We have satisfaction tinged with sadness today, as our short course came to a close.
I hope the students found it as much fun as I did, as we discussed communication messages and how to get them out into the world. We had a wonderful give and take with lots of questions and discussions.
Two days just did not feel like enough.
We capped off our afternoon with lunch at the Four Sisters–second time, it was so good!–and a shopping excursion across Gondar securing scarves, baskets, coffee and an Ethiopian soccer jersey.
We are making friends all over the place, as my student, Dan, is exchanging numbers with some local teens to meet up for a soccer match.
Tomorrow starts our focus group testing of rabies messages to see if we can come up wit a campaign that might help change behaviors toward vaccination of dogs against rabies, preventing bites and caring for a bite properly should it occur.
There are no words to describe how privileged we feel to be part of this One Health Task Force, and we are not sure how to repay all the kindness we have experienced, especially from our wonderful guide and host Mustafa. Our only hope is that he will join us at Ohio State soon, so we can return the hospitality.
It’s amazing that in such a short time, a place so far from home can feel like home.
Ameseginalehu (thank you) Ethiopia.
Thanks for posting. We’ve shared the photo and blog post on the Office of International Affairs Facebook page.
https://www.facebook.com/InternationalAffairsatOhioState/posts/10153534984843606
am glade to here this ONE HEALTH program which i believe that is the only gun to shut such a historic zoonotic diseases (i.e Rabies) especially for African country like Ethiopia.
Mebrahtu Berhe (DVM)
studing Msc prgram in Zoonosis and food safety @ Mekelle university,collage of veterinary medicine.