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Celebrating the Veterinary Profession on World Veterinary Day

Written by Dr. Samuel Akpan Today, Saturday 25th April 2020, veterinarians all around the world mark the World Veterinary Day. Instituted by the World Veterinary Association (WVA) in the year 2000, it is a day specially set aside to celebrate …

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 …

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, …

What to know about the first reported case of Coronavirus in Nigeria

The Nigerian Honourable Minister of Health has announced a confirmed coronavirus disease (COVID-19) case in Lagos State. “The case is an Italian citizen who works in Nigeria and returned from Milan, Italy to Lagos, Nigeria on the 25th of February …

Massive Anti-Rabies Campaign begins in Bayelsa State

Anti-Rabies Campaign kicked off in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State yesterday to curb the menace of Rabies disease in the State. The Regional Disease Surveillance Systems Enhancement (REDISSE) Project which is initiated by the World Bank and is being implemented by the …

Apply for the 2020 One Health Advocacy and Mentorship (OHAM) Program

Are you a student or young professional currently engaged or interested in sectors around public health and sustainable development? Are you open to learning, interaction and career mentorship in One Health? Are you social media savvy and willing to utilize …

The Institution of the World Organisation for Animal health (OIE)

Name: World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) Former Name – Offices Internationales des Epizootes (OIE) Type of organization: Intergovernmental and International Organization Date Established: January 25th, 1924 Headquarters: Paris, France Total number of Member States: 182 countries History and …

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 …

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