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- Dr. Wilm Quentin , Dr. Linda Debrah , Dr. John Humphrey Amuasi , Prof. Walter Bruchhausen , Prof. Samuel Kofi Newton , Prof. Reinhard Busse , Prof. Christian Drosten , Dr. Benjamin Obukowho Emikpe , Prof. Alexander Yaw Debrah , Prof. Achim Hoerauf , Dr. Michael Owusu , Dr. Daniel Opoku , Dr. Patricia Jebett Korir , Dr. Timo Falkenberg , Dr. Verena Struckmann , Dr. Philip El-Duah
One Health Basics
ONE HEALTH BASICS
The One Health Basics module will run ONLINE, from 6th to 10th March 2023. Participants will gain insight into the evolution of One Health and get equipped with the One Health lens/thinking. The module content covers the origin and concepts of One Health, principles and criteria for disease prioritization, environmental and sociocultural interactions, risk communication and public engagement.
TARGET PARTICIPANTS
The short course is specifically developed for researchers, policy-makers, and practitioners to improve pandemic preparedness and response in especially the West African sub-region but also similar settings elsewhere. Practitioners working in the health, veterinary and environmental sectors are encouraged to register and participate fully and actively. This course will improve the competitiveness of participants in both local and international job markets.
CERTIFICATION
Participants will be awarded a certificate upon full participation and successful completion of the course. The course is accredited for Continuous Professional Development (CPD) points and may be applicable to individuals who are registered members of, or are associated with (health) professional bodies in Ghana, Africa and elsewhere.
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This online course will be administered as a live virtual event. It will be streamed live on this page.
Target Audience: Researchers, Policy-makers, and Health Practitioners
Date: 6th to 10th March 2023
Time: 1600 - 1800 GMT each day
COURSE OUTLINE
Course Schedule and Topics
Sessions begin LIVE from 1600 GMT to 1800 GMT each day
MONDAY 6TH MARCH 2023
INTRODUCTION TO ONE HEALTH
Origin and Concept: Prof. Walter Bruchhausen
Intersectoral Collaborations: Dr. John Amuasi
Discussion: Dr. Timo Falkenberg
TUESDAY 7TH MARCH 2023
HEALTH SYSTEMS RESILIENCE
Key Concepts and Strategies: PD Dr. Wilm Quentin
Criteria for Disease Prioritization: A health system perspective: Prof. Reinhard Busse
Discussion: Dr. Daniel Opoku & Dr. Verena Struckmann
WEDNESDAY 8TH MARCH 2023
ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIO-CULTURAL INTERACTIONS; RISK COMMUNICATION AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT
Disease Emergence and Re-emergence: Environmental and Socio-cultural Dimensions: Prof. Achim Hörauf
Risk Communication and Public Engagement: Prof. Alexander Debrah
Discussion: Dr. Patricia Korir
THURSDAY 9TH MARCH
DISEASE PRIORITISATION
Animal and Human Disease Surveillance Systems: Prof. Benjamin Emikpe
Diagnostic Methods to Detect Pathogen Spill-Over Events: Prof. Christian Drosten
Discussion: Dr. Philip El-Duah
FRIDAY 10TH MARCH 2023
INCENTIVES AND DISINCENTIVES FOR ACTION
Perspective from G-WAC: Dr. John Amuasi & Dr. Linda Batsa-Debrah
Discussion: Dr. Michael Owusu
Wrap-Up Session; Q&A: Dr. Daniel Opoku, Dr. Michael Owusu, Dr. Philip El-Duah, Dr. Verena Struckmann
Funding is from the German Federal Foreign Office (AA) through the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) Global Health Centres
Overview
Course Description
This course will introduce participants to the One Health concept as an approach being used to address the existential threat of global pandemics to the health and welfare of people. The course cover trans- and inter- disciplinary fields of both the main drivers of pandemic (e.g. health impact of wild habitat encroachment, extensive agriculture and climate change, spill-over of pathogens from wild animals to humans) and the key pillars of resilient health systems in the WHO framework (e.g. effective governance, sustainable financing mechanisms, appropriate human resource capacity, availability of essential medicines and technology, reliable health information, and responsive health service delivery). The course consists of two modules: One Health Basics and One Health Operationalisation.
Course Content
Lecture Sessions
- LIVE EVENT - DAY 1: Mon 6th March 2023 @ 1600 - 1800 GMT 2 hours
- LIVE EVENT - DAY 2: Tue 7th March 2023 @ 1600 - 1800 GMT 2 hours
- LIVE EVENT - DAY 3: Wed 8th March 2023 @ 1600 - 1800 GMT 2 hours
- LIVE EVENT - DAY 4: Thu 9th March 2023 @ 1600 - 1800 GMT 2 hours
- LIVE EVENT - DAY 5: Fri 10th March 2023 @ 1600 - 1800 GMT 2 hours
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About Facilitators
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Dr. Wilm Quentin
Dr. med, MSc
Senior Research Fellow
Department of Health Care Management, Tech University Berlin, Germany
Wilm Quentin is a Senior Research fellow at the Department of Health Care Management at TU Berlin and leading the department’s focal area “Global Health” and the German West-African Centre for Global Health and Pandemic Prevention (G-WAC).
