title: One Health capacity building in sub-Saharan Africa.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Africa of late has been faced with challenges that require a multidisciplinary and multisectoral approach to address them, and academic and non-academic institutions have played a key role in training and conducting research that would promote the One Health approach.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The objective of this review was to document networks and organizations conducting One Health training, research, and outreach in Africa, as one of a series of articles around the world.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data for this review were collected from organizations through key contacts of the authors and their knowledge of networks they have worked with. Web searches were conducted using One Health, training, and research as key words for work done in Africa.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Africa has major networks involved in One Health training, research, and outreach, with participation of both academic and non-academic institutions. This review highlights an effort in Africa to form networks to conduct multidisciplinary training and research. The main networks include Afrique One, Southern African Centre for Infectious Disease Surveillance (SACIDS), and One Health Central and Eastern Africa (OHCEA).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Both academic and non-academic institutions and organizations have shown an interest to conduct multidisciplinary training and research in Africa for managing challenges that Africa is facing currently, especially the outbreak of infectious diseases.
authors.affiliation: Ecosystem Health Division, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, St Paul, MN, USA.|College of Veterinary Medicine, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda; irwego@umn.edu.
authors.forename: Innocent B
authors.initials: IB
authors.lastname: Rwego
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.
authors.forename: Olutayo Olajide
authors.initials: OO
authors.lastname: Babalobi
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health, Moi University, Eldoret, Kenya.
authors.forename: Protus
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Musotsi
authors.affiliation: Ecosystem Health Division, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, St Paul, MN, USA.|USAID Preparedness and Response, Kampala, Uganda.
authors.forename: Serge
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nzietchueng
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, University of Buea, Buea, Cameroon.|Biosciences Eastern and Central Africa-International Research Institute (BecA-ILRI), Hub, Nairobi, Kenya.
authors.forename: Christian Keambo
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Tiambo
authors.affiliation: College of Veterinary Medicine, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.
authors.forename: John David
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Kabasa
authors.affiliation: One Health Central and Eastern Africa (OHCEA), Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.
authors.forename: Irene
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Naigaga
authors.affiliation: Conservation Through Public Health (CTPH), Kampala, Uganda.
authors.forename: Gladys
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kalema-Zikusoka
authors.affiliation: Ecosystem Health Division, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, St Paul, MN, USA.
authors.forename: Katherine
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Pelican
keywords: Afrique One; OHCEA; SACIDS; networks; research; training; university