Name of Activity: OHCEA-Institutional Committee meeting

Dates of Activity: 5th -6th / April/ 2016

Location of Activity: Nobleza Hotel /Kicukiro

1. Background of workshop

This activity congregated multidisciplinary University of Rwanda teaching staff from campuses of University of Rwanda; these are UR-

KICUKIRO CAMPUS (UR-SPH) AND UR –NYAGATARE CAMPUS (UR-SAVM).

The workshop was facilitated by Focal Persons, Dr Robert Kibuuka and Dr. Etienne Rugigana, lecturers from College of Medicine and Health

Sciences (UR-CMHS) and OHCEA Country Administrator Mrs. Immaculate Kantengwa.

The workshop was organized One Health Central and Eastern Africa (OHCEA) with funding from USAID through the One Health

Workforce (OHW) Project.

ONE HEALTH WORKFORCE

PROJECT

Dr. Etienne Rugigana welcoming Guests Dr. Robert Kibuuka & Dr. Rugigana were Facilitators of Workshop

2. introduction to integrating UR-OHSC in UR-HUYE campus and in UR-NYARUGENGE campus

The workshop was started in the morning of 5th

/April/2016 at 10h 15 AM in Nobleza Hotel/Kicukiro.

Dr. Robert Kibuuka, Focal person of One Health Central and Eastern Africa-Rwanda opened program by welcoming all participants, here Dr.

Kibuuka gave background of workshop and the agenda that will be followed for the period of 2 days of workshop.

Dr. Robert Kibuuka highlights the time table of the event that will be followed and requested participants of workshop to introduce themselves in

brief in group according to the discipline or faculty.

Dr. Robert Kibuuka invited Dr. Etienne Rugigana OHCEA Focal Person/CMHS to make Review of the following key points:

Definition One health

He further shared One health impact Model. EPT respond university engagement, the collaboration of the University of Minnesota and

Tufts University as main paterners of OHCEA.

Etienne talked about EPT 1&EPT2 where he said that EPT 1 was started 2009-20014.

EPT 2: Its goal was to mitigate the impact of novel high consequence pathogens arising from animals thru one health.

Projects and collaborative between partners

One health work force (capacity building and research)

Preparedness and response (Governments)

Predict ( deals with Wild life animals )

Dr. Etienne Rugigana also talked about One Health Workforce project where he highlights on the following points

Participation with government academia, and other partners in defining One health work force needs assist government ministries to rein

the future work force

Participation with government Research, capacity building etc …..for future in heath of new and future cadres

- He ended with OCHEA working network map- (7 schools of public health and veterinary medicine)

He further showed the display in Rwanda and how the OCHEA operates. OCHEA Vision, Mission, and its core values.

OHCEA strategic goals (strengthen in service certificate workshop, infrastructure capacity and generate evidence based data etc.)

He said that East Africa Community and One health, have already adopted the One health Concept.

Republic of Rwanda (One Hrakth strategic plan (2014-2018)

A mechanism promoting between animas and human sectors at national and sub national levels fir OH approaches.

OH steering committee

MOH, MINAGRI, RAB, MINEDUC, REMA < partners (CDC, FAO).

Dr. Kibuuka took over and highlight on major points and way forward and what we need in Year 2.

During the meeting participants shared opinions then finally made clear decisions on a certain discussed issue. These are some points discussed

Dr. Charles Nkuranga comments: Where is animal (OIE) in the partners arena. Dr. Robert Kibuuka responded to Dr. Charles where he said

Yes those presented are just examples we did not exclude any partner.

Minutes OCHEA meeting at NOBLEZA Hotel Kicukiro: 5th

/04/ 2016

Starting Time: 11:40 AM

Dr Etienne discussion of One health. Definition of One Health to the

audience/participants

He further shared One health impact Model. EPT respond university engagement, the

collaboration of the University of Minessota and Tufts University.

EPT 1 2009-20014

EPT 2: Goal- mitigates the impact of novel high consequence pathogens arising from

animals thru one health.

Geographical focus – EPT2- other countries were added as opposed to EPT 1.

EPT 2: Projects and collaborative between partners

- One health work force (capacity building and research)

- Preparedness and response (Govts)

- Predict (Wild life)

Other partners Food Agriculture Organization (FAO), Center For Diseases Control

(CDC), World Health Organization ( WHO).

One Health Workforce project

Participation with government academia, and other partners in defining One health work

force needs assist government ministries to rein the future work force.

-Research, capacity building etc …..for future in heath of new and future cadres

- He ended with OCHEA working network map- (7 school of public health and veterinary

medicine)

He further showed the display in Rwanda and how the OCHEA operates. OCHEA

Vision, Mission, and values. OHCEA strategic goals (strengthen in service certificate

workshop, infrastructure capacity and generate evidence based data etc.)

