Sharing news from mid-September to mid-October, 2023


One Health Happenings

New to the One Health Conversation? Learn - What is One Health?

One Health is an integrated, unifying approach that aims to sustainably balance and optimize the health of people, animals and ecosystems. It recognizes the health of humans, domestic and wild animals, plants, and the wider environment (including ecosystems) are closely linked and inter-dependent. The approach mobilizes multiple sectors, disciplines and communities at varying levels of society to work together to foster well-being and tackle threats to health and ecosystems, while addressing the collective need for clean water, energy and air, safe and nutritious food, taking action on climate changes and contributing to sustainable development. The One Health paradigm forges co-equal, all-inclusive collaborations between animal, plant, environmental and human health arenas, i.e. chemical, engineering and social scientists, dentists, nurses, agricultural/horticulturalists and food producers, wildlife and environmental health specialists and many other related disciplines that fall under its purview. The reader can review a compilation of organizations that are actively working to advance the One Health paradigm shift and many additional  organizations and individuals that declare support for the concept.


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One Health Commission (OHC)    

A U.S. based non-profit organization working globally to 'connect' One Health Stakeholders, to 'create' teams and networks that work together across disciplines to 'educate' about One Health and One Health issues.

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News

Countdown to

One Health Day 2023


3 November

Events are rolling in!

Register your event(s) (held any time in 2023)

and get on the map!

See this year's Launch Message https://conta.cc/3szSOBC

One Health Day 2016, 2017, 2018, 20192020, 2021 and 2022 Event Descriptions and Maps provide impressive examples of how the world is embracing and advocating for One Health.

NEW for Student Competition this Year!!

Each year students are encouraged to form One Health teams with colleagues from different disciplines to envision, plan and implement One Health Day events and (if desired) to enter them into the annual One Health Day Student Events Competition to win a $1000 USD Award. This year, the global One Health Community will recognize the work of 2 students from the winning student team with a ticket (free registration) to attend the 8th World One Health Congress in Cape Town, South Africa, 20-23 September 2024.

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Launch of a One Health Speaker Bank

The One Health Commission is inviting One Health leaders from around the world who are willing and able to speak publicly about One Health and One Health topics to become part of an open access, global One Health Speaker Bank. This initiative is intended to help those seeking One Health speakers for their events (conferences, academic lectures, interviews, student events, invited guest speakers, etc.) to network and more easily identify and reach out to potential speakers. Professionals from all disciplines, backgrounds, locations, levels of training and career stages are welcome to put themselves forward as available One Health Speakers. Potential speakers are asked to submit their names, contact information, a brief bio, a resume / CV and to list the One Health subject areas and topics on which they are qualified and willing to speak. Language preferences can be indicated. View Speakers in the (new and growing) One Health Speaker Bank

 Submit yourself as a potential One Health speaker via this form. https://tinyurl.com/OHC-OH-Speakers

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One Health Quadripartite Calls for next group of Experts to Serve

on the One Health High Level Expert Panel (OHHLEP)

October 6, 2023. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the World Health Organization (WHO), and the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH), collectively, the Quadripartite collaboration on One Health, established the OHHLEP in 2021 to provide them with scientific advice in their support of Governments to implement and scale up the OH approach…. The OHHLEP has just completed its first (2 year) term. See the Terms of Reference. View the Background, Criteria, Process for Selection, Conditions of Appointment, and How to Submit your Expression of Interest.

https://tinyurl.com/mr56ubza Deadline for Submission: November 6, 2023

Call for expression of interest to design the Terms of Reference of the Competency Package on One Health of the WOAH Competency-based Training Framework

In its Competency-based Training Framework, WOAH is dedicating one Competency Package (#11) to One Health, with the purpose to inform, design, and develop learning resources to promote a holistic and collaborative approach to health, acknowledging the interconnectedness of human, animal, and environmental health. The foundational document of this Competency Package, the Terms of Reference, will not only assist WOAH in enhancing the quality and consistency of training offered but will also provide WOAH members with the elements they need for development of their own training plans and for incorporating WOAH's One Health trainings into their programmes. Questions: b.alessandrini@woah.org. See the Call document. (click on “share”). Deadline was October 17, 2023 but we thought to share the fact. https://procurement.woah.org/#/home/tender/17663

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October 15-17, 2023

One Health at the World Health Summit 2023 -

Theme: A Defining Year for Global Health Action 

Berlin, Germany. The World Health Summit 2023 brought together stakeholders from all sectors and regions in over 60 sessions to discuss the most pressing global health topics under the theme. View the Program Book. On page 11, in his Welcome Message, High Patron of the Summit, France’s President Emmanuel Macron made these comments: “If we want to be efficient in tackling health challenges, we have to accelerate our cooperation on other pressing global issues, climate change, conflicts, population growth, and urbanization. This is why I believe strongly in a multidisciplinary One Health approach, as human, animal and environmental health are fundamentally interconnected.” One Health sessions at the Summit included: 

  • One Health Risk Assessment of Avian Influenza - Leibniz Association (p.46) -

View the Session Recording https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7jbc0TqTAM

  • Tackling One Sustainable Health Challenges - One Sustainable Health Forum and the LANCET One Health Commission (p. 122).

