Category Archives: Disease Control

Africa / Disease Control / Epidemiology / FSZ / ILRI / Integrated Sciences / One health / PENAPH / Public health / Surveillance / Zoonotic Diseases

Report of the Annual Meeting of the Participatory Epidemiology Network in Uganda (PENU)

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Dr James Bugeza, Secretary of the Participatory Epidemiology Network in Uganda (PENU)  shared the attached report of the PENU annual meeting today. The meeting was held at Esella Country Hotel – Kira Town Council Wakiso District on December 11, 2013. Participants included representatives from the Ministry of Agriculture Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF), Ministry of Health, local government and … Continue reading →

Animal Health / Disease Control / Epidemiology / Livestock / PENAPH

First announcement: PENAPH technical workshop 2012

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The Participatory Epidemiology Network for Animal and Public Health (PENAPH) is a partnership of organizations and individuals that seek to facilitate the continued development and application of participatory methods in epidemiology. PENAPH partners include animal health and public health organizations committed to one health and ecohealth approaches. The overall goal of PENAPH is to enhance … Continue reading →

Asia / Disease Control / Epidemiology / PENAPH

PE introductory training at Chiang Mai University, Thailand

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Collaboration between the Participatory Epidemiology Network for Animal and Public Health (PENAPH) and the Chiang Mai University’s Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in Chiang Mai, Thailand regarding participatory epidemiology (PE) has taken place since 2009. After a short briefing course on PE in March 2010 by Dr Jeff Mariner from the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), … Continue reading →

Animal Health / Capacity Strengthening / Disease Control / Epidemiology / PENAPH / West Africa

Training course for trainers in Participatory Epidemiology, Lomé (Togo) 25 – 29 January 2010

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A 5-day training course for trainers in Participatory Epidemiology (PE) will be held in Lomé (Togo) from 25 until 29 of January 2010. The 11 participants were selected from the 29 Participatory Disease Surveillance (PDS) practitioners trained in Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire and Togo as part of the Early Detection Reporting Surveillance – Avian … Continue reading →

Animal Health / Disease Control / Epidemiology / Livestock / PENAPH

Introducing PENAPH and PE

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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 →