AFROHUN - UGANDA (Africa One Health University Network- Uganda Chapter)

What AFROHUN - UGANDA (Africa One Health University Network- Uganda Chapter) does

AFROHUN (Africa One Health University Network), headquartered in Kampala, Uganda, is a non-profit university consortium founded in September 2009 (originally as OHCEA, rebranded in 2024) that develops One Health workforce capacity across 10 African countries (Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Cameroon, DRC, Rwanda, Senegal, Ethiopia, Côte d'Ivoire, and Liberia). Its core technology is the One Health framework integrating human, animal, and environmental health disciplines, operationalized through a standardized 16-module curriculum covering outbreak investigation, epidemiology, risk analysis, policy advocacy, and ecosystem health. The OH AFROHUN Academy, accredited by UNCHE, delivers post-graduate diplomas in pandemic preparedness and RCCE, bachelor's degrees, and certificate programs (USD 215 per certificate) via the academy.afrohun.org e-learning platform. Supplementary programs include STOP Spillover (zoonotic spillover risk reduction), SheVax+ (immunization workforce), One Health Workforce Next Generation (mentored cross-country experiential learning), Student One Health Innovation Clubs (SOHICs), and an alumni tracking dashboard.

The business model is predominantly grant-funded — USAID has been the primary funder for 15 years, with GIZ and IDRC as major financial partners and USAID's Transition Award currently being implemented. Commercial revenue from Academy tuition is nascent. GTM is community-led and event-driven: the network engages academic institutions, government agencies, and international organizations through workshops, writeshops, cross-country learning interventions (e.g., Uganda-Kenya Cross-Learning), and curriculum integration partnerships with member universities (e.g., Mbarara University of Science and Technology). Customer segments span academic institutions, in-service health professionals, and government health agencies across the 10 countries, with distribution via the Academy self-serve platform, direct university engagement, and in-person writeshop facilitation. The organization is governed by a board chaired by Prof. Philemon Wambura with Prof. William Bazeyo as CEO since founding, and operates country teams alongside the Secretariat in Kampala.

Name

AFROHUN - UGANDA (Africa One Health University Network- Uganda Chapter)

Legal name

Africa One Health University Network (AFROHUN)

Website

https://afrohun.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

AFROHUN is a non-profit university consortium across 10 African countries that builds One Health workforce capacity through an accredited Academy, 16 standardized curriculum modules, and projects on pandemic preparedness and zoonotic spillover, serving universities, in-service professionals, and government health agencies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Health Workforce Development and Training

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), All Other Schools and Instruction (61169), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

One Health & Zoonotic Disease Partnerships (Human–Animal–Environment) (HLAJAOAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Health Workforce, Training & Capacity Building (HLAJAMAF), Zoonotic & One Health Public Health Laboratory Networks (HLAJAIAI), Education Access & Quality (International Development) (BPAGABAE)

Keywords

• One Health workforce development
• Pandemic preparedness training
• Public health education
• Zoonotic disease prevention
• Interdisciplinary health training

Headquarters

HQ city

Kampala

HQ country

Uganda

HQ region

Africa

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Grant Funding: AFROHUN receives substantial funding from international donors and development agencies. USAID has supported AFROHUN for 15 years. The organization is implementing the Transition Award from USAID and is mounting aggressive resource mobilization efforts for sustainability.
2. Training and Certification Programs: The AFROHUN One Health Academy offers certificate programs at USD 215, post-graduate diplomas, and bachelor's degree programs for in-service professionals and students.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

AFROHUN operates a continent-wide university network delivering One Health workforce development through an UNCHE-accredited online Academy offering certificates, post-graduate diplomas, and bachelor's degrees, paired with a 16-module curriculum on outbreak investigation, epidemiology, RCCE, and policy advocacy. The network complements training with cross-country experiential learning programs (One Health Workforce Next Generation), zoonotic spillover reduction projects (STOP Spillover, SheVax+), and Student One Health Innovation Clubs to build interdisciplinary capacity across human, animal, and environmental health.

