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About OHGA

A unified platform for global health

One Health Global Alliance — formerly ICOPHAI (2011–present) — connects professionals and institutions across disciplines, sectors and continents to respond to emerging health threats.

ICOPHAI logo — the One Health interface of pathogen, animal, environment and human
Who we are

Health is one system — so is our response

Human, animal, plant and environmental health are interdependent. OHGA builds the connective tissue between them: a scalable network accelerating professional collaboration across interdisciplinary and inter-sectoral lines.

  • Academic & research institutions
  • Government agencies, NGOs and IGOs
  • Industry and private sector partners
  • Individual practitioners, scientists and policy-makers

Our Mission

Equip professionals and institutions to tackle global health challenges through consultancy, capacity building, collaboration and co-creation.

Our Vision

Create the next generation of institutional systems and health professionals for a healthier planet.

Our model

Three ways the alliance creates value

A collaborative space where global health professionals and institutions connect to solve grand challenges.

Consult

Programme development, custom reports, strategic planning, partner matching and technology integration.

Implement

Proposals and grants, field, laboratory and hospital implementation, surveillance, monitoring & evaluation, policy catalyst.

Academy

Modular training, workshops and webinars, customised learning, mentorship and coaching.

Our foundations

Built on 15+ years of credible consortia

OHGA is founded on established platforms with a track record across research, training and implementation.

ICOPHAI — since 2011

International Congress on Pathogens at the Human–Animal Interface.

OHEART — since 2011

One Health Eastern Africa Research Training programme.

GOHSI — since 2012

Global One Health Summer Institute.

Delivered with Global One Solutions, LLC (Ohio, USA) and MEKARI Global One Ltd (Nairobi, Kenya).

11,000+ members

Including 1,200 ICOPHAI members across 89 countries and 324 institutes.

>$500M mobilised

Through competitive grants, contracts and donor partnerships.

Global reach

Headquarters in Dublin, Ohio and Nairobi, with regional offices in Brazil, India, Mexico and Thailand.

Core values & principles

What guides us

Values

IntegrityMutual benefitDiversityInclusivityEthical leadershipTransparency

Principles

Solution-orientedSocial responsibilityAgilitySynergyCommitment to impactFinancial sustainability
Our team

Guided by exceptional global leaders

Founders and advisors drawn from government, academia, industry and the National Academies.

Leadership

Wondwossen Gebreyes
Wondwossen Gebreyes, DVM, PhD
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Tequam Worku
Tequam Worku, DrPH, MPH
Co-Founder & COO
Samuel Kariuki
Samuel Kariuki, DVM, PhD
Director, Research & Development

Directors & regional leadership

Daniel Janies
Daniel Janies, PhD
Director, Global Healthcare Technology
Sophie Masika
Sophie Masika, DVM, MVEE
Director, Global Partnership & Advocacy
Enrique J. Delgado-Suarez
Enrique J. Delgado-Suarez, PhD
Country Director, Mexico
Desalegne Mengesha
Desalegne Mengesha, DVM, MSc
Director of Charitable Initiatives, East Africa
Celso Oliveira
Celso Oliveira
Country Director, Brazil

Advisors

Daniel Oglevee
Daniel Oglevee
Advisor
Lonnie King
Lonnie King, DVM, MS, MPA
Advisor
William I. Brustein
William I. Brustein, PhD
Advisor
Clare Overmann
Clare Overmann, MA
Advisor
Karen Nelson
Karen Nelson, PhD
Advisor
Appolinaire Djikeng
Appolinaire Djikeng, PhD
Advisor
Jitendra Kumar
Jitendra Kumar, PhD
Advisor
Michael S. Bisesi
Michael S. Bisesi, PhD
Advisor
Work with us

Put the alliance to work

Explore Catalyst, our on-demand platform connecting institutions with vetted global health specialists.