EAC and One health, have already adopted the One health Concept.

Republic of Rwanda (One Hrakth strategic plan (2014-2018)

Again Dr. Charles asked, Why One Health not in Burundi according to Central and Eastern Africa Map. Dr. Etienne Rugigana responded it

by saying; the challenge political issues is the main root cause why OHCEA is not in Republic of Burundi , and other reason is that there

is no school of Public health and Veterinary school in Burundi.

-On strategic plan why we forget REMA???? Dr. Etienne Rugigana reacted that Agnes Binagwaho, Minister of Health who is also Head of

steering committee and agreed to add new members including REMA, and other partners.

Dr. Kagarama made addition point on Nkuranga OIE issue?? He mentioned should be included in circle of Dr Etienne presentation. Point

on white Dot (of Burundi), discussed in Burundi- and by nature of OCHEA operates with school of Public Health and Vet school. And

OCHEA does not force any country to be a member and said by giving some examples like Cameroon has applied and now member of

network, University of Ethiopia and many others.

Dr. Kibuuka took over and highlight on major points and way forward and what we need in Year 2.

Dr. Kizito- Slide (partnership with other universities) 2 comments were made: Why no private institutions??

-Dr. Kibuuka reacted by saying it will be incorporated in Year 3 work plan.

-Workshop on research, and writing papers?? Dr. Etienne Rugigana will organize that activity

-Dr. Emmanuel Irimaso leadership plan and training updates. (Also as a kind of Follow up).

-Follow up and sustainability should be revised in comparison to the previous years of implementation, Dr. Benjamin Ndayambaje will be in

charge of this.

Dr. Charles Nkuranga:

One health- only focuses on infectious why don’t we include the Non Communicable Diseases?? Dr Etienne, commented that OCHEA partners

are usually interested infectious diseases lather than others so may be we can operate or partnership with other programs that cover Non

Communicable Diseases and so on.

Dr. Etienne Rugigana looks at scope and goals of OCHEA and focused on objective and strategies. Stick on partnership with say Ministry of

health department of Non Communicable Diseases.

The participants also discussed on UR-OHSC, where they emphasized on One Health Club members Alumni, where some participants said that

Alumni are OHCEA Work Force , so we need to keep them in OHCEA network and make Follow up to them through inviting them to

participates in club activities, workshop to bring them together, create association (president, and others as alumni)

-Notification of Local authorities, ministry of health for the Alumni recognition.

At club alumni point of view, Dr Charles said that we need to create a follow-up and make association, motivate them, meetings for the alumni.

The workshop continued at the line of Updates on OCHEA activities year 2 work plan

Dr Robert took over and brings participants on:

- Way forward on OCHEA activities year two

- Rescheduling and setting up deadlines for the activities implementation.

Here different people are assigned activities to be led.

Dr. Rosine Manishimwe and Angele were assigned to make follow-up Gender and Infectious disease management

Dr. Emmanuel Irimaso from UR-Nyagatare Campus and Ruton from UR-SPH were assigned on E-learning

Dr. Shyaka Anselm from UR Nyagatare Campus and Assumpta Mukabutera from UR-SPH will make a follow up on Research

Dr. Benjamin Ndayambaje and Dr. Mushayija Jean Paul were assigned to be in charge of UR-OHSC Students club.

Through sharing opinions, some participants show some Challenges during Implementation of OHCEA activities, some of these challenges are

following:

Secretariat re shuffle, primary lecture but not easy to take staff away from campus for a long period of time etc….

Action point- Dr. Nkuranga to advocate for advocacy, Leaders (Gafarasi) never attended to One health workshops.

Money allocation failure and misunderstanding of leaders (One health)

Dr. Robert Kibuuka continued discussing on activities with staff.

Infectious Diseases Management, infectious disease detection can be incorporated into curriculum and make certificate deliver.

Participants supported this idea and some of them said it is a very interesting input

Dr. Robert Kibuuka, was guiding different opinions from participants on Way forward on OHCEA activities Yr 2 re-scheduling and setting-up

deadlines for implementation.

The table below summarizes the proposed deadline for activities implementation that will be done

Sub-

Activit

y Code

Activities Deliverables Proposed implementation

dates

US

university

participatio

n (F, V, B or

N)

Responsibl

e person

Comment

Month Actual Dates

4.1.2 Grants for faculty working with

students to conduct OH

research in infectious disease

December 2015 (RFA),

February (Awards),

March - September

(Research), October –

November (Report and

Manuscript

submission)

January

&

February

Advertisement

Jan 11 to 15,

2016; Awards

February 15,

2016

V Dr. shyaka

and

Assumpta

Procedures of

IRBs will be

organised by Dr.