View the Session Recording  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-rAeAb8jlg

  • Sustainable Health for People and Planet - US National Academies of Medicine (p. 126).

View the Session Recording. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDz89AGGQGs

  • Intergenerational and Interspecies One Health Equity - Wildlife Conservation Society (p. 150).

View the Session Recording. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvCQcQ96bss

  • And much, much more. https://tinyurl.com/nhmukaz3

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G20 Chief Science Advisors Round Table (CSAR) deliberates on One Health and highlights action items 

August 28, 2023, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India. 

As part of the inaugural track of G20-Chief Science Advisers’ Roundtable (G20-CSAR) under the Indian Presidency, the science advisors of G20 countries collectively deliberated and expressed their commitment towards common priorities during the Indian G20 Presidency. One of those priorities was 'Opportunities in One Health for better disease prevention, control, and pandemic preparedness'.  The Advisors recognise that interdependent health threats to human, animal, plant and environmental health should be addressed collectively through the One Health approach. They emphasise the need for exploring virtual spaces for collaborations and capacity development for knowledge and technologies related to disease control such as disease modeling and epidemic intelligence, environmental and pathogen surveillance, and other critical tools. They stress the need to facilitate the development of data standards for One Health via appropriate bodies for better information sharing. https://tinyurl.com/kh6tz9vx

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78th United Nations General Assembly


September 20, 2023

One Health called for in the Silence Procedure of the Political Declaration on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response

New York, New York, USA. World leaders committed to stronger international coordination and collaboration in a political declaration. Event streamed at UN Web TV. A silence procedure is a way of formally adopting texts, often, but not exclusively in international political context.   See PP19, OP39 and OP40.

https://tinyurl.com/yvre8787

  • PP19. Recognize further the need to strengthen pandemic prevention by sharing experience and best practices, across sectors and to raise the level of preparedness, including early warning systems, in order to have the earliest and most adequate response to any pandemics and other health emergencies that may arise, and recognizing also the value of an integrated One Health approach that fosters cooperation between the human health, animal health and plant health, as well as environmental and other relevant sectors;
  • OP39. Strengthen pandemic prevention, preparedness and response, including for ongoing global epidemics such as HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, by sharing experience and best practices, and raise the level of preparedness, including enabling diagnostics of drivers of outbreaks in animals of zoonotic potential, surveillance and early warning systems, in order to have the earliest and most adequate response to any outbreak that may arise, recognizing the necessity of a One Health approach that fosters cooperation between the human, animal and plant health, as well as other relevant sectors, including through strengthened cooperation and collaboration among the World Health Organization, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the World Organization for Animal Health and the United Nations Environment Programme;
  • OP40. Promote international cooperation and coordination in alignment with the Joint Plan of Action for One Health, as appropriate, to support building regional, national and community level capacities, including through the use of a One Health approach, enable diagnostics of comprehensively addressing outbreaks in animals, the environment and humans during both inter-pandemic and pandemic times;

September 21, 2023

One Health called for in Political Declaration of the High-level Meeting - “Universal Health coverage: expanding our ambition for health and well-being in a post-COVID world”

Heads of State and Government and representatives of States and Governments assembled at the United Nations … to undertake a comprehensive review on the implementation of the political declaration of the high-level meeting on universal health coverage, entitled “Universal health coverage: moving together to build a healthier world”, of 2019, and to identify gaps and solutions to accelerate progress towards the achievement of universal health coverage by 2030, with a view to scaling up the global effort to build a healthier world for all, and in this regard we: See items 41 and 98. 

https://tinyurl.com/2zxm26du

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Updates from the

Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA)

The GHSA is a group of more than 70 countries, international organizations and non-government organizations, and private sector companies that acknowledges the essential need for a multilateral and multi-sectoral approach to strengthen both the global capacity and nations’ capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to infectious threats. To realize this vision, the GHSA leverages and complements the strengths and resources of multi-sectoral and multilateral partners to address priorities and gaps in efforts to build and improve country capacity and leadership in the prevention and early detection of, and effective response to, infectious disease threats.