Product overview

AFROHUN is a network organization operating as a consortium across 10 African countries (Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Cameroon, DRC, Rwanda, Senegal, Ethiopia, Côte d'Ivoire, and Liberia). The core offering centers on the OH AFROHUN Academy—an accredited training institution offering degree programs and certificates—and the 16 One Health Modules curriculum. The network implements projects including STOP Spillover and SheVax+, supports Student One Health Innovation Clubs (SOHICs), and provides the Almuni-Dash tracking tool. Programs focus on workforce development, pandemic preparedness, risk communication, and interdisciplinary collaboration to address zoonotic diseases, antimicrobial resistance, and global health security.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• OH AFROHUN Academy: One Health Academy offering workforce development programs, training, and competency-based education in One Health disciplines.
• OH Workforce Academies

Products and services

• OH AFROHUN Academy

Quantifiable outcome

• One Health workforce development across 10 African countries
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered major and minor.

• University of California DavismajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUC Davis is listed as a partner organization, collaborating on One Health initiatives and workforce development across the AFROHUN network.
• EcoHealth AlliancemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEcoHealth Alliance collaborates with AFROHUN on One Health research and pandemic preparedness initiatives.
• Breakthrough ActionmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBreakthrough Action partners with AFROHUN on risk communication and community engagement (RCCE) initiatives and writeshop facilitation.
• Tufts UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTufts University is listed as a partner organization collaborating on One Health workforce development.
• University of California, IrvineminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a partner university collaborating on One Health initiatives.
• Berkeley University of CaliforniaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a partner university collaborating on One Health initiatives.
• SEAHUN (Southeast Asia One Health University Network)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSEAHUN collaborates with AFROHUN as a sister One Health university network, sharing best practices and joint initiatives.
• Ata Health StrategiesminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerAta Health Strategies supports AFROHUN's health programming and strategy development.
• ICAP at Columbia UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerICAP at Columbia University partners on health systems strengthening and One Health initiatives.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• IntraHealth International: IntraHealth works on health workforce development across Africa and globally, including capacity building for in-service professionals. It overlaps with AFROHUN's workforce development mission but operates at larger scale and broader scope.
• ICAP at Columbia University: ICAP is a major global health implementing partner at Columbia working on health systems strengthening and One Health-related programming across Africa. It is a larger, broader institution with overlapping target beneficiaries but broader scope beyond One Health specifically.

Direct peers

• EcoHealth Alliance: EcoHealth Alliance is listed as a major strategic partner of AFROHUN on One Health research and pandemic preparedness initiatives, operating in the same zoonotic disease and spillover prevention space with overlapping programmatic and donor relationships.
• African Field Epidemiology Network (AFENET): AFENET is a pan-African network of Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Programs operating across multiple African countries. It shares the African continental scope, network-of-institutions model, and health workforce development focus with AFROHUN.
• RUFORUM (Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture): RUFORUM is a consortium of African universities focused on postgraduate training and research in agriculture and related sciences, with a comparable consortium model, donor base, and African university network structure serving overlapping geographies.
• UC Davis One Health Institute: UC Davis is a core strategic partner and houses the One Health Institute, which conducts similar interdisciplinary health workforce, research, and outbreak-response work. Strong overlap in training, research, and global health security missions.
• SEAHUN (Southeast Asia One Health University Network): SEAHUN is AFROHUN's explicitly named sister network in Southeast Asia, organized on the same One Health university consortium model across a different region. Same mission, same training-model structure, same donor ecosystem.
• One Health Workforce Academies: One Health Workforce Academies is the umbrella training framework under which AFROHUN's Academy operates. It is directly referenced as a sub-brand and collaborative initiative, sharing curriculum, faculty, and platform infrastructure.

Others

• GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit): GIZ is both a financial partner and a broader implementer of international development programs in Africa. Comparable as a funder/implementer in the One Health and health workforce space, but operates as a government agency rather than a university network.

Emerging players

• Training Programs in Epidemiology and Public Health Interventions Network (TEPHINET): TEPHINET is a global network of Field Epidemiology Training Programs that builds public health workforce capacity. It overlaps with AFROHUN's epidemiology training and One Health outbreak investigation modules but focuses on field epidemiology rather than interdisciplinary One Health.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/africa-one-health-university-network-afrohun-uganda

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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