Ugandan Conservationist Links Human and Wildlife Health

[Sarah McPherson]

In December I attended a meeting in New York City with Dr. Gladys Klema-Zikusoka, a conservationist and founder of Conservation Through Public Health. She is exploring the connection of ICTs, conservation, and public health. She told us about teaching members of poor rural communities that they have more in common with the neighboring wildlife than they think. She said, for example, that disease can be transferred between people and animals. And she says well-kept wildlife sanctuaries can provide an income for the community. More information about the organization can be found at http://www.ctph.org/. Gladys’s blog is at http://africaunchained.blogspot.com/2008/01/conservation-through-pu....

[Sarah McPherson]

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