GRF 2nd One Health Summit 2013: Presentation by MBITHI, Peter Mulwa Felix, University of Nairobi

1. University Initiatives in One Health
– East African Perspective
P. M. F. Mbithi, A.G. Thaiyah, J. T. Njoka
and Susan Vandewoude
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2. Presentation Outline
Background
One Health Central and Eastern Africa (OHCEA) network
Definition of One Health
Principles of One Health
The Scope of One Health Program
Priorities of One Health Program
Capacity Building
Teaching, Research and Service
Link with The Center for Sustainable Dryland Ecosystems
and Societies (CSDES)
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3. Background
Human population
38,610,097 (2009)
Livestock Population (2009)
Cattle
18 million
Sheep
17 million
Goats
28 million
Camels
3 million
Poultry 32 million
Wildlife
Rich in diversity and numbers
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4. ONE HEALTH CENTRAL AND
EASTERN AFRICA (OHCEA)
Network of universities in 6 countries in Africa and 3
in USA:
Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Ethiopia and
Democratic Republic of Congo
Colorado State University, University of Minnesota and
Tufts University in USA
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5. University of Nairobi
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6. OHCEA
Vision
A global leader in One Health approaches to sustainable
health for healthy productive animals, prosperous
communities and productive ecosystems
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7. OHCEA
Mission
To drive transformational change for continuous
improvement of health and well-being of humans,
animals, and ecosystems through multidisciplinary
research, training and community service.
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8. MAP OF KENYA
University of Nairobi
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9. DEFINITION OF ONE HEALTH
The interaction between human health, animal health
and ecosytem health.
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10. PRINCIPLES OF OH
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Multi-disciplinary approach to training/teaching.
Multi-disciplinary research.
Multi-disciplinary response to disease outbreaks.
Multi-disciplinary prediction and preparedness to disease
outbreaks.
Collaborations with institutions, government and nongovernmental organisations on matters of One Health.
Leadership for One Health and multi-disciplinary
activities.
Catalyst for changes on approaches to One Health.
Platform for staff exchange on One Health activities.
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11. THE SCOPE OF OH PROGRAM
AT UON
1. Founder member of One Health Central and East
Africa (OHCEA).
2. Sensitization of students and faculty on OH in the
University of Nairobi and Moi School of Public
Health.
3. Joint workshops to plan for co-teaching between
veterinary schools and schools of public health in
Kenya. An agreement was reached on co-teaching
in the areas of zoonotic diseases so that vets teach
the vet aspect while the PH schools teach the
medical aspects.
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12. THE SCOPE OF OH PROGRAM
AT UON
4. Workshops to institute quality assurance in the two
Kenyan Universities in OHCEA.
Institutional
champions were selected with a view to establishing
institutional research units to promote quality
assurance.
5. Review of the Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine has
already been done and OH module created.
6. Carried out training needs assessment for in-service
training in One Health.
7. Formed a student’s One Health Club (active with
student exchange with CSU).
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13. THE SCOPE OF OH PROGRAM
AT UON
8. The network plans to use e-learning to enhance coteaching and collaboration. This has involved the
establishment of an e-learning platform in the two
OHCEA Universities in Kenya. The program is called
University of Nairobi Science Knowledgebase
(UONSK) and Moi University Science Knowledgebase.
Currently, there are trainings on the use of the
platform by faculty and students.
9. One Health focal persons have country coordinating
committees (inclusive of ministry of health,
veterinary department, center for disease control and
other stakeholders).
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14. OHCEA PRIORITIES
Capacity building
Teaching
Research
Service
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15. OHCEA Capacity Building
1. Future workforce OH compliant
Pre-service curriculum review
 Targets undergraduate and postgraduate
curricula
 Programs with a OH module
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16. OHCEA Capacity Building
2. Current workforce OH compliant
In-service training on key OH issues
 OH leadership
 Joint outbreak surveillance and response
 Needs assessment for training
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17. OHCEA TEACHING,
RESEARCH AND SERVICE
1. Preparing joint student field practicums.
2. OH demonstration site established in Tanzania for
joint field practicums.
3. Students OH clubs started.
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18. CSU Student “One Health Club”
linkage with UoN Student
Association
Anna Fagre, Michael Marricle, Kelvin Momanyi
In the Poudre Canyon near Fort Collins, CO
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19. OHCEA TEACHING,
RESEARCH AND SERVICE
Establishment of OH Quality assurance platform in
universities
Inter-university co-teaching and collaboration in OH
especially zoonotic diseases
E-learning activities on OH utilizing soft wares.
Influencing policy formulation through research.
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20. LINK WITH The Center for Sustainable Dryland
Ecosystems and Societies (CSDES)
The Center for Sustainable Dryland Ecosystems and Societies
(CSDES) vision is excellence in management of dryland ecosystems
and societies. To realize this, one of the strategies the Center
employs is an integrated and interdisciplinary approach to the
management of ecosystems, humans and animals (livestock and
wildlife).
This is supported through the Center objective on
‘improved coordination of interdisciplinary education, research and
outreach for drylands in Kenya.’
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21. THANK YOU
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