Students in Lubumbashi Promote One Health on the Global One Health Day

The One Health Student Innovation Club at the University of Lubumbashi participated in a sensitization campaign on the fight against antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in Lumata, a rural village on the southern edge of the Democratic Republic of Congo. As part of the global recognition of One Health Day, the One Health students offered malaria rapid diagnostic test kits and presented on the One Health approach.

The customary chief handed kits to health center officials. In his message, the chief reminded that self-medication must be avoided, for both in humans and animals. Moreover, to avoid malaria, we must clean up the environment.

The One Health Student Innovation Club at the University of Lubumbashi is supported by the One Health Central and Eastern Africa (OHCEA) university network in collaboration with the U.S. Agency for International Development’s (USAID) One Health Workforce project. The club was created at the university to raise awareness about emerging pandemic disease threats and appreciation for interdisciplinary and multi-sectoral approaches to disease prevention, detection, and response. The USAID project supports these clubs to promote student-centered, interdisciplinary, and applied learning opportunities such as lectures, case competitions, and community outreach events.

This message was broadcast on the Congolese National Radio Television station in Lubumbashi on November 3, 2018. An English version of the video is available above.

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