ISTVS Capacity Development: ICT network
As part of its capacity building activity, the HORN Project funded the installation of a new Computer Networking server at […]
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World Rabies Day Celebrations and One Health efforts to Control Brucellosis in Kenya
The National Rabies elimination strategy, launched in 2014, utilises a Step-wise Approach to Rabies Elimination (SARE) anchored on five main […]
Exploring the epidemiology and transmission dynamics of Rift Valley Fever in the Horn of Africa – Aug 2021 Update
Ruth Omani – 2018 Sandpit Fellow – is exploring the epidemiology and transmission dynamics of Rift Valley Fever in the […]
Capacity Building: UoN Cold Storage Facility Refurbishment
In July 2018, a research capacity assessment at the University of Nairobi (UoN) was undertaken by the Centre for Capacity Research. […]
Phase two update: Developing a community-led zoonotic disease prioritization framework in Oloitokitok Sub County, Kajiado County, Kenya.
We began phase two of the study on 17th May 2021. We planned to conduct in-depth interviews and focus group […]
New-look HORN eLearning modules!
The HORN One Health eLearning materials were made open-access in March 2019. Although the uptake and use of the online […]
Investigating prevalence and identifying risk factors of Bovine Tuberculosis in cattle and humans in an agro-pastoral community in Awdal region, Somaliland
The economy of Somaliland largely relies on livestock and agriculture – the livestock sector provides food and income to over […]
Research on COVID-19 impact in Somalia’s Displaced Communities
The HORN COVID-19 response project led by Farah Isse Mumin – titled “COVID-19 and its Prevention in Internally Displaced Person […]
‘Analysis of SARS-COV-2 virus in exhaled breath and mass-masking behaviour in a Kenyan Community’ Update
Team Involved in the Project The multidisciplinary team from Kenya comprising of Lorren Alumasa, Mariah Ngutu, Reuben Mwangi and Stephen […]
IGAD Sheikh Technical Veterinary School Bovigam Training
Based in Sheikh in the upper Sahil region of Somaliland, IGAD Sheikh Technical Veterinary School and Reference Centre (ISTVS) is […]