Contact: UK Chairs Cat.McGillycuddy@ukhsa.gov.uk, Silas.Whiteley@defra.gov.uk and Michelle.Beer@defra.gov.uk

https://tinyurl.com/5n7v8v94

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Creation of a new LANCET Commission

on Prevention of Viral Spillover

The Lancet and the Coalition for Preventing Pandemics at the Source (PPATS) have convened a new Commission on Prevention of Viral Spillover. It will work to mobilise decision makers and implementers to take trans-disciplinary action to limit viral spillovers through research, policy, law, and practice—thereby reducing the risk of future pandemics while promoting a healthier, more sustainable, and more equitable future. This new Commission will:

  • evaluate and synthesise the evidence on the drivers of viral spillovers; 
  • identify and evaluate strategies and interventions to prevent viral spillovers; 
  • provide recommendations for research investigating viral spillovers; 
  • examine the equity benefits of viral spillover prevention; 
  • assess the co-benefits and trade-offs of viral spillover prevention; 
  • identify social, economic, and political challenges and opportunities for implementing viral spillover prevention 
  • develop recommendations for viral spillover prevention that can be adopted and adapted by governments and other stakeholders.

The Co-Chairs of the new Commission are Latiffah Hassan, Raina K Plowright, and Neil M Vora. See the other Commissioners in this commentary. https://tinyurl.com/yckpsrpf


Vora NM, Hassan L, Plowright RK, Horton R, Cook S, Sizer N, et al., The Lancet–PPATS Commission on Prevention of Viral Spillover: reducing the risk of pandemics through primary prevention,

The LANCET, published October 11, 2023, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(23)01064-4

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U.S. FDA’s new Animal and Veterinary Innovation Agenda

calls for modernizing regulations and enhancing

the One Health workforce

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has launched a campaign to support innovation in animal biotechnology, veterinary products, and animal feed through greater “regulatory flexibility, predictability, and efficiency.” The Animal and Veterinary Innovation Agenda released by FDA’s Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) has four objectives:

  • Support technologies and products addressing priority needs
  • Align regulatory pathways to the modern landscape
  • Enhance the One Health workforce for the future of innovation
  • Address gaps in new technologies and emerging health threats

https://tinyurl.com/yx7989bs

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The One Health European Joint Program (OH EJP)

Final Report 2023

The One Health EJP Final Report 2023 is now available on the OHEJP website. The One Health EJP ended on 30th September 2023. The Final Report acts as a One Health EJP legacy document to benefit future One Health initiatives and programmes in Europe and globally. The report celebrates over five years of this programme's One Health achievements focused on antimicrobial resistance, foodborne zoonoses and emerging threats. It demonstrates how European stakeholders across food safety, animal and public health sectors have applied OHEJP science to their work. The impact of successful OHEJP science to policy translation, education and training activities in Europe and globally is shared. https://tinyurl.com/47cjz58t

One Health EJP Dissemination Workshop Series

Lessons learnt and legacy of the One Health EJP

Webinars are pre-recorded and freely available for viewing

The 4th One Health EJP Dissemination Workshop on Communication, Education and Training, and Science to Policy Translation is now available online. Watch this workshop as webinars accessible from the OHEJP website. The workshop focused on the interaction with stakeholders to translate science into policy, the impact of the education and training activities, and strategies used for effective dissemination of One Health solutions. This workshop is dedicated to all those who would like to set up One Health initiatives, encouraging them to learn from the experience of the One Health EJP. https://tinyurl.com/47yf4rp5

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Washington State One Health Needs Assessment

Report released

In the state of Washington, USA, a One Health Collaborative is the primary coordinating platform for government agencies to connect with each other and with partner institutions. Participating state agencies include DOH, Washington State Department of Agriculture, and Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife. ‘Global and One Health’ is one of five priorities in the 2022-2024 Washington State Department of Health (DOH) Transformational Plan. To address the priorities, a needs assessment workshop was held in March 2023 to promote One Health understanding; foster collaborations and partnerships; facilitate One Health conversations around pre-identified One Health topics; and prioritize One Health actions by assessing readiness and impact. Four case studies exemplified the topics of discussion. Five One Health actions were identified as highest priority:

  • Addressing antimicrobial resistance in Washington through collaborative efforts, joint advocacy, training, and data sharing for improved antimicrobial stewardship and monitoring of antimicrobial resistance in humans, animals, and the environment.
  • Optimizing cross-sectoral data interoperability through standardization and improved data sharing processes, ultimately developing a cross-cutting One Health data system for human, animal, and environmental health and inclusive of data from state, local, private, institutional, and tribal sectors to enable joint visualization and analysis.
  • Moving preventive work upstream using a One Health lens to promote health equity through cross-sectoral relationship building, collaboration, and advocacy.
  • Improving outbreak/pandemic preparedness and response through joint advocacy, public engagement, data sharing, and strengthened cross-sectoral collaboration, especially for zoonotic and vector-borne diseases.
  • Conducting agency-level data and surveillance needs assessments and advocating for optimal data and surveillance for tracking and reporting.

https://tinyurl.com/mrx87esw

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Pak One Health Alliance Project Report