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Dr. Linda Debrah
BSc, MSc, PhD
Senior Lecturer
Department of Clinical Microbiology, School of Medicine and Dentistry. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). Kumasi, Ghana
Dr. (Mrs. ) Linda Batsa Debrah is a Senior lecturer in Medical Parasitology at the Department of Clinical Microbiology, School of Medicine and Dentistry, KNUST Kumasi. She obtained her BSc. (Hons) degree in Biological Sciences in 2001 and Masters’ degree in Clinical Microbiology in 2006.
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Dr. John Humphrey Amuasi
Dip, BSc, MBChB, MPH, MSc, PhD, FWACP
Head, Department of Global Health, School of Public Health, KNUST
Leader of the Global One Health Research Group
Global Health Department of the School of Public Health
Kumasi Center for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine (KCCR).
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST)
Dr.
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Prof. Walter Bruchhausen
Dr. med. Dipl. theol., MPhil.
Professor for Global Health and Senior Fellow
Institute for Hygiene and Public Health, University Hospital Bonn. Centre for Development Research, University of Bonn
Prof. Walter Bruchhausen is a Senior Fellow at the Centre for Development Research (ZEF), Bonn University. Endowed Professorship for Global Health – Social and Cultural Aspects, Bonn University. His current projects include:
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Prof. Samuel Kofi Newton
BSc, MBChB, MSc, PhD, FWACP
Dean, School of Public Health
Department of Global and International Health
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana
Prof. Samuel Kofi Newton graduated with an MBChB from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in 1993. Completed an MSc in Public Health in Developing Countries in 2001 and a PhD in Epidemiology also from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine in 2007.
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Prof. Reinhard Busse
Dr. med. MPH, FFPH
Professor and Head of Healthcare Management Department
Technische Universität Berlin, Germany
Professor Reinhard Busse, Dr. med. MPH, is department head for health care management in the Faculty of Economics and Management at Technische Universität Berlin, Germany.
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Prof. Christian Drosten
MD, PhD
Virologist and Director of the Institute of Virology
Berlin's Charité Hospital
Christian Drosten is a physician and virologist. He works in the fields of viral diversity, ecology and epidemiology across the different evolutionary levels, from the natural reservoir of a pathogen right through to a global outbreak in the human population.
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Dr. Benjamin Obukowho Emikpe
DVM, MVSc, PhD, FCVSN (Diagnostic Pathology)
Professor and Dean, School of Veterinary Medicine
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi Ghana
Emikpe benjamin is a professor of diagnostic pathology and heads the department of veterinary pathology of University of Ibadan, Nigeria. My research interest had been pulmonology with intranasal vaccination approach to control of major pneumonia in domestic animal and viral diseases of poultry.
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Prof. Alexander Yaw Debrah
BSc, MPhil, PhD
Professor of Parasitology and Global Health. Dean - Faculty of Allied Health Sciences
College of Health Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana.
Prof. Alexander Yaw Debrah holds BSc (Hons) in Biological Sciences and M’phil in Clinical Microbiology from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). He won German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) (Sandwich) scholarship in 2003 to do a PhD in Medical Parasitology in Bonn University.
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Prof. Achim Hoerauf
MD, Ph.D
Director - Institute of Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology
University Hospital Bonn, Germany
Prof. Achim Hoerauf is the Director of the Institute of Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology (IMMIP) at the University Hospital Bonn and Professor of Parasitology at the University of Bonn.
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Dr. Michael Owusu
BSc, Msc, PhD
Lecturer, Executive Director
Centre for Health Systems Strengthening. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST)
Dr. Michael Owusu is the Executive Director of the Centre for Health Systems Strengthening and a lecturer at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). He has over 10 years of experience in both clinical research and biomedical laboratory practice.
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Dr. Daniel Opoku
BA, MSc.PH, PhD
Lecturer
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST)
Dr. Daniel Opoku is a Lecturer at the Health Policy Management and Economics Department of the School of Public Health, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in Kumasi. Dr.
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Dr. Patricia Jebett Korir
BSc, MSc, Ph.D
Postdoctoral Fellow
University Hospital Bonn
Dr. Patricia Jebett Korir is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University Hospital Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany. Her fields of expertise include Infectious diseases, Medical Parasitology, Immunology, Molecular Parasitology, and Microbiology. She obtained her Bachelors.
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Dr. Timo Falkenberg
BSc, MSc, Ph.D
Senior Research Associate
Institute for Hygiene and Public Health, University of Bonn
Dr. Timo Falkenberg is postdoctoral researcher at the Institute of Hygiene and Public Health, University Clinic Bonn, working in the GeoHealth Centre and the Sektion Global Health.
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Dr. Verena Struckmann
EPH, MPH
Research Fellow
Department of Health Care Management - Berlin University of Technology
Verena Struckmann has been a research fellow at the Department of Health Care Management at the Berlin University of Technology since 2012.
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Dr. Philip El-Duah
BSc, MSc, Ph.D
Postdoctoral Research Scientist
Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Philip is a postdoctoral research scientist at the Institute of Virology, Charité – Universitätsmedizin, Berlin and also affiliated with the Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research into Tropical Medicine (KCCR) of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology.
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