International Conference

Online Registration will be opened on March 1, 2025. Please visit the conference web site (www.OHW-2025) and complete the online registration form.

Registration Fee for International Participants

Types	Registration Fee (USD)
Normal Full Registration	200
Accompanying Person	50
Student Registration*	50
Onsite Full Registration	200
Onsite Student registration	50
Post-Conference excursion	30

*Student rate applies to those registered for a higher degree. Student registrations must be accompanied by asigned letter from your head of department attesting to student status.

Conference registration fees will cover costs of reception, coffee/tea breaks and lunch during the scientific sessions, conference materials, and conference dinner. Post-conference excursion fees will cover costs of transportation, accommodation, meals, and book of abstract.

Please be advised that the registration fee do not include travel insurance. Please ensure that you have your own insurance policy before traveling.

Payment Methods for International Participants

Considering the financial setup of the host country, any payments(conference registration, excursion) can be made only by Bank Transfer before the conference dates or at the registration desk during onsite registration.

Bank transfer Address:

Name of Bank: National Bank of Ethiopia
Address: Ledeta Sub City, Sudan Avenue Addis Ababa Ethiopia
Account Name: Africa Center of Excellence for Water Management
Account Number: 0100171300036
Swift have Code: NBETETAA

Please send the scanned copy of the bank transfer document to Mrs. Birhane Azage at the following address: birhane.azaghe@aau.edu.et

Cancellation/Refund Information: Please note that no cancelation/refund is possible after payment.

Message from Conference Organizing Committee Chair

I warmly welcome you to the International conference on One Health and Water (OHW-2025): Safeguarding Human, Animals, and the Environment to be held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Addis Ababa is emerging as a prominent global hub for Africa, serving as the diplomatic capital and hosting major international organizations, international events, while also becoming a key economic and aviation center.

We are delighted to receive you all and provide the necessary space for networking, collaborative learning, strategizing, and charting a way forward for critical Health challenges. As we gather in this hub for global health challenge, we will remember that the health of one is inextricably linked to the health of all. This conference is a crucial platform for us to share knowledge, foster collaboration, and develop strategies for addressing the shared health threats that we face. I express sincere gratitude to all of you for sharing your reach experience with conference attendees.

I am particularly excited about the multidisciplinary design of the conference and the sub-thematic areas that will provide opportunities for conference delegates to share knowledge, and initiate new collaborations. We are looking forward to hosting scholars, policymakers and implementers, philanthropists, practitioners, researchers, funding organizations, students, and other key stakeholders.

The concept of One Health recognizes the interconnectedness of human, animal and environment health and emphasizes the importance of addressing health challenges through a holistic approach that integrates multiple disciplines and sectors.Water plays a crucial role as a key connector between the three components of One Health. Water scarcity, water pollution and inadequate water management have profound impacts on the health of people and animals and the ecosystems where they co-exist. Climate change, population growth, increased per capita consumption and unsustainable production all aggravate this challenge

We are grateful to the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD) for funding the One Health Education and Research project through the NORHED II Programme. This project helped establish a multi-disciplinary consortium from The Arctic University of Norway (UiT), the Norwegian Veterinary Institute (NVI), the Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research (NIBIO), Addis Ababa University (AAU), and the Malawi University of Science and Technology (MUST)to address the gaps in the training of One Health professionals at AAU (Ethiopia) and MUST (Malawi). The novel study program has developed at both the PhD and MSc levels at AAU and MUST, which will serve as a model for adaptation and scaling in other countries within the region.

I thank the International Association for Hydro Environment Engineering and Research (IAHR)Africa Division and IAHREthiopia Chapter for co-organizing this conference. The Ethiopia Chapter is aiming to facilitate knowledge sharing, promote best practices, and support the development of solutions for water management issues in Ethiopia.

I do sincerely thank several committees who are working tirelessly to make this conference a memorable experience for all of us. I do thank all those who have agreed to be speakers and moderate sessions.

