Global Crisis and the Challenge of Veterinary Teaching in Ethiopia

The aim of this study was to explore the consequences of the current global crisis namely climate change, financial crisis, food and energy crisis on veterinary education. In the advent of these events quality of education is expected to be falling and the role of veterinarians will change. Hence an attempt was done to provide an insight into the current state and future changes of veterinary education in Ethiopia. The paper address coping strategies for the veterinary education, it also elaboratedthe Principles of "The One World One Health concept" (OWOH), the need to incorporate medical courses in veterinary education; In general it emphasized on using the current crisis for innovation and reform of the veterinary education.