Deploying One Health - Event-Based Surveillance System in Punjab, Pakistan - March 2021 - June 2023

In Pakistan like other countries the routine/formal indicator based surveillance systems are fairly established and are functioning specially in the health sector. But no attention has yet been paid for the development and grooming of non-formal surveillance systems (e.g. Event Based Surveillance). Despite its huge potential for tapping low cost large amount of disease data from informal data sources (like print, social and electronic media) no attention has been paid for this.

https://tinyurl.com/2ueky6nd

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University of Guelph One Health Report

2022 / 2023

Find out about the U Guelph One Health Institute, and what One Health at the University of Guelph looks like! The report highlights One Health faculty, academic programming, seminars, research initiatives, events, awards, and more. By providing a comprehensive overview of these areas, the report serves as a valuable resource for policymakers, researchers, and professionals in the field, offering insights and highlighting the importance of holistic approaches to health management. The report underscores the Institute's commitment to interdisciplinary collaboration and showcases its efforts in advancing knowledge and understanding of the interconnectedness of human, animal, and environmental health. https://onehealth.uoguelph.ca/news/

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New Journal: One Health Advances

Editors: Prof. Jianzhong Shen, China Agricultural University, China and Prof. Stefan Schwarz, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany.

One Health Advances focuses on the intersection of animal, human, and environmental health. It aims to bring together researchers, practitioners and policy-makers from the fields of veterinary and human medicine & health, the food sector and the environment by providing a platform to advance knowledge, techniques and strategies in the global public health. It is a peer-reviewed, open access journal committed to publishing high-quality research articles, comments, correspondence and reviews describing advances in public health. The topics primarily focus on antimicrobial resistance, animal-derived food safety, and animal diseases with a preference for zoonoses. The Article Processing Charge for One Health Advances is covered by China Agricultural University, so authors do not need to pay an article processing charge. https://tinyurl.com/2s36j94r

Did You Know About???

Why we need One Health education in

Primary and Secondary (K-12) Classrooms around the world. 


See: What Do Adolescents Know About One-Health and Zoonotic Risks? A School-Based Survey in Italy, Austria, Germany, Slovenia, Mauritius, and Japan. Zucca P, Rossmann MC, Dodic M, et. al., Front Public Health. 2021 Mar 30;9:658876. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.658876.


“The proportion of students who did not know that many diseases affecting humans come from animals is 28.96% while 32.16% of them did not know what a zoonosis is. The circularity of the One Health concept related to the transmission of diseases from animals to humans and vice-versa is not understood from a large prevalence of the adolescents with 31.40 and 59.91% of wrong responses, respectively. Furthermore, rabies is not considered as a dangerous disease by 23.02% of the adolescents. After two theoretical-practical classroom sessions, the correct answers improved to 21.92% according to the different question. More than a third of the student cohort investigated showed a profound ignorance of the zoonotic risks and a poor understanding of the One Health concept. The authors believe that the teaching of health prevention with a One Health approach and a practical training should be included in every school curriculum.” Don’t miss the supplemental Infographic that the authors provided with this paper. https://tinyurl.com/526vey32

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See the One Health Commission's Compilation of publications on One Health Core Competencies


(dating back to 2013)


https://tinyurl.com/OHC-CoreCompetencies


[Let us know of any additional publications that need to be included on this list. ohc@onehealthcommission.org]

“One Health”: Responding to Pandemics with a Holistic Approach to Human, Animal and Environmental Health

July 10, 2023 French ADF website post.

The French: Agence française de développement (ADF) is a French public financial institution that implements policy defined by the French Government. It works to fight poverty and promote sustainable development. The One Sustainable Health for All Forum in Lyon in early July this year examined ways to anticipate - and potentially ward off - future outbreaks of disease by improving international health surveillance networks. Key to doing so begins with an understanding of the close interdependence between animal, environmental and human health – in other words, a “One Health” approach, which the French AFD is applying in a number of projects. https://tinyurl.com/3e39ybvs

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90 Minute WHO Learning Module

One Health: Basics of Multisectoral Collaboration at the Human - Animal - Environment Interface

WHO Health Security Learning Platform

The purpose of the Basics of multisectoral collaboration at the Human – Animal – Environment interface online course is to explain the One Health approach and principles of multisectoral collaboration, and to enable professionals from human, animal and environmental health sectors to contribute to a functional national health system, including national IHR implementation, evaluation, and capacity building through a One Health approach. This training toolkit is intended to provide comprehensive materials that will allow for designing and organizing training workshops for all stakeholders in health laboratory processes, from management, to administration, to bench-work laboratorians. https://tinyurl.com/3snunxhs

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What is the Triple Planetary Crisis?