Welcome to Ethiopia, welcome to Addis Ababa, the Diplomatic Capital of Africa!
I wish you all a rewarding experience!
Chair, OHW-2025 Conference

Day 01, September 15, 2025, Monday
Time	Event/Speaker/Presenter	Moderator	Venue
8:00 - 9:00	Registration	Organizing Committee	Lobby
9:00 - 9:05	Program Introduction Dr. Paulos Getachew Chairman of Scientific Committee	Dr. Adey Feleke	Main Hall
9:05 - 9:10	Welcoming Address Prof. Feleke Zewge Head, African Center of Excellence for Water Management (ACEWM)	Dr. Adey Feleke	Main Hall
9:10 - 9:20	Opening Remarks Dr. Samuel Kifle President, Addis Ababa University	Dr. Adey Feleke	Main Hall
9:20 - 9:35	Keynote Speech I Dr. Fikiru Regassa State Minister, FDRE Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock System Transformation Chair	Dr. Adey Feleke	Main Hall
9:35 - 9:55	Keynote Speech II Dr. Dereje Duguma State Minister, FDRE Ministry of Health	Dr. Adey Feleke	Main Hall
9:55 - 10:15	Keynote Speech III Eng. Zerihun Abate General Manager of the Addis Ababa Water and Sewerage Authority (AAWSA)	Dr. Adey Feleke	Main Hall
10:15 - 10:40	Plenary Lecture I (Session I) Prof. Dr. Uwe Truyen Antimicrobial Resistance Research Gaps in sub-Saharan Africa - A One Health Approach	Dr. Adey Feleke	Main Hall
10:40 - 11:05	Plenary Lecture I (Session II) Dr. Ahmed Abd El Wahed Integrated One Health Digital Platform for Outbreak Management	Dr. Adey Feleke	Main Hall
11:05 - 11:35	Health Break and Group Picture	Hotel/ ACEWM media	Lounge
Thematic Breakout Sessions
Environment and One Health
11:35 - 11:55	Etsun Birhanesilassie Risk Assessment and Microbial Analysis of Tap Waters in Two Hospitals of Addis Ababa: A Potential Case for Waterborne Hospital-Acquired Infections	Prof. Gezahegn Mamo	Hall A
11:55 - 12:15	Wondimagegne Mamo Enhancing Public Health and Environmental Safety through the Stabilization and Solidification of Textile Wastewater Sludge: A One Health Approach	Prof. Gezahegn Mamo	Hall A
12:15 - 12:35	Ezenawa Isdore Ecological proxies to the Bioremediation of Crude Oil Polluted Mangrove Soil obtained from Okerenkoko, Delta state, Nigeria	Prof. Gezahegn Mamo	Hall A
12:35 - 13:05	Wrap-up/Q&A	Prof. Gezahegn Mamo	Hall A
Water and One Health
11:35 - 11:55	Goraw Goshu Integrated Modeling of E. coli Contamination in an Urbanizing: A One Health Approach from Akaki Watershed, Ethiopia	Dr. Beteley Tekola	Hall B
11:55 - 12:15	Mihret/Alemseged Tamiru Designing a Monitoring Plan for Microbial Water Quality, and Spatiotemporal Variation in Extended-Spectrum β-lactamase Producing Bacteria and Their Relationship with Environmental Factors and Land Use at the Akaki Catchment	Dr. Beteley Tekola	Hall B
12:15 - 12:35	Asmamaw Abera Groundwater Fluoride Contamination and Probabilistic Human Health Risk Assessment in North Main Ethiopia Rift Valley	Dr. Beteley Tekola	Hall B
12:35 - 13:05	Wrap-up/Q&A	Dr. Beteley Tekola	Hall B
Anti-microbial Resistance (AMR) and One Health
