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Future Africa hosts University of Utah students for One Health learning

University of Utah students visited Future Africa to learn about One Health and community engagement, including the importance of collaboration in preparing for and responding to pandemics.

Promoting AI-powered language inclusivity in rabies education

Future Africa’s One Health Research Chair is working with the Absa Chair of Data Science and UP’s Department of African Languages to explore how AI can improve access to reliable rabies information in local languages.

New Future Africa research chair brings climate, water and food research together

Led by Prof Tafadzwanashe Mabhaudhi, the new Future Africa Research Chair in Climate, Water and Food Nexus will bring researchers across disciplines and sectors together to better understand the connections between climate change, water security and food security.

One Health research and capacity building across three regions

Recent work by the Future Africa One Health Research Chair spans Mozambique, Guinea and New Zealand, from wildlife surveillance and capacity building to One Health implementation and microbial ecology research.

Professor Wanda Markotter reappointed as Future Africa One Health Research Chair

Professor Wanda Markotter has been reappointed as Future Africa's One Health Research Chair for a second five-year term, strengthening transdisciplinary research, African collaboration and leadership in One Health across the continent.
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Expert Opinion: What Africa can teach the world as a Super El Niño looms

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Africa’s long experience of adapting to climate extremes offers important lessons for the rest of the world as a potential Super El Niño approaches. Drawing on a recent article published by The Conversation, researchers explore how local knowledge, innovation and community-led solutions are strengthening resilience in the face of climate change.

Lancet Countdown Africa Regional Centre sets strategic direction

The Lancet Countdown Africa Regional Centre, hosted at Future Africa, held its first Strategic Workshop in Accra, bringing together researchers from across the continent to set priorities for climate and health research, collaboration and the inaugural 2027 Africa Regional Report.

Future Africa supports national avian influenza preparedness through One Health expertise

Future Africa hosted a national simulation exercise bringing together stakeholders across human, animal and environmental health to test South Africa’s preparedness and response capabilities for an H5N1 avian influenza outbreak.

Future Africa Community Engagement in One Health (FACE)

This edition highlights South Africa’s One Health approach, with a focus on strategic action tracks and cross-cutting areas that strengthen collaboration across human, animal and environmental health.

One Health Focus – June 2026 | Issue 3

This edition highlights South Africa’s One Health approach, with a focus on strategic action tracks and cross-cutting areas that strengthen collaboration across human, animal and environmental health.

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