April 13, 2022

“The triple planetary crisis refers to the three main interlinked issues that humanity currently faces: climate change, pollution and biodiversity loss. Each of these issues has its own causes and effects and each issue needs to be resolved if we are to have a viable future on this planet……The good news is that a lot is being done. There are UN agencies dedicated to each of the planetary crises: UN Climate Change tackles climate change; UN Environment Program tackles pollution and UN Biodiversity focuses on…… biodiversity. The UN Convention to Combat Desertification focuses on land and mitigating the effects of drought. So, what exactly do these bodies do?....” EcoHealth, Global Health, One Health, and Planetary Health initiatives all have a role to play in these crises that affect animals, humans and ecosystems. https://tinyurl.com/6jc87cuw

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“An Introduction to Human Babesiosis”

New Course on the Tick-borne Disease

Hosted by Invisible International, this new, free, clinician oriented, One Health framed course discusses how to diagnose and treat infections caused by babesia, a malaria-like protozoan parasite that can be transmitted through tick bites, blood transfusions, and organ transplants, or congenitally from mother to fetus. The parasite babesia lives in red blood cells. The course also discusses the global distribution of babesia and a new species of babesia, B. odocoilei, which may be causing unrecognized disease. Babesiosis is an emerging infectious disease yet many clinicians have had no or very little training about it. This can lead to missed diagnoses and increased morbidity for patients The primary goal of this free CME offering is for clinicians to become aware and to include babesiosis in their differential diagnosis, when clinically appropriate. Watch the course. View the full Invisible International CME Course Library. https://tinyurl.com/5xt3cckb

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The Quadripartite-Led AMR Multi-Stakeholder Partnership Platform

The collaboration between the FAO, UNEP, WHO and WOAH – known as Quadripartite – has established the AMR Multi-Stakeholder Partnership Platform in response to the recommendation in the IACG report, No time to wait: Securing the future from drug-resistant infections, to “establish a constituency-based partnership platform to develop and work towards a shared global vision, goals and coordinated action on AMR. The Platform is an inclusive, international and multi-stakeholder venue that brings together actors across the human–animal–plant–environmental interface to assist in preserving antimicrobials as lifesaving medicines and ensuring their responsible use under a One Health approach. See:

The Inaugural Plenary Assembly of the AMR Multi-Stakeholder Partnership Platform is being held November 15-16 at FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy. You and your organization can get involved. See also: 

Quadripartite launches the Working Group on Youth Engagement for Antimicrobial Resistance

October 9, 2023 the Quadripartite announced the creation of a new Working Group on Youth Engagement for Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) that will inform and guide the Quadripartite efforts to raise awareness and include young people in global AMR action….. The call for expressions of interest saw an overwhelming response. Fourteen members from 14 countries and representing 14 youth-serving or youth-led organizations were selected based on their backgrounds, actively considering the need for sectoral, gender and geographical representation. They will contribute actively to AMR activities and campaigns and help define strategies to influence a wider set of youth-led or youth-serving organizations in the global response to AMR. Their inaugural meeting was held from 5-6 October 2023. The members are:

  • Audrey Wong, United States of America, International Pharmaceutical Students Federation
  • Augusto Baron Cruz, Honduras, Young World Federation of Public Health Associations
  • Ezechiel Prosper Noali, Burkina Faso, Action des Jeunes contre la Résistance aux Antimicrobiens
  • Francesca Zanni, Italy, European Network of Medical Residents in Public Health
  • Jessica Mitchell, United Kingdom, Community Engagement for AMR, University of Leeds
  • Karina Khatic, Trinidad & Tobago, International Veterinary Students Association
  • Kristina Almazidou, Greece, International Student One Health Alliance
  • Marina Ungurenci, Romania, Federaţia Asociaţiilor Studenţilor în Medicină din România
  • Michael Mosha, Tanzania, Roll Back AMR Initiative
  • Nahashon King’ori Gicheru, Kenya, Youth Empowerment and Development Foundation
  • Pablo Daniel Estrella Porter, Ecuador, World Medical Association- Junior Doctors Network  
  • Randa Ahmad Ali, Jordan, Jordan One Health Alliance and Co-Lead on the One Health Social Sciences Food Safety-Food Security Working Group
  • Salman Fitrat Khan, India, International Federation of Medical Students Associations
  • Vipat Kuruchittham, Thailand, South-East Asia One Health University Network

https://tinyurl.com/2s4m3s7f

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Enter the Contest -

Untold Global Health Stories of 2024

Do you know an important global health story that’s been overlooked by the media and deserves special notice? Hosted by the Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) and Global Health NOW from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, this contest is designed to give a platform to important but underreported global health stories. You are invited to nominate an issue you feel deserves urgent attention, whether you’ve worked on it firsthand or come across it in your travels. The best nominations for the Untold Stories focus on a specific issue in a specific location (i.e., not global chronic disease) and should include available data and evidence, as well as contact information. Two grand prize winners will receive free registration for the CUGH conference. December 1, 2023 Deadline. https://tinyurl.com/nsvpyhhf

