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4th Biophilia Award for Environmental Communication

The Biophilia Award for Environmental Communication recognizes the work of professionals and organizations in any country that have contributed exceptionally to improving public understanding and awareness of ecological issues, through the dissemination of scientific knowledge and by opening up new …

Stakeholders Meeting on Combating Schistosomiasis using the One Health Approach

Nigeria has the largest burden of schistosomiasis in the world with an estimated 29 million people affected by the disease and over 100 million people (especially women and children) still at risk of infection. Though there have been several efforts …

Progress Report: Integrated One Health Research and Intervention on Schistosomiasis in South-West Nigeria

The World Health Organization (WHO) classifies Schistosomiasis as one of the Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs). Schistosomiasis, simply put, is an acute and chronic parasitic disease caused by Schistosoma parasite. When larval stages (cercariae) of the parasite penetrate the skin via …

Vacancy for Country Director role at OHDI

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

The rush to reforest: When nature-based solutions end up doing more harm than good

This article originally appeared on ILRI website. Written by: Elliot Carleton, Princeton in Africa Fellow On November 11, 2019, volunteers planted 11 million trees across Turkey as part of a government-backed mass planting project. The effort broke the world record for …

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 Webinar – Commemorating One Health and Promoting Students’ Action

One Health and Development Initiative (OHDI) is happy to organize a Webinar to commemorate the 2022 One Health Awareness Month and engage University and College students on practical One Health community-building and action. January is a month set aside globally …

OHDI Calls for Technical Writers

One Health and Development Initiative (OHDI) is a 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 belief …

Call for Community Volunteers – Project Pangolin Conservation

Click here to access and submit the application form. One Health and Development Initiative (OHDI) is a nonprofit organization that works to promote education, advocacy, and solutions to correlated issues of human, animal, and environmental health using the integrated “One …

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 …

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