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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...
Training facilitators for One Health community conversations in pastoralist communities
Capacity development in One Health approaches has been a strategic focus of the HEAL project. Following the creation and delivery of expert training modules, the HEAL project has now initiated community training programs on One Health hazards. With the recent...
Conflict Resolution Through Participatory Rangeland Management
Competition for rangeland resources has intensified due to growing human and livestock populations, resulting in land degradation and conflict. In the Osobey-Golbo rangeland unit in the Filtu woreda of Ethiopia’s Somali region, conflict has come in the form of land...
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