Webinar Title: The One Health Approach in Global Health
An overview of the One Health Approach in Global Health, identifying the What, the Why and the How with some historical perspectives.
Objectives:
- Identify the objective of the One Health Approach
- State the rationale for OH
- Mention the 3 core elements of OH approach
- List at least 2 key focus areas/issues or concerns of OH approach
Speaker: Dr Chima Ohuabunwo
Dr. Chima Ohuabunwo is an Infectious disease epidemiologist and public health physician. Currently, a professor of Global Health and Epidemiology in the Department of Community Health and Preventive Medicine, and a core-faculty in the David Satcher Institute of Global Health Equity at Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM). He also holds secondary appointment in the Department of Internal Medicine, adjunct Professor position at the Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health in Atlanta GA and is a visiting professor at the University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria. Dr Ohuabunwo is an alum of the US CDC Epidemic intelligence service fellowship, Emory Rollins School of Public Health, member of the American College of Epidemiology and a fellow of the West African College of Physicians. He is the immediate past Executive Director of the African Field Epidemiology Network (AFENET), a US CDC implementing partner with operations in over 30 sub-Saharan African countries. His global health work in collaboration with US CDC also includes servings as a the pioneer Program Coordinator of the CDC-supported Nigeria National Stop Transmission of Polio (NSTOP) program, foundation member of the National Polio Emergency Operations Center (EOC) and as the Coordinator for the Case Management and Infection Prevention team of the Nigeria Ebola Emergency Operations Center that worked with the Government, international and local partners to contain the July 2014 highly impactful West Africa Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) Outbreak as well as the eventual elimination of wild polio virus transmission in Nigeria in 2020. He also served as the pioneer Resident Advisor of the Ghana Field Epidemiology Training Program, Team lead, for the African Field Epidemiology Network (AFENET) One Health Initiative in Uganda, Lead Epidemiologist on the PEPFAR-funded CDC-MSM 5-year Ghana HIV/AIDs Monitoring and Evaluation (GHAME) project and many other global opportunities. He led the founding of the AFENET Corps of Disease Detectives (ACODD) and the establishment of the Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health (JIEPH). He has presented papers at multiple national/international conferences and authored over 60 peer-reviewed publications with over 1500 citations. Dr ‘Chima” loves training and mentoring the next generation of global health leaders/professionals.
Date: Tuesday, 27th of May 2025
Time: 3 PM (CAT) / 1 PM (WAT)
Duration: 1 hour
CPD Points: 1