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Université Paris Cité One Health-Emerging Infectious Diseases Graduate School

Paris, France. Université Paris Cité is a public research university created by decree on 20 March 2019, resulting from the merger of Paris Descartes (Paris V) and Paris Diderot (Paris VII) universities. The Graduate School of One Health-Emerging Infectious Diseases offers a multidisciplinary vision on global health with an Emerging Infectious Diseases Master course (MIE), a PhD programme and continuing education. Students from different and diverse backgrounds – medicine, pharmacy, science, veterinary and engineering schools – follow a transdisciplinary programme which offers an education in the biology of emerging pathogens, epidemiology, veterinary science, ecology, evolutionary biology and socio-anthropology. https://tinyurl.com/2npfux9u

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One Health Imagery and Art

There are many graphics and logos for One Health and One Health organizations around the world. Did you know about this one?? It was created by Graphic Artist Amy Kaufman and published in a chapter in the book One Welfare in Practice . (If you want to use the image contact the authors of the Chapter for permission.) Source: Lindenmayer, J. M., & Kaufman, G. E. (2021). One health and one welfare. In One Welfare in Practice (pp. 1-30). CRC Press. https://tinyurl.com/ycxzpnkj

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Call for Papers

Special Issue - CABI One Health Cases

One Health in the

Eastern Mediterranean Region

Call for One Health Case Studies

This special issue of One Health Cases will provide a unique insight into One Health approaches in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMRO) by highlighting best practices, successes and challenges across topics like zoonotic disease control, food safety, and environmental health. Submission Deadline: 31 December, 2023. https://tinyurl.com/459wnvjr

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Nature Communications Special Collection: Promoting the Science of One Health

August 7, 2023

“One Health refers to the interconnectedness of the health of humans, animals, and the environment. It recognises that coordination across sectors is needed for effective prevention, detection, and management of infectious disease threats. Although the concept of One Health is not new, it has gained increased prominence following the COVID-19 pandemic, prompting national and international institutions to adopt One Health policies aimed at preventing disease spillover.” Submission deadline November 15, 2023. See the issue Editorial: Promoting the science of One Health. Nat Commun 14, 4735 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-40293-y

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Call for Papers and (? Still Seeking Co-Editors?)

"Gender Equality, Toxicology and One Health - Connections and Studies" 

Upcoming Special Research Topic in Frontiers in Toxicology

Gender equality has become an essential aspect of societal progress, and its relevance extends to various scientific disciplines, including toxicology and One Health. …. Yet, the influence of gender dynamics and gender-related factors in the context of One Health has been largely overlooked. …….This Research Topic aims to bridge the gaps between gender equality, toxicology, and One Health by inviting researchers to contribute with original research articles, reviews, and opinion papers that explore the connections and studies within this multidisciplinary field.

See the full Special Topic description Contact Lead Editor, Elena Boriani, boriani.elena@gmail.com

https://tinyurl.com/mr23vr6y

Blogs / Commentaries / Editorials / Opinions / Popular Media

Pets Pose a Serious Health Threat We've Overlooked, Study Warns

October 19, 2023

Author: Clare Watson In: Science Alert

Backyard pets, working animals, and urban-dwelling pests could also be sources of zoonotic germs that jump from animals to humans, according to a new review that warns increasing urbanization and climate change will likely change disease dynamics. See the scientific publication in the October 18, 2023 Issue of Science Translational Medicine that this popular media article refers to. https://tinyurl.com/4xpvh3bd


Amandine G et al., Backyard zoonoses: The roles of companion animals and peri-domestic wildlife. Sci. Transl. Med.15,eadj0037 (2023). DOI:10.1126/scitranslmed.adj0037

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Antimicrobial Resistance, Our Pets,

and Us

August 23, 2023

Author: Daryl Makosky  In: One Health Trust Blog


People across the world and across cultures share their lives with animals, but as entwined as our lives are, we may be unaware of the risk posed by antimicrobial-resistant zoonotic microbes. Antimicrobial-resistant microbes can transfer zoonotically between animals and humans, and a One Health approach, acknowledging the interconnectedness of the health of humans, animals, and the environment, is needed to control its emergence and spread–such as between us and our beloved pets.



https://tinyurl.com/n25ckdkp

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Opinion: The Simplest Way to Prevent the Next Pandemic? Leave Bats Alone.