Shyaka and

Assoumpta

4.1.4 Attend a regional workshop for

training trainers for the

Infectious Disease Certificate

Course

The 2 Faculty will train

undergraduate and

graduate students in

university institutions

as well as in-service

personnel on infectious

disease prevention,

detection, and response

(Februar

y 2016

and

October 2016)

- N Dr.

Nkuranga

and Prof.

Manasse

-

1.1.1

Organize meetings to present

proposed policy statements to

implementing institutions for

approval and integration.

Collaboration and

partnership across

multiple ministries to

implement the One

Health strategy in

Rwanda.

January 2016,

March,

June ,

Septembe

r 2016

January 22,

March 18, Jun

17, September

16

N Focal

Persons

4.1.3 Train faculty in 2 OH modules

related to infectious disease

threats (One Health Leadership

and Gender in Infectious

Diseases) and work with faculty

to ensure the delivery of content

to students using an

instructional designer

Two gender specialists

to train faculty and

students and support

network activities

geared toward

prevention, detection

and response to

infectious disease

threats

March

14 -19 th

/3 /2016

N Angel and

Dr. Rosine

Activity was

done, the

attended staff yet

to train the staff

on the acquired

knowledge and

skills.

2.4.2 Support joint proposal

development for OH Club

members

Proposals and activity

reports (10). Students

will build expertise in

multidisciplinary

proposal writing, team

building, developing

interventions and report

writing. Students will

be expected to work in

multidisciplinary

teams.

April,

2016

After processes

that will be done

in

IRB

Dr. Irimaso,

Dr. Shyaka

Anselm

Mrs

Assoumpta

mukabutera

Emails will be

sent to winners

not leter than 6th

April 2016 (

Dr.Irimaso)

Dr. Shyaka

Anselm

Mrs Assoumpta

mukabutera will

make a follow up

in IRD

2.4.1 Expand OH student club to

multiple schools: Nursing and

Environmental health in the

College of Medicine and health

Sciences

One Health student

clubs established at

School of

Environmental Health

and School of Nursing

April/

2016

29th -30th April N Dr. Ben,Dr.

Mushayija &

Mr.

Mapendo

Dr. Ben and Dr.

Mushayija will

organize a

leadership

elections at UR-

Huye Campus

with Mapendo

2.1.1 Integrate One Health modules

into specific undergraduate

training programs of UR-

Nyagatare, UR-SPH and UR

Nursing school

One Health modules

integrated in three

curricula that will be

used to train over

300undergraduate

students by the end of

the year

June , 2016

6th

-10th

/June/2016

Hellen

&Minicucci

Nkuranga

&Manasse

Nursing, Clinical

Medicine,Nutritio

nists should be

involved

2.2.1 Train final year students in

infectious disease surveillance,

early detection, prevention and

control

150 students trained in

infectious disease

outbreak investigation

and response

June 2016,

June 20 to 24,

2016

B Assoumpta

Mukabutera

will make

follow up

Research of

students at

SPH

Students from

SPH will submit

their proposal so

that by May 11th

their proposal can

be reviewed.

2.3.2 Integrate One Health Modules

into MSc Epidemiology at UR-

SPH

MSc in Epidemiology

program with One

Health modules

integrated into 5

courses 30 students

trained using the

modified program.

July, 2016 5th

-9th

July

/2016

Facilitators

from UMN

&Tufts

Dr.

Nkuranga

Prof.

Manasse

Mr. Albert

Mr. Albert will

cordinate this

activity

4.1.1 Train faculty in 2 OH modules

related to infectious disease

threats (One Health Leadership

and Gender in Infectious

Diseases) and work with faculty

to ensure the delivery of content

to students using an

instructional designer.

Knowledge and skills

strengthened in OH

leadership and gender

and infectious diseases

and faculty able to train

students on the above

courses.

An estimated 400

students will benefit

after faculty training.

June &

July

13th-17th

June/2016

IDM ( Infectious

Diseases

Management)

11th -15th July/

2016

Gender

B Mrs. Angele,

Dr. Rosine,

and

Dr.Mugisha

Anthony

from

Makerere

University,

Dr.

Nkuranga

and

Manasseh

Mwabonima

na and

Rutoni will

act as

Institutional

designer.

These activities

need a

preparatory

meeting that will

be organised by

Dr. Nkuranga and

Mwabonimana

2.4.3 Conduct student attachment at

One Health Demonstration Site

at Akagera National Park

50 students will be

trained and experienced

in community

engagement and field

work. 8 faculty

experienced in

mentoring students in

the field and exposed to

the modules and other

training materials.