11:35 - 11:55	Shemse Sebre Antimicrobial Resistance Profiles of Circulating Escherichia coli and Salmonella in Humans, Animals, and Environmental Sources in Ethiopia: A One Health Approach	Prof. Eyasu Makonnen	Hall C
11:55 - 12:15	Dame Sylla Integrated One Health Surveillance of Antimicrobial Resistance in Escherichia coli Producing ESBL (ESBL-E. coli) and Carbapenemases (Carb-E. coli), and Salmonella in Senegal	Prof. Eyasu Makonnen	Hall C
12:15 - 12:35	Beshatu Ferede Antibiotic-resistance Profile of Enterobacteriaceae at the Human-Animal-Environment Interface at the Lower Catchment Area of Akaki River, Ethiopia	Prof. Eyasu Makonnen	Hall C
12:35 - 13:05	Wrap-up/Q&A	Prof. Eyasu Makonnen	Hall C
13:05 - 14:05	Lunch Break	Hotel	Restaurant
14:05 - 15:00	Poster Presentations/Networking	Presenters	Poster Gallery
15:00 - 15:30	Health Break	Hotel	Lounge
Thematic Breakout Sessions
Zoonotic Diseases
15:30 - 15:50	Makida Elias Assessment of Staphylococcus aureus and Methicillin-Resistant S. aureus (MRSA) in Dairy Farms of Shaggar City, Oromia, Ethiopia: A One Health Approach	Dr. Andualem Mekonnen	Hall A
15:50 - 16:10	Guta Wakjira Human and Companion Animal Interactions: Evaluating the Transmission Risks of Cryptosporidium and Giardia Among Humans, Dogs, Cats, and their Environment in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.	Dr. Andualem Mekonnen	Hall A
16:10 - 16:30	Ashenafi Kidanu Molecular Characterization of Brucella abortus and Brucella melitensis from Miscarriage Women and Aborted small Ruminants in the pastoral Afar Region, Ethiopia	Dr. Andualem Mekonnen	Hall A
16:30 - 17:00	Wrap-up/Q&A	Dr. Andualem Mekonnen	Hall A
Water and One Health
15:30 - 15:50	Koffi Sossou Removal of Heavy Metals from Water Using Nanomembrane Filter Doped with Magnetic Zeolite	Dr. Yedilfana Setarge	Hall B
15:50 - 16:10	Alemneh Aschenki Assessment of Effluent Characteristics and Wastewater Management Practices in Selected Hospitals of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	Dr. Yedilfana Setarge	Hall B
16:10 - 16:30	Asnake Enawgaw Impacts of Long-term Climate Variability on streamflow and future Drought Patterns in Borkena Watershed, A wash Basin, Ethiopia	Dr. Yedilfana Setarge	Hall B
16:30 - 17:00	Wrap-up/Q&A	Dr. Yedilfana Setarge	Hall B
Anti-microbial Resistance (AMR) and One Health
15:30 - 15:50	Chalachew Genet Prevalence of Extended Spectrum β-lactamase and Carbapenemase-Producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae in Raw Cow Bulk Milk from Dairy Cooperatives, Northwest Amhara, Ethiopia	Prof. Bekele Megerssa	Hall C
15:50 - 16:10	Kajelcha Fikadu Antimicrobial Resistance Profile of Escherichia coli Isolated from Hospital and Industrial Wastewater Systems	Prof. Bekele Megerssa	Hall C
16:10 - 16:30	Tesfaye Fatalo Physicochemical, Heavy metal and Microbiological Evaluation of Kality wastewater treatment plant: Treatment Efficiency and Implications for Antimicrobial Resistance within a One Health Nexus	Prof. Bekele Megerssa	Hall C
16:30 - 17:00	Wrap-up/Q&A	Prof. Bekele Megerssa	Hall C

