Samuel Nsikan Akpan

One Health Epidemiologist; Doctoral Research Fellow @acegid

[Jackie Owilli @JackieOwilli]

Recognizing the interconnections of Human,Animal and Environmental Health are crucial in ensuring resilient livestock systems. The three domains cannot be addressed in isolation.#OneHealth#ZoNoHchallenge

[Samuel Nsikan Akpan @SamuelAkpan86]

@JackieOwilli @ZoNoHProject Very apt, @jackie. Not just recognising, but also collaborating accross the domains, for livestock system programs to be resilient and sustainable.

[Samuel Nsikan Akpan @SamuelAkpan86]

This a testament that dreams do come true. Thank you so much for your support @acegid @OHRECA_ILRI @w

[ACEGID @acegid_igh]

🎉We congratulate our Doctoral Fellow, Dr. Samuel Akpan @SamuelAkpan86, whose team won the @FAO @World_FoodForum Global One Health Prize 2024.

The team will work with actors in the wild meat value chain to ensure a safer and more sustainable wild meat system in Lagos.

[Samuel Nsikan Akpan @SamuelAkpan86]

@acegid @FAO @World_FoodForum Thank you so much for your support @acegid @ilri @wur

[One Health Centre in Africa @OHRECA_ILRI]

Aligned with this year’s @World_FoodForum theme, "Good Food for All, Today and Tomorrow," their project focuses on "Applying community and gender-inclusive One Health approaches for safer and more sustainable wild meat use in #Lagos, #Nigeria."
#GoodFood4All

[One Health Centre in Africa @OHRECA_ILRI]

We’re thrilled to announce that @MasudiSherril and @DrNickNgwili from @ILRI and #OHRECA, along with @SamuelAkpan86 from @acegid, have won this year’s @World_FoodForum Transformative Research Challenge under the Global #OneHealth Prize! 🏆🌍 #WorldFoodDay #RightToFood

[ACEGID @acegid_igh]

📢Join our team!

We have 2 new openings on our malaria research team, working to incorporate molecular & genomics data into Nigeria's malaria surveillance effort:

1. Postdoctoral Research Scientist
https://t.co/jfvJIjq8D5

2. Bioinformatician
https://t.co/JATHHnwqzX
#JobOpening

[Zermen Bojang @ZermenB]

"Celebrating this year's World Population Day, themed 'Leave no one behind, count everyone' highlights the need to reduce population inequalities through data collection. Join us in shining a light on the path to equality—every person counts!"
@SamuelAkpan86 @POgolekwu @TheWaaph

[Samuel Nsikan Akpan @SamuelAkpan86]

With my in-country supervisors at @acegid end of the year party. Thank you for all you have done for me Prof @christian_happi and @anise Happi. I don't take it for granted.

[ACEGID @acegid_igh]

Our project, #Sentinel, was selected for scale-up support by @ParisPeaceForum in 2021.

As the Paris Peace Forum 2022 #PPF22 starts tomorrow, we share our progress over the last year. Thanks to PPF for the opportunity.

https://t.co/OznQx7aE8m

@broadinstitute @sabeti_lab

[Samuel Nsikan Akpan @SamuelAkpan86]

@ojembaenweilo85 Congratulations!!!

[Chinedu @ojembaenweilo85]

Sometimes it feels like there's no result in this job but today feels special. I feel proud to have supervised these four brilliant Masters students. Interestingly today I got a Keystone scholarship to present our results at the Keystone symposium in Belgium.
Proud supervisor!

[Samuel Nsikan Akpan @SamuelAkpan86]

Pathogens migrate accross borders.
@acegid we do not just detect pathogens. We represent African cultures.

[ACEGID @acegid_igh]

It's been 2 weeks of intensive hands-on training in next-generation sequencing and bioinformatics here @acegid. We are grateful to @AfricaCDC @AfricaPGI & @ASLM_News for the partnership.

We thank all the participants for their enthusiasm and dedication. We will miss you!

[Samuel Nsikan Akpan @SamuelAkpan86]

Glad to be part of the recently concluded @AfricaCDC genomics hands-on training workshop on SARS-COV-2. Thank you to the @_AfricanUnion and @acegid for making this happen.

[African Academy of Sciences @AASciences]

Dr Chukwudi is an #APTI Fellow & #protozoologist from #Nigeria. In this @TC_Africa article she explores how #molecular research could help solve indigenous #GlobalHealth challenges in Africa
Read about it here 👉 https://t.co/AcPeAvaSLr
@Fogarty_NIH
@gatesfoundation
@GatesAfrica

[Olúwáseun Ògúnye̩mí 🌍 @SeunOgunyemi_]

@SamuelAkpan86 @onehealthdev Moreso, the effect of zoonoses on livestock industry has caused low fecundity in livestock production which in many cases result into lost.

We must intensify our efforts to secure a good livelihood not only because of person gain but also because of our national development.

[Samuel Nsikan Akpan @SamuelAkpan86]

Something for surveillance professionals to think about!!!

[Samuel Nsikan Akpan @SamuelAkpan86]

@DrbukolaAlaba @onehealthdev Yes ma. Contact tracing should be carried out in animals too. Once its noticed that a wild animal entered a domestic animal herd, or made contact during grazing, sero-surveillance and testing can be done to trace which animals it had contact with.
My thoughts.......

[Samuel Nsikan Akpan @SamuelAkpan86]

@DrOluoma @onehealthdev @DrbukolaAlaba @senatedoctor7 Zoonoses are always GLOBAL HEALTH THREATS......

What a punchline!

[Samuel Nsikan Akpan @SamuelAkpan86]

@DrOluoma @onehealthdev @DrbukolaAlaba @senatedoctor7 Thank you ma, for depth in the answers

[Samuel Nsikan Akpan @SamuelAkpan86]

@DrOluoma @onehealthdev @DrbukolaAlaba @senatedoctor7 Ma, you made mention of a term, "neglected zoonotic diseases". Please can you shed some light on what they are, and why the name?