Sunday Ochai | International centre for antimicrobial resistance solutions

Sunday Ochai

Head of One Health

About

Dr Sunday Ochai is a veterinarian with experience in the veterinary health sector, One Health domain, and humanitarian efforts sphere on building livelihoods and resilience in crisis regions in Africa. As a Team Lead and Science Advisor, he supports the development and implementation of ICARS’ One Health projects in LMICs. Sunday holds a Master’s and PhD degrees in Veterinary Tropical Diseases, specialising in the roles of hosts and the environment in the transmission of persistent pathogens. He is also a Mandela Rhodes scholar. Previously, Dr Ochai was an academic at the University of Pretoria’s Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases. He served as a Livestock Officer for Christian Aid UK in Nigeria, where he implemented the World Food Programme (WFP)/FADAMA 3 program and worked with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Additionally, he has completed basic, advanced, and applied epidemiology programs at the Institute of Tropical Medicine (ITM) in Antwerp, Belgium.