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WHO launches new guideline for the control and elimination of human schistosomiasis

This article originally appeared on WHO website. The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched a new guideline that provides evidence-based recommendations to countries in their efforts to achieve control and elimination of schistosomiasis as a public health problem, and to …

OHDI Event – World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week 2021

To celebrate and contribute to the World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week (WAAW) 2021, OHDI will be organizing a panel discussion which will be hosted on the AMR Relay platform on November 24, 2021, at 2:15 PM (WAT). The panel consists …

World Zoonoses Day: Breaking the Chain of Zoonotic Transmission

Zoonoses are infectious diseases that are transmitted from vertebrate animals to humans. Zoonotic pathogens may be bacterial, viral or parasitic or may involve unconventional agents and can spread to humans through direct contact or through food, water or the environment. …

Call for NTD Champions in Nigeria

One Health and Development Initiative (OHDI) is a Nigerian-based nonprofit organization that works to promote education, advocacy, and solutions to correlated issues of human, animal, and environmental health using the integrated “One Health” approach. Our mission is rooted in the …

Project SCHISTO – One Health Research and Intervention on Schistosomiasis

One Health and Development Initiative is happy to announce the inception of a new project – called Project SCHISTO which aims to promote integrated One Health research and intervention on Schistosomiasis in South-West Nigeria. The first phase of this project …

Combating AMR – Alternative Approaches for Developing Novel Antibiotics

Written by Kess Rowe In just over a year, SARS-CoV-2 has contributed to nearly three million deaths globally, and potentially even more indirectly through secondary infections, canceled hospital appointments, and lower economic investment in current health programs. Undoubtedly, the pandemic …

Fill our Survey on AMR Stakeholder Action in Nigeria

We are happy to announce that our Research Survey on AMR is now live! Click here to fill the Survey _______________________________ Project AMR seeks to evaluate and promote action on AMR through evidenced-based research and engagement of One Health stakeholders. …

Antimicrobial Resistance – A Surging Pandemic

Written by Wealth Okete and Iyiola Oladunjoye “If anything kills over 10 million people in the next few decades, it’s most likely going to be a highly infectious virus, rather than a war. Not missiles, but MICROBES!” – Bill Gates …

Heading Off the Next Pandemic

Written by Jim Robbins This article was originally published by Kaiser Health News As the covid-19 pandemic heads for a showdown with vaccines it’s expected to lose, many experts in the field of emerging infectious diseases are already focused on …

Interview – Learning India’s approach to containing AMR

This article originally appeared on DownToEarth World Health Organization (WHO) India’s representative, Roderico H Ofrin spoke to Down To Earth about the United Nations organisation’s role in the containing antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in India. He talked about the challenges in implementing the …

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