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A member of the AMR Surveillance Pilot Study among chicken layering farmers within Kiambu County analyzes samples in a laboratory in Nairobi, Kenya.

World leaders join forces to fight AMR

This post originally appeared on the Joint FAO-OIE-WHO news release High-level global leaders group will advocate for urgent action to combat antimicrobial resistance across all sectors and ensure the availability of important medicines for the future The heads of the …

NCDC reports new outbreak of Yellow Fever in Nigeria

On 7th November 2020, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) released a statement reporting details of a suspected outbreak of Yellow Fever in Delta and Enugu States, Nigeria The NCDC report reads as follows; The Nigeria Centre for Disease …

Africa CDC publishes Framework for One Health Practice in National Public Health Institutes.

Africa Center for Disease Control (CDC), is the institution established to strengthen the capacity and capability of Africa’s public health institutions as well as partnerships to detect and respond quickly and effectively to disease threats and outbreaks, based on data-driven …

Epidemic Preparedness and Response

Origin – World Bank Results Brief; October 12, 2020 African countries participating in the REDISSE Program were well-positioned to mount an early and effective response to COVID-19. Prior to the pandemic, the program was building capacity for disease surveillance and …

Zoonoses: More than a Health Sector problem

Written by Dr. Samuel Akpan Zoonoses are diseases that are transmissible between humans and animals and vice-versa. According to a World Health Organization (WHO) report, over 75% of emerging infectious diseases are traceable to pathogens from animals. Pathogens are gradually …

WHO declares Nigeria Polio-free

On June 18, 2020, the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared Nigeria free of wild polio, following the completion of documentation for the free status. This documentation was accepted and certified by the Africa Regional Certification Commission for polio eradication (ARCC). …

You can get these diseases from Dogs and Cats

This post originally appeared in Pet MD written by Dr. Jennifer Coates There’s no denying the benefits of including dogs and cats in your life, but as is true with all things, there are downsides. One that is often overlooked …

Join our COVID-19 Survey

Click here to complete the COVID-19 Information Research Survey Coronavirus disease (also known as COVID-19) is a novel infectious disease that was discovered in Wuhan, China in December 2019. By March 2020, the disease was described by the World Health …

Articles Digest from Around the World

Find below our TOP 10 Article Digests for the Week Health News from NPR; Opinion: Always the bridesmaid, Public Health rarely spotlighted until its too late Nigeria Health Watch; When Time Stands Still: Responding to Nigeria’s COVID-19 Outbreak International Livestock Research …

Collaborative Roles of Human and Veterinary Medical Professions to Zoonoses Control

Contributors – Rhoda Peter Asuquo (MD), Samuel Akpan (DVM, MVPH) and Kikiope Oluwarore (DVM, MSc) Zoonoses are diseases that normally exist in animals but can be transmitted to humans and vice versa to cause infections. They may be parasitic, viral, …

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