1. Prof. JD Kabasa, OHCEA CO-PI & Principal COVAB
OHCEA Strategy (2025)
Prof. JD Kabasa, OHCEA CO-PI & Principal COVAB
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2. VISION:
A global leader in One Health approaches to sustainable health for healthy productive animals, prosperous communities and productive ecosystems.
MISSION
 To drive transformational change for continuous improvement of health and well-being of humans, animals, and ecosystems through multidisciplinary research, training and community service

3. The right coordination mechanism: regional platform
OHCEA Regional Platform on Multidisciplinary and Multi-sectoral approach to improved and sustainable health in Eastern and Central Africa
Regional initiative to end disciplinary and sectoral silo approaches to health
The right coordination mechanism: regional platform
Strategic Operationalization of the regional platform

4. Barriers are many, interconnected and complex. We need each other.
Regional initiative for Multidisciplinary and Multisectoral approach to improved and sustainable health
Rationale:
Bring to end disciplinary & sectoral silos to health that have been shaped over decades.
Barriers are many, interconnected and complex. We need each other.
Need to prevent health risks, hazards, disasters and emergencies associated with emerging and re-emerging diseases and the nature of Africa’s future

5. OHCEA Regional initiative for Multidisciplinary and Multi-sectoral approach to improved and sustainable health
Objective: Strengthen capacity and resilience to emerging and re-emerging health and development challenges at the member states’ and regional level in.
Strategy: Create an inclusive university-mediated regional mechanism to harmonize efforts and strategies and cooperate among the member state institutions.

6. Create an inclusive regional mechanism :
OHCEA Regional initiative for Multidisciplinary and Multi-sectoral approach to improved and sustainable health
Create an inclusive regional mechanism :
able to formulate common goals and strategies;
able to coordinate interventions at trans-boundary level
able to mobilize financial, human and infrastructural resources;
able to share experiences and knowledge to improve performance.

7. 1. Network Organisational development
the platform’s strategic direction and services
1. Network Organisational development
Network of Excellence with a Stronger Regional platform and nodes for OH capacity development in member states’ “centres of excellence”
Stronger OH network in leadership, governance, management, systems and procedures
Regional and global partnerships for OH science-policy-practice interface

8. 2. Regional Workforce Development
the platform’s strategic direction and services
2. Regional Workforce Development
Regional Platform for OH capacity development with OHCEA member states’ “centres of excellence”
Provide quality workforce for One health for different stakeholder groups
Regional and global partnerships for OH science-education-policy-practice interface

9. 3. Regional Surveillance, reporting & response capacity development
the platform’s strategic direction and services
3. Regional Surveillance, reporting & response capacity development
Regional Platform for OH capacity development with OHCEA member states’ “centres of excellence”
Provide Capacity development support for One health surveillance for different stakeholder groups
Regional and global partnerships for OH surveillance and policy interface

10. 4. Regional Research for sustainable Health and Development
the platform’s strategic direction and services
4. Regional Research for sustainable Health and Development
Regional Platform for OH research and development with OHCEA member states’ “centres of excellence”
Provide transformative research for One health innovations, service and evidence-based decision & policy making for different stakeholder groups
Regional and global partnerships for OH research and development

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5. Stronger Partnerships for faster regional integration, networking, resource sharing & benefits
Regional Platform for regional and global partnerships in OH health
Build and leverage strategic partnerships to drive the OH agenda
Partnerships with regional and national development partners in OH

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6. Strengthened infrastructure capacity for development and incubation of OH innovations
Support building regional network of excellence in OH innovations
Support industry in research and innovations development for OH agenda and in particular ICT
Regional and global partnerships for OH innovations

13. 7. Regional knowledge management & information Sharing
the platform’s services
7. Regional knowledge management & information Sharing
Internet – portal of the platform (incl. Outreach, newsletter, etc.)
On-line training and learning
Intranet of the platform , knowledge hubs
Communication strategy and facilities

14. Anticipated outcomes
Effective and efficient One Health platform(s) (regional and national) providing leadership in driving OH agenda in ways that transform health systems in Africa and well being of its people
Transformed research, policy, training and service systems impacting lives and ultimately improving livelihoods and food security
Expanded scientifically grounded One Health body of knowledge contributing to global health system improvement

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