08.03.2023

G-WAC: One Health Basics Course

The course introduced participants to the One Health concept as an approach being used to address the existential threat of global pandemics to the health and welfare of people. The course covered trans- and inter- disciplinary fields of both the main drivers of pandemic and the key pillars of resilient health systems in the WHO framework.

On the 8th of March, Profs. Achim Hörauf and Alexander Debrah presented on:

Environmental and Socio-Cultural Interactions; Risk Communication and Public Engagement
Prof. Achim Hoerauf, UKB: Disease Emergence and Re-emergence: Environmental and Socio-cultural dimensions
Prof. Alexander Debrah, KNUST: Risk Communication and Public Engagement
Moderator
Dr. Patricia Korir, UKB