September 14, 2023

Authors: Steven Osofsky, Susan Lieberman 

In: UNDARK

“Bats harbor many viruses that can spill over to humans. It’s time to leave bats and their habitats undisturbed. The evidence is clear: The Covid-19 pandemic can be traced back to a bat virus. The same was true for the 2003 SARS coronavirus outbreak. In such outbreaks, we are unlikely to be able to determine whether the spillover happened because someone ate or handled an infected bat, was exposed to a bat’s bodily fluids in a cave or some other way, or came into contact with another animal that had been infected by a bat. Even if human contact with a virus happened in a lab, the virus still would have originally come from a bat. What’s important is that we don’t need to know all of the details in order to take meaningful action.”

https://tinyurl.com/3kth43v6

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How the ecological crisis of bird flu could become a human pandemic


October 12, 2023

Author: Georgios Pappas In: Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists


“….scientists are racing to evaluate how likely an adapted-to-humans avian influenza strain is, and how soon such a virus may evolve. There are several key points to consider in analyzing the threat of avian influenza as the virus continues its global spread……………….


For humans to avoid a potentially disastrous influenza pandemic, preparedness and surveillance should expand to an unprecedented degree in the physical, intellectual, and scientific worlds.”


https://tinyurl.com/3j94j92t


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Societal Issues Can Affect Wildlife

August 8, 2023  eNCA.com Interview Video

Uganda's first wildlife veterinarian, Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka, creator of ‘Conservation Through Public Health’,  realized that saving wildlife doesn't happen in a vaccuum but requires addressing societal issues. In this interview she talks about her new book, 'Walking with Gorillas' and the importance of saving our wildlife species and how it can also help humans.

https://tinyurl.com/4jvfdyru

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Healthy Forests, Healthy Planet, Healthy Humans (and animals?)

March 21, 2023 UN News 

(OHH Editor’s comment - also healthy animals)

Covering 31 percent of Earth’s land and providing a home to 80 per cent of all land-based species, forests are crucial to human health and well-being, but their loss across the planet is threatening people everywhere…… Here are five things you need to know about the age-old and ever-growing interlinked relationship between forests and human health. Image by Dorothe from Pixabay https://tinyurl.com/436ytkcz

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Hot Off the Press!! (Last 90 days - see also older Publications list below in Library Section)


Preventing Pandemics through the Rule of Law: Strengthening Countries’ Legal Preparedness for Public Health Emergencies

Issue Brief released by the International Development Law Organization (IDLO).

To support timely and effective action, countries must be prepared well in advance, including legally, to ensure that systems for preventing, managing and responding to public health emergencies (PHEs) are in place and well-functioning. The rule of law provides guidance and tools to strengthen States’ legal preparedness for PHEs. Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, IDLO has supported low and middle-income countries to strengthen a rule of law-based response to public health emergencies. This issue brief elaborates on the key rule of law building blocks to guide countries to better prevent, prepare and respond to public health emergencies. 

https://tinyurl.com/mvkyk5zs


A One Health Social Science Approach to Water Security and Gender Equity in Rural Uganda, Nankanja A, Ndyamuhak Ii, Ssemulondo I, Wamema Z, Ceccaroni L, Streichert LC, (2023), One Health Cases. CABI. doi: 10.1079/onehealthcases.2023.0026.


Characterizing the One Health workforce to promote interdisciplinary, multisectoral approaches in global health problem-solving, Togami E, Behravesh CB, Dutcher TV, Hansen GR, King LJ, Pelican KM, Mazet JAK. PLoS One. 2023 May 16;18(5):e0285705. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0285705. PMID: 37192188; PMCID: PMC10187933


Contribution of the One Health Approach to Strengthening Health Security in Uganda: a Case Study, Bakiika H, Obuku EA, Bukirwa J et al., BMC Public Health 23, 1498 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-15670-3


Prevention of zoonotic spillover: From relying on response to reducing the risk at source, Authored by the members of the One Health High-Level Expert Panel (OHHLEP), Markotter W, Mettenleiter TC, Adisasmito WB, Almuhairi S, Barton Behravesh C, et al. (2023), PLoS Pathog 19(10): e1011504. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1011504


The Food Systems, One Health, and Resilience (FOR) Approach—Led by the FOR-Runners. Nitzan D, Andreuzza BN, Chattopadhyay D. , Sustainability. 2023; 15(18):13889. https://doi.org/10.3390/su151813889


The Lancet–PPATS Commission on Prevention of Viral Spillover: reducing the risk of pandemics through primary prevention, Vora NM, Hassan L, Plowright RK, Horton R, Cook S, Sizer N, et al., The LANCET, published October 11, 2023, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(23)01064-4

Restoring Eden

Author: Dr. Elizabeth Hilborn

All spring Dr. Elizabeth Hilborn watched as her family fruit farm of many years became increasingly diminished, suffering from a lack of bees. The river that bordered the farm had flooded and..... the plentiful wildlife, so abundant just weeks before, was gone. Everything was silent…. Step by step, day by day, despite facing headwinds from skeptical neighbors, environmental experts, and agricultural consultants, she assembled information……The chemicals found in her water samples showed beyond any doubt that not only her farm, but her greater farming community, was at risk from toxic chemicals that traveled with rain water over the land, into water, and deep within the soil. Hilborn was given a front row seat to the insect apocalypse. This is a true One Health story of the inter-connectedness and interdependence of animals, ecosystems and humans and how human behaviors and practices can jeopardize the health of all living things.

https://tinyurl.com/mprh5xkk

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Did You Miss It?


