GENESIS AND GROWTH OF OHCEA

Prof. William BazeyoDean MakSPH

Chairman Deans Summit

Funders conference, Nairobi, 28th May 2014

Building from scratch through complex institutional & multi-

country contexts (2011)

KenyaUganda

Ethiopia

Tanzania

Dem. Rep.of Congo

Rwanda

Jimma & Mekele

Sokoine & MUHAS

MakSPH & COVAB

UON & MOI

Kinshasa & Lubumbashi

Univ. of Rwanda

US Partners1. University of Minnesota2. Tufts University

Building a new PH professional (Cont’d)

Curriculum reviewed/ courses developed InstitutionsMPH and MSC (Epi) – included a OH component NURSPH, Moi Univ

Veterinary socio-economics and gender course; Masters of Wildlife Health and Management

COVAB

All programs under Vet Medicine (BVM, BEHEP, BLPTD, BWARM) & MPH

NURSPH

Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine (BVM) UON- Vet

Epidemiology course - integrated Participatory Epidemiology and One Health core competencies

DRC

Undergraduate curricula for School of Medicine, Nursing, Public Health (MUHAS) and School of Veterinary Medicine at SUA.

MUHAS, SUA

Reviewing existing curricula and introducing of new courses - a sustainable long-term solution.

Building a new public health professional

In-service Training Pre-service

Training

Building new PH professional cont’d1. E-learning approaches (Tusk, Moodle).

• Over 500 students using TUSK in UON –SPH; 210 in Umutara; 1000 at Makerere both on and off campus including students in Sudan, Somalia

2. One Health Leadership Training• 231 in-service professionals trained in One

Health leadership

In-service Leadership Training

Government Engagement• OHCEA works with govts to

strengthen policies, strategic plans & skills of health professionals.

• OH Strategic Plan for Rwanda supported by OHCEA and partners

• OHCEA Kenya- is an active stakeholder of Kenya Zoonotic Disease Unit- a collaboration between the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, and the Ministry of Health

Government Engagement cont’d

• OHCEA -Tz requested to support the development of OH road map by WHO-Tz

• EAC sectoral Council of Ministers of Health endorsed the OH approach based on a concept note submitted by MOH Rwanda supported through OHCEA- Rwanda network efforts

Multi disciplinary training at community level Cont’d

Multi disciplinary training at community level

• University students have taken leadership in promoting OH to fellow students, public & communities through innovative activities

• Students outreach through social media and community outreach activities.

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