Community health

problems will be

identified and

interventions developed

by the students. There

will be continuous

follow-up and

monitoring to ensure

that these interventions

are yielding positive

changes.

August/

2016

4th

-5th

/8 period

of Orientation in

Nyagatare

8th

-12th

/8

Demo sites and

Field attachment

29th

-30th

/8

Preparatory

meeting

(presentations) at

Nobleza

9th

/9/2016

Presentation

during

conference at

Nobleza

B . UR-Vice

Chancellor will help us

to invite

ministers and

other big

figures

. Dr. Shyaka

Anselm

. Mr. Albert

Ndagijimana

.The activity will

be carried out in

Akagera National

Park

.50 students

including 5

postgraduates

attended Demo

site will apply

and show their

motivation and

how will put into

practice of what

they have studied

so that they will

be able to

generate

information for

publication , 8

faculty for

mentoring

students

. Some

institutions like

REMA,CDC,RA

B,MINAGRI,OIE

, , PREDICT and

USAID will be

invited to attend

presentations on

9th

/9

DAY TWO OF WORKSHOP on 6th /April/2016

The workshop started at the morning of 08:h30, Discussions on OH Crucial Activities to be included in year 3

Here, 5 groups were formed where each group had 3 people, theses groups were having different topics to be discussed. The group discussion

came up with a draft work plan.

The following are the topic and group members.

GROUP TOPICS GROUP MEMBERS

ONE

Faculty/Staff Development and Improved Academic Offerings

Mr. Kitema Felix

Dr. Kizito Nishimwe

Dr. Mushayija Jean Paul

TWO Education & Training of OH Students and Alumni (Future OHW/Pre-Service)

Dr. Benjamin Ndayambaje

Dr. Richard Gashururu

Mr. Adolph Ndikubwimana

THREE Education & Training of Government Professionals (Current WF/In-Service)

Dr. Shyaka Anselm

Mr. Albert Ndagijimana

Dr. Juvenal Kagarama

FOUR OHW assessment, Planning and Policy communication Dr. Rosine Manishimwe

Dr. Emmanuel Irimaso

Dr. Assumpta

FIVE Organizational Development of Sustainable OHUNs

Dr. Nkuranga

Angel Musabyimana

Mr. Jean de Dieu Habimana

Faculty/Staff Development and Improved Academic Offerings Organizational Development of Sustainable OHUN

Education & Training of OH Students Education & Training of Government Professionals (Current WF/In-

Service) and Alumni Future OHW/Pre-Service)

OHW assessment, Planning and Policy communication

2. GOALS & OBJECTIVES OF OHCEA-Institutional Committee meeting

The specific objectives of this workshop were to review the way forward on OHCEA activities Year 2 re-scheduling and setting-up

deadlines for implementation.

Deliberations on Grant proposals sent by students ,Faculty and MSC at School of Public Health

Brainstorming and discussions on One Health Crucial Activities to be included in year 3 work plan activities

3. Target Audience

The targeted audience was Institutional committee members from both school of veterinary medicine and school of public health.

4. Actual Attendance

Total: 20 participants

The following numbers was obtained from the participant registration

Gender representation (16males, 4females):

UR-Campuses types represented in workshop

UR-CAVM : University of Rwanda ,College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine.( UR-Nyagatare Campus)

UR-CMHS: University of Rwanda, College of Medicine and Health Sciences (UR-Nyarugenge Campus).

UR-CASS: University of Rwanda ,College of arts and Social Science ( UR-Huye Campus)

UR-SPH : University of Rwanda School of Public Health

Disciplines represented:

Public Health (7)

College of Science and Technology (1)

Veterinary Medicine (10)

OHCEA(1)

Food Science and Technology (1)

5. Results

OHCEA-Institutional Committee meeting will help to incorporate Infectious Diseases Management, infectious disease detection into

curriculum

This meeting helps to make Way forward on OHCEA activities Yr 2 re-scheduling and setting-up deadlines for implementation of some

activities

This meeting assist deliberations on Grant proposals sent by students ,Faculty and MSC students at School of Public Health

Dr. Juvenal Kagarama updated participants of this meeting on Information from Board meeting

6. Reflection

Rescheduling and setting up deadlines for the activities implementation was the main wish of participants that will help to achieve planned

activities.

7. Next Steps

People were assigned to led some activities will report if there are some challenges during implementation to be assisted by OHCEA facilitators.

8. Appendices

Group Photo after closing ‘OHCEA-Institutional Committee meeting that carried out from 5th -6th / April/ 2016