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Abdulbasit Hamza

OHDI AMR Youth Champion,

Nigeria

  • 4 Years of Engagement
  • Nigeria
  • Advancing One Health and sustainable development through youth leadership, innovation, and community-driven impact
Abdulbasit Hamza is a veterinarian and global health advocate dedicated to advancing One Health, antimicrobial stewardship, and sustainable development in Africa. He drives health impact through community engagement, youth-led initiatives, and interdisciplinary collaboration. Committed to innovation, he focuses on developing scalable solutions for AMR, zoonotic diseases, and food security.

Key Impact Metric

  • Led 14 AMR campaigns across Ibadan, reaching 12,000+ individuals via diverse community and digital channels.
  • Founded the University of Ibadan AMR Club, empowering 176 youth champions through dedicated stewardship training.
  • Facilitated 4 AMR-focused workshops and served as a youth panelist on 3 interdisciplinary public health sessions.
  • Established 2 school-based AMR clubs, educating 500+ students on essential WASH practices for disease prevention.
  • Co-founded the Bioshield Squad Initiative, promoting biosecurity among 5,000+ livestock farmers across Nigeria, Kenya, and Uganda.

Projects Contributed To

Led strategic planning and implementation of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) awareness, stewardship education, youth engagement, and public health advocacy initiatives within the university community.

Designed and implemented a digital awareness campaign simplifying AMR concepts for the general public through social media education content.

Pioneered a sustainable structured foundational training themed ‘IMPART FOR IMPACT’ focused on antimicrobial stewardship, responsible antimicrobial use, and AMR prevention for students and youth participants.

Conducted AMR education for secondary school students, provided WASH enabling materials, and establish an AMR secondary school club.

Participated in the planning and execution of campus-wide AMR awareness activities including symposium, outreach events, webinars and advocacy campaigns aligned with global AMR awareness efforts.

Contributed to One Health-focused awareness initiatives promoting interdisciplinary collaboration and global health advocacy within the International Veterinary Students’ Association Network.

Conducted multiple grassroots engagement campaigns across diverse settings including Popoyemoja (Ibadan rural community), local pharmacies, markets, and radio stations to promote AMR awareness and responsible antimicrobial use.
 
 

Career Journey

2021

Joined YARC

2022

Led First AMR Workshop

2023

Recognized as YARC Fellow

2024

Mentor 50+ Youth Leaders

Achievements & Milestones

  • Winner, Trinity Grant Challenge (2025).
  • Secured multiple grants in cumulative funding for AMR initiatives (2023 - 2025).
  • First Runner-Up, 9th Annual Veterinary International Network Essay Competition (2025).
  • Recipient, Egbe Omo Oduduwa Scholarship Incorporation of South Florida (2025).
  • Awarded Vice-Chancellor’s Commendation Letter for outstanding social impact (2025).
  • Selected to represent the AMR Club, University of Ibadan at the Global AMR Panel Stakeholder Workshop, Lesson Learned for AMR (2025).
  • Winner, competition to propose a working title for the Antimicrobial Resistance Panel (2025).
  • Co-authored 2 research publications focused on antimicrobial resistance and related public health issues (2025).
  • Appointed Global Project Manager, Standing Committee on One Health, International Veterinary Students’ Association (2023–2024).
  • Selected as an AMR Risk Communicator Fellow (2024).
  • Second Runner-Up, One Health and Development Initiative Essay Competition (2023).

Professional Interest

  • AMR
  • Community Health
  • Youth Leadership
  • Public Policy

At OHDI, we leverage technology to transform how health, welfare, and sustainability challenges are addressed across human, animal, plant, and environmental systems. Our digital platforms are designed to inform, connect, and empower communities, professionals, and institutions, driving collaboration, real-time insight, and measurable impact through the One Health approach. These tools are developed and implemented in collaboration with our social enterprise arm – One Health Ventures LLC – which drives technological innovation and impact

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