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Putting rangelands on the agenda:
Heal at the ESAP Conference From 18 to 20 September 2025, the Ethiopian Society of Animal Production (ESAP) held its 33rd Annual Conference in Mekelle. Experts from research, policy and practice came together to discuss the future of livestock systems under increasing...
Moving towards healthy rangelands
With the power of CRHWs In pastoral regions of East Africa, livelihoods depend on healthy rangelands. When land degrades, livestock productivity drops. When livestock suffer, families lose income and food security. The HEAL project addresses this reality through a One...
Community-based One Health Insurance: Building resilient health systems in pastoralist and agro-pastoralist communities
In response to severe healthcare challenges in Ethiopia's Moyale woreda of the Somali Regional State, a Community Based One Health Insurance scheme was launched in January last year. This initiative has since improved access to both human and veterinary healthcare...
HEAL project launches new guide to address One Health hazards in pastoral areas
The One Health for Humans, Environment, Animals and Livelihood (HEAL) project has published a new guide on using community conversations to deal with One Health hazards such as antimicrobial resistance, zoonoses and food safety in pastoral...
Piloting Community Rangeland Health Workers (CRHWs) in Ethiopia: A ground-breaking innovation for One Health application in pastoral areas
Rangelands are the cornerstone of African pastoral and agro-pastoral production systems. Rangelands are not only the resource base for these systems, but also provide a wide range of ecosystem services such as storage of carbon, significant wildlife and plant...
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