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Watch the OHAM Webinar with Dr Cheryl Stroud

For the One Health and Advocacy and Mentorship (OHAM) Program, learning and engagement form the core of our activities. One of our established platforms for achieving this is through our fortnightly OHAM Webinars. The first Webinar for the 2020 Cohort, …

Watch the Social Media Advocacy Training with the OHAM Fellows

Social Media Advocacy is a core part of the OHAM Program and we are getting the Fellows right into it! First, why Social Media Advocacy? We consider the use of social media as an opportunity to propagate our key advocacy …

Don’t Let Mosquitoes Breed!

Written by Idris Otun and Kikiope Oluwarore Though the world is currently battling with the novel coronavirus which has been declared a global pandemic, it is important that we do not ignore the prevalence and impact of existing infections. This is …

Common Myths about Pig Farming Dispelled

Written by Dr. Samuel Akpan Pig farming is widely practiced as a business venture in several countries. The pig (scientific name: Sus scrofa) is reputed to be the most prolific and fertile among all farm animals, with litter sizes ranging …

Climate change and its health impacts on Women and Girls

Written by Fariha Hossain and Kikiope Oluwarore Climate change has been a topic of concern since the late 1980s. As a result, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was established in 1988 to “prepare, based on available scientific information, …

Meet the 2020 OHAM Program Fellows

Congratulations to the following 13 shortlisted applicants who have been selected and confirmed as 2020 OHAM Fellows. Alaba Bukola Ayokunmi Alaba Bukola is a Lecturer in the Department of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Ibadan. She obtained both her …

These acts of Animal Cruelty must STOP!

Animal cruelty is also commonly known as animal abuse or animal neglect. It occurs where there is the intentional infliction of suffering or harm by humans upon any animal, regardless of whether the act is against the law or not. …

Timeline events of Coronavirus in Nigeria from first case till date

Coronavius, also known as COVID-19, is the current pandemic that is ravaging human populations worldwide and threatening global health. An index case was first reported in Nigeria on February 28, 2020. Since then, health officials and relevant government stakeholders have …

Introducing our Distinguished Mentors for the OHAM Program

On March 6, 2020, applications for the One Health Advocacy and Mentorship (OHAM) program closed. Shortlisting, interviews and final selection of candidates for the program will be conducted over the next 2 weeks. At the program’s inception, all selected Fellows …

WAAS 2020 re-positions Nigeria’s Agribusiness Sector on the World Map

The much anticipated West Africa Agribusiness Show (WAAS) 2020, touted as the “largest agribusiness show in West Africa” finally held between 18th to 20th February at the Landmark Event Center at Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria. It was 3 days of …

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