Day 02, September 16, 2025, Tuesday
Time	Event/Speaker/Presenter	Moderator	Venue
9:00 - 9:30	Plenary Lecture II Dr. Adey Feleke Addis Ababa University	Prof. Yimtubezinash W/Amanuel	Main Hall
9:30 - 10:00	Plenary Lecture III Prof. Seid Tiku Water as a Critical Conduit for Cross-species Health: Integrating Science, Policy, and Equity to Mitigate One Health Threats	Prof. Yimtubezinash W/Amanuel	Main Hall
10:00 - 10:30	Health Break	Hotel	Lounge
Thematic Breakout Sessions
Public Awareness in One Health
10:30 - 10:50	Jemberu Alemu One Health Approach to Rift Valley Fever and West Nile Virus in Ethiopia: Seroprevalence, Co-Circulation, and Zoonotic Risk Awareness in Afar Pastoralist Communities	Prof. Bersissa Kumsa	Hall A
10:50 - 11:10	Waktola Yadeta Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Undergraduate Human, Animal, and Environmental Health Students of Jimma University, Ethiopia, Regarding the One Health Approach	Prof. Bersissa Kumsa	Hall A
11:10 - 11:30	Wrap-up/Q&A	Prof. Bersissa Kumsa	Hall A
Water and One Health
10:30 - 10:50	Diress Yigezu Assessment of Sustainable Decentralized Onsite Sanitation Technologies with Resource Recovery Options for Urban Slums: A Case Study of Debre Tabor Town, Ethiopia.	Dr. Hayal Desta	Hall B
10:50 - 11:10	Bennet Eden Cyanide Remediation Using Alkali-Activated Ceramic Calcium/Hydroxyapatite Composites: Evaluation of Removal Efficiency	Dr. Hayal Desta	Hall B
11:10 - 11:30	Ashrake Hussen Treatment appraisal and fate of HMs in up-flow anaerobic sludge blanket and trickling filter-based sewage treatment process: The case of a Kaliti Centralized Wastewater Treatment Plant, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	Dr. Hayal Desta	Hall B
11:30 - 11:50	Wrap-up/Q&A	Dr. Hayal Desta	Hall B
Anti-microbial Resistance (AMR) and One Health
10:30 - 10:50	Boka Tesfaye One Health-Based Analysis of Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase-Producing Escherichia coli and Plasmid-Mediated Resistance at the Human-Wildlife-Environmental Interface in Jimma, Ethiopia	Dr. Yitebarek Getachew	Hall C
10:50 - 11:10	Ashetu Fikadu Isolation and Phenotypic Characterization of Virulent Bacteriophages Against Multidrug-Resistant Escherichia coli and Its Phage-Resistant Variant from Sewage Sources	Dr. Yitebarek Getachew	Hall C
11:10 - 11:30	Wrap-up/Q&A	Dr. Yitebarek Getachew	Hall C
11:30 - 12:30	Poster Presentations/Networking	Presenters	Poster Gallery
12:30 - 13:30	Lunch Break	Hotel	Restaurant
13:30 - 15:00	Moderated Panel Discussion Topic: *Urbanization and One Health* Panelists: Dr. Haileleul Negussei (College of Veterinary Medicine and Agriculture (CVMA), Addis Ababa University (AAU)) Prof. Kumelachew Yeshitila (College of Technology and Built Environment (CoTBE), AAU) Prof. Mirgissa Kaba (College of Health Science, AAU) Prof. Feleke Zewge (African Center of Excellence for Water Management, AAU) Dr. Feyesa Regassa Chair of National One Health Secretariat	Prof. Eyasu Makonnen	Main Hall
15:00 - 15:30	Health Break	Hotel	Lounge
15:30 - 16:00	Way Forward	Prof. Feleke Zewge Head, ACEWM	Main Hall
16:00 - 16:15	Closing Remarks	Prof. Werash Getaneh VP for Research and Innovation, AAU	Main Hall

Conference Background

Objective of the OHW Conference

Sub-Themes

Target Audience

Conference Format

Expected Outcomes and Impact

Plenary and Keynote Speakers

Keynote Speakers

Plenary Speakers

Dr. Adey Feleke Desta

Prof. Dr. Uwe Truyen

Dr. Ahmed Abd El Wahed

Prof. Seid Tiku

Registration

Conference Secretariat

General Conference Program

General Conference Program

Important Dates

Post Conference Excursion

Conference Program

National Organizing Committee

Prof. Feleke Zewge: ACEWM, AAU

Message from Conference Organizing Committee Chair

Prof. Eyasu Makonnen

Prof. Yimtubezinash Woldeamanuel

Dr. Adey Feleke

Prof. Gezahagn Mamo

Dr. Paulos Getachew

Dr. Yedilfana Setarge

Dr. Beteley Tekola

Dr. Girum Ayalneh

Dr. Dessie Nedaw

Dr. Hayal Desta

Dr. Andualem Mekonnen

Dr. Hika Waktole

Dr. Wondwossen Bogale:

International Advisory Committee

Prof. Assefa Mekonnen Melesse

Dr. Fasil Ejigu

Dr. Moez Louati

Partners

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Expected Outcomes

Venue