country and university, as of 2016, is shown in [Table 2](#t0015){ref-type="table"} . In each member country, the OHCEA team is spearheaded by schools of public health and schools of veterinary medicine and includes high engagement of government ministries, such as those responsible for health, agriculture, food, livestock, fisheries, education, wildlife, and disaster management and response.Table 2OHCEA member institutions and their corresponding countriesS. NO.CountryUniversitySchools/College1CameroonUniversity of Montagnes1. Faculty of Health Sciences (composed of both public health and veterinary)University of Buea2. Faculty of Health Sciences3. Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine2Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)University of Kinshasa4. School of Public HealthUniversity of Lubumbashi5. Faculty of Veterinary Medicine3EthiopiaJimma University6. School of Public Health7. School of Veterinary Medicine Mekelle University8. School of Public Health9. School of Veterinary Medicine4KenyaUniversity of Nairobi10. School of Public Health11.Faculty of Veterinary MedicineMoi University12. School of Public Health5RwandaNational University of Rwanda13. School of Animal Sciences and Veterinary Medicine14. School of Public Health6SenegalUniversity of Cheikh Anta Diop15. Institute for Health and Development (ISED)16. The Inter-State School of Veterinary Sciences and Medicine (EISVM)7TanzaniaMuhimbili University of Health & Allied Sciences17. School of Public HealthSokoine University of Agriculture18. Faculty of Veterinary Medicine8UgandaMakerere University19. School of Public Health20. College of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Resources and Biosecurity

OHCEA received a 5-year-subaward funding for implementation of activities funded through the University of Minnesota on an award from USAID for the implementation of the One Health Workforce (OHW) Project. This project will facilitate government-led, university-driven, network-supported coordination and collaboration across all levels of the human and animal health sectors essential to meet the Global Health Security