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The West African Agribusiness Show (WAAS) 2020 – Stakeholder Cohesion for improved Food Security

“The problem of food security and related issues in Africa, especially the sub-Saharan region can be solved by the aggregation of relevant and critical stakeholders in the agricultural sector”. This message was given by the convener of the West African …

Read these reporting series on Climate Change and Health from EJN

This article originally appeared on Internews The Earth Journalism Network, Internews’ program in support of environmental media, recently launched its latest special report exploring the links between climate change and health. The in-depth reporting series stems from growing concern about not just …

Wildlife Spotlight on the Endangered Giant Leatherback Turtle

Scientific Name: Dermochelys coriacea Type: Marine reptile Diet: Omnivore Average life span in the wild: 30 years Size: 4-6 ft (1.3 – 1.83 m) Weight: 300 – 500kg Group name: Leatherback Turtle Giant leatherback turtles are huge marine reptiles and the …

Update – Lassa Fever records 41 deaths across 19 states in Nigeria

The Lassa fever epidemic continues to spread across Nigeria, despite frantic efforts by the health institutions, government and non-governmental organizations to curtail this disease. As at the last update on January 27, 2020, a total of 195 cases were confirmed …

Prevent Disease Outbreak among your Animals with these Biosecurity Measures

In the past few weeks, the media has been agog about the news of novel and existing disease outbreaks in humans and animals both globally, nationally and locally. Notable among these include the globally-spreading Coronavirus, the endemic Lassa Fever in …

New Updates on the ongoing LASSA FEVER outbreak in Nigeria

Since the beginning of the year, news reports have confirmed that Lassa Fever has been on the rampage yet again in Nigeria. According to the Nigerian Center for Disease Control (NCDC), as of the 24th of January 2020, 195 confirmed …

CORONAVIRUS – What you need to know about this new public health threat

On 31 December 2019, the WHO China Country Office was informed of cases of pneumonia of unknown cause detected in Wuhan City, Hubei Province of China. By 7th January, a novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) was identified as the causative virus by Chinese authorities. Since then till …

Invitation to Seminar on Antibiotic Resistance

Antibiotics are essential resources for human and animal health today. However, with increasing abuse and misuse by both human and animal health practitioners, antibiotics resistance is occurring and has now become one of the biggest problems facing humanity and life …

Yes, you can help Animals in your own little way. Here’s how!

In a lot of countries and communities around the world, animals are still under-appreciated. A lot of people still treat animals with indifference or a complete lack of awareness, empathy and concern for their wellbeing. It is important to understand …

Introducing One Health and Development Initiative (OHDI)

Dear ALL, it is with great pleasure that we announce the rebranding and transitioning of “MyAnimal,MyHealth” from just a Blog to a full-fledged and registered nonprofit organization called ONE HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE (OHDI). This is a major milestone and …

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