COHRIE PROJECT- The Collaborative One Health Research Initiative on Epidemics
The department/project focuses on the;
The project focuses on extensive research on zoonotic diseases and the development of new sustainable One Health interventions for zoonotic disease control in Uganda.
General Goal:
To advance knowledge on zoonoses and enhance disease control through the use of community-driven one-health approaches.
Specific Objectives of the Department/unit/project
- To investigate the burden of RVF, CCHF and Brucellosis at the Human- Animal- Wildlife Interface
- Describe the dynamics and drivers of spill-over events/ epidemics at the Human-animal-wildlife interfaces in diverse agricultural systems.
- Undertake a gender and inequalities analysis of Knowledge attitude and practices of transmission dynamics of CCHF, RVF and Brucellosis at the human- animal- wildlife Interface.
- Design One health centred models for the control and prevention of RVF, CCHF and Brucellosis in Uganda that can be adapted for other zoonoses of global significance.
- Develop a sustainable one Health disease surveillance and reporting system in order to support need for development of a one health policy.
Activities include:
- Data collection.
- Sample collection from Humans, livestock, and wildlife.
- Disease surveillance
- Workshops and trainings on One Health
- Training and deployment/commissioning of the Community One health volunteers
- Development of the COHVs Training Manual
Recent Impact /Achievements by the department/unit/project
We have worked with different collaborators to identify, train, and deploy 127 Community One Health Volunteers in 4 conservation areas who have made pivotal contributions to early zoonotic disease detection, reporting, and health issue monitoring. More information about the Community One Health volunteers can be found (insert a link to the blog post)
We are working with consortium partners to collect data and samples (Human livestock and wildlife) in all 6 wildlife conservation areas in Uganda to establish the burden of disease and insights into the context of disease transmission in these areas.
Partner institutions
Uganda Wildlife Authority, National One Health Platform- Ministry of Health, Conservation Through Public Health, Uganda, Institute on Inequalities in Global Health University of Southern California, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK, Centre for Biodiversity and Environment Research University College London, London (UCL), UK, Institute for Global Health (IGH) University College London (UCL), UK, Ministry of Agriculture Animal Industry and Fisheries, Uganda National Health Research Organization, Makerere University College of Veterinary medicines, Animal resources and bio security
Major Funders
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)