Daniel Abiliba

Daniel Abiliba is a Ghanaian veterinarian and the Director of Animal Welfare League. Daniel has spent his life using his personal and career experiences to help animals. As the son of a rural farmer in Ghana, he grew up in the midst of animals - cattle, sheep, goats, donkeys and dogs; caring for and shepherding them. While his focus is on animals, he is also a One Health advocate with keen interest in biosecurity and policy development. He has experience in project development and most of his work focuses on the sustainable development goals. He also runs Effective Altruism KNUST with his colleagues which centers around using evidence and rational thinking to try to do the most good that you can do. Focusing on causes ranging from addressing global poverty and health issues through to reducing the risk that humanity goes extinct as well as ending factory farming or helping wild animals. He has experience in veterinary medicine, animal welfare advocacy, community building, effective altruism and longtermism. He received his education at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology(KNUST), Ghana with a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree. He was WVA/MSD African Veterinary Student Scholar, 2018. He is an avid researcher, and has spoken at the African One Health Network Conference. Daniel currently works at KNUST Veterinary Teaching Hospital, runs both Animal Welfare League and Effective Altruism KNUST. He loves art and watching art documentaries.