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Glossary of participatory epidemiology terms
The Participatory Epidemiology Network for Animal and Public Health (PENAPH) just released a glossary of participatory epidemiology terms. The glossary was compiled by Jeanne Coffin and Syed Noman Ali and can be downloaded at http://cgspace.cgiar.org/handle/10568/33352 Continue reading
Aims
Our aim is to improve livelihoods by contributing to solve the world’s most pressing health challenges. More…… Continue reading
Originally posted on ILRI BioSciences:
Participants of the PENAPH technical workshop The Participatory Epidemiology Network for Animal and Public Health (PENAPH) first technical workshop was held on Dec 11-13, 2012 in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The committee accepted 34 abstracts out of 55 submissions as oral presentations and an additional 13 were accepted as posters. The workshop…
Participatory disease surveillance in Armenia
This week, Syed Noman Ali provides an update on some work by the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and others to introduce participatory epidemiology to strengthen animal disease surveillance and control of Zoonotic diseases including highly pathogenic avian influenza in Armenia. Read the blogpost Continue reading
Introducing PENAPH and PE
With human and veterinary medicine integrated into a common approach, participatory epidemiology is a powerful tool in international public health. Many initiatives in Africa and Asia have demonstrated that participatory methods empower communities and encourage teamwork between farmers, veterinarians, nurses, doctors, governments and other specialists. As a result, lives are changed through improved health, livelihood … Continue reading