ohio State's excellence, and the university's shared values establish the commitment to reinforce an ethical culture. There is no place for hate at Ohio State. 

During a recent visit to Kenya, Global One Health initiative (GOHi) Executive Director Wondwossen Gebreyes attended strategic meetings with leaders of key partners.

Feven Tigistu-Sahle is a research scientist at the Global One Health initiative (GOHi) Eastern Africa office and a visiting researcher at the Molecular and Integrative Biosciences Research Program of the University of Helsinki, Finland.

Sally A. Miller is a Distinguished Professor of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences in Plant Pathology at The Ohio State University in Wooster, Ohio. She received her Bachelor of Science in Biology from Ohio State and her master’s and doctorate degrees in plant pathology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Robert Baiocchi, MD, PhD, professor in the Division of Hematology at Ohio State, Executive Committee member of the Global One Health initiative (GOHi) and member of the Leukemia Research Program at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – The James, will receive the