Strengthening One Health security systems to prevent and control zoonoses and other infectious diseases
CD-PRES (Community-Based Prevention, Surveillance, Reporting and Response) is a flagship initiative under OHDI’s Zoonoses & Health Security program area, addressing zoonotic, vector-borne, and (re-)emerging diseases. The project strengthens health systems, enhances early warning, and supports the implementation of the International Health Regulations (IHR). The project also empowers local stakeholders to proactively identify, report, and respond to health threats across human and animal populations and the environment. It leverages community engagement, risk communication, technology through RORE, and collaboration with veterinary, public health, and environmental health stakeholders and institutions.
Through this program, OHDI has implemented community-level interventions on specific diseases such as rabies, anthrax, and schistosomiasis.
The Sustainable Impact Resource Guide and Toolkit is being developed through six key phases
CD-PRES strengthens disease prevention by combining community outreaches with digital and media-driven engagement through RORE and local communication platforms. It delivers targeted health education, risk communication, and behavior change interventions to improve preventive practices across homes, farms, schools, communities, and service delivery points.
CD-PRES strengthens community-based surveillance and early warning by engaging local and government stakeholders and leveraging RORE as a structured reporting channel. It enables timely detection, documentation, and escalation of notifiable diseases from communities to subnational and national surveillance systems across One Health sectors.
CD-PRES strengthens rapid response by supporting sector-specific and cross-sectoral government institutions and partners in coordinated response activities, including case identification and reporting, risk communication, and, where needed, facilitation of access to vaccines and other critical response commodities.
CD-PRES supports government institutions within and across One Health sectors to strengthen cross-sectoral collaboration across human, animal, and environmental health systems, contributing to the development and implementation of relevant policy frameworks, coordination mechanisms, and joint interventions.
Active implementation across Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, South Africa, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia
Active implementation across 23 Nigerian states: Abia, Adamawa, Anambra, Bayelsa, Benue, Borno, Cross River, Edo, Enugu, FCT, Ilorin, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kwara, Niger, Ogun, Ondo, Osun, Oyo, Plateau, Sokoto, Yobe
Watch our field team in action during the consultative workshops in West Africa.
Latest insights from CD- PRES
Health threats rarely announce themselves clearly. They emerge quietly, through changes in the environment, unusual patterns in communities, or signals that are often missed because
At One Health and Development Initiative (OHDI), we believe that protecting global health begins with early awareness and timely reporting. Many health threats affecting people,
Ensuring the safety and quality of food systems is a cornerstone of public health, economic stability, and sustainable development. In Nigeria, where livestock and meat
The poultry farmers’ training and WhatsApp community have been a really great help to me. It connects the gap between farmers and vets while helping us learn from each other. I’m grateful to OHDI for this impactful initiative.
