Belege Siyamregn

Thesis title

A One Health assessment of the impacts of climate-sensitive zoonoses amongst livestock keeping communities in Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia

Description of PhD Project

This PhD project is designed to investigate how climate-sensitive zoonosis affects the health of the livestock keeping community members in Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia. The project is planned to assess the impact of climate change in the animal-human- environment interface. It also attempts to estimate the multi-sectoral economic impact of climate change in the region.  At the end of the project, we aim to develop and deliver recommendations for actions at multiple levels to strengthen community health in a changing climate in Central Asia.

Supervisors

Associate Professor Angus Campbell (Principal supervisor)

Dr. Daniel Strachan(co-supervisor)

Biography

Belege Siyamregn has a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree and specialised in veterinary epidemiology and economics. He had worked at Wollo University as teacher and researcher in epidemiology of infectious livestock diseases and zoonotic diseases.

Belege a graduate researcher at Nossal institute, School of population and global health, University of Melbourne.

Funding/scholarships

Melbourne research scholarship