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Center for One Health and Zoonotic Diseases (COHAZD)

We are leading Africa’s One Health and Zoonotic Disease Control, Prevention and Digital Transformation

About COHAZD

About the Center

The Center for One Health and Zoonotic Diseases is Africa’s forward command for predicting, preventing, and controlling diseases before they become disasters. We fuse science, surveillance, and digital innovation to stop outbreaks at their source , not after headlines break.

From zoonotic disease intelligence to digital health systems, we are building Africa’s frontline defense for a safer, healthier, more resilient future.

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Excellence & Strategy

Key Focus Areas

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Surveillance & Biosecurity

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Community Advocacy & Partnership

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Digital Management & Transformation

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Interdisciplinary Research & Intervention

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Policy Advocacy & Government Partnerships

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Computational Analysis & Big Data Management

Impact in Action

Programs & Initiatives

Explore some of our impactful and life-changing programs

Digital Surveillance

EpiWatch AI

EpiWatch AI transforms outbreak and historical disease data into clear, location-aware intelligence for faster public-health decisions across Africa.

Community Research

COMMUNACT

The COMMUNACT project is a collaborative research project aimed at understanding the factors influencing healthcare-seeking behavior for Mpox in Nigeria.

Zoonotic Defense

Canada-Africa MPox Project

We are leading Nigeria’s community research and advocacy component on Mpox (formerly ‘Monkeypox’) for the Canada-Africa Mpox project across several states in Nigeria.

Public Health

Youth 4 Covax

The Youth in COVAX project is a healthcare information awareness program for young people living in Oyo and Lagos State, aimed at training and educating youth on COVID-19 vaccines.

Partnership & Funding

Partners & Funders

Our projects have been funded and supported by the following institutions

CIHR
IDRC
RSTMH
IHVN
NIMR
GILEAD
BISWAS
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Blog & Internal News

Latest Insights

Explore updates and expert perspectives from our research team.

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Our team

Meet Our Team

Our Center brings together globally recognized scholars and researchers dedicated to advancing One Health and Zoonotic Disease control.

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