One Health in the G20 New Delhi Summit Leaders’ Declaration

Theme of Summit: One Earth · One Family · One Future

September 9-10, 2023

New Delhi, India. The 18th G20 Heads of State and Government Summit in New Delhi was a culmination of all the G20 processes and meetings held throughout the year among ministers, senior officials, and civil societies. The theme of India’s G20 Presidency - “Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam” or “One Earth · One Family · One Future” - is drawn from the ancient Sanskrit text of the Maha Upanishad. It affirms the value of all life – human, animal, plant, and microorganisms – and their interconnectedness on the planet Earth and in the wider universe. One Health has been called for a number of times in sessions leading up to the summit, especially relative to antimicrobial resistance. https://tinyurl.com/2na5yjjm

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Medicine for a Changing Planet - Case Studies

New One Health and Planetary Health - framed Resources for Health Professionals

Launched by the Stanford School of Medicine Center for Innovation in Global Health and the University of Washington Center for One Health Research. This is an Open Access collection of clinical case studies supporting health professionals in providing effective care for patients on a changing planet. Collated from clinical encounters around the world, these case studies assist health professionals in recognizing and treating a variety of health challenges impacted by environmental stressors. They reveal the value of physician-veterinarian communication/collaboration and of recognizing animals as "sentinels" of shared environmental health hazards. The cases span infectious diseases, non-communicable diseases, malnutrition, heat stress, physical trauma, mental health concerns, and more calling for an expanded approach to taking a patient’s medical history. Clinicians are already trained to look out for social determinants of health – considering occupation, lifestyle, and other key factors. Now, in a rapidly changing environment, clinicians must go a step further – considering how environmental stressors, such as extreme heat, wildfires, food access, widespread pollution, and more, are impacting a patient’s health. See University of Washington News article about this effort. https://tinyurl.com/5n8enuza

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Commentary - Clarifying core competencies in One Health doctoral education:

The central contribution of systems thinking, Rocheleau JP, Aenishaenslin C, Boisjoly H, Richard L, Zarowsky C, Zinszer K, Carabin H, One Earth, Volume 5, ISSUE 4, P311-315, April 15, 2022, DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2022.03.005


Note: See Compilation of publications since 2013 about One Health Core Competencies

https://tinyurl.com/OHC-CoreCompetencies

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Humans as hosts, vectors and agents of environmental change.

Martinus, K., Pauli, N., Gunawardena, A., & Kragt, M., September, (2020), The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Aurstralia. https://doi.org/10.26182/5f64364093f2e (Open access pdf download)

COVID-19 has demonstrated that the coordinated actions of individuals and decision makers can make a difference to the outcome of a grave threat to society. This review paper presents a meta-analysis of the literature demonstrating how land use change, environmental degradation and climate change increase the risk of emerging infectious diseases, which can seriously impact human health and society. This paper provides evidence of how a focus on economic growth without sustainable production and consumption processes has led to higher risk of future pandemics. While many previous studies have pointed at these risks, we propose that recent experiences with COVID-19 present the potential to turn society toward more socially, economically and environmentally sustainable ways of production, consumption and landscape management.

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Making the Case for One Health

October 26, 2022

Author: Diane Peters  In: University Affairs (Canada)

“The interdisciplinary approach to human, animal and environmental health is gaining traction in teaching and research, but the field still struggles against institutional silos.” This article makes a powerful case for One Health education and is a nice overview of One Health in academia in Canada. It calls out some of the (funding stream) challenges for One Health and calls for more involvement of social scientists. https://tinyurl.com/2p9ctan4

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One Health: A crucial approach to preventing and preparing for future pandemics

December 23, 2021

Author: Hélène Carabin In: THE CONVERSATION

“Addressing risk factors at the human-animal-environment interface — like encroachment of natural habitats by humans — is key to prevention. Enabling better preparedness by, for example, establishing and maintaining highly integrated multi-species surveillance systems, will also require co-ordinating the actions of countries while integrating the medical, public health, veterinary, agronomy, engineering, computer sciences, social sciences and environmental sectors and many more.” https://tinyurl.com/3umz23rs

One Health (Issues) 'In' the News

Beyond Birds: Wildlife Rehabilitators Discover Spread of Avian Influenza to Small Mammals

1 August 2023

Author: Barbara Hyde-Lay  In: U Guelph College of Biological Sciences Research Highlights webpage

This type of research is important because it really shows the role of wildlife rehabilitators from a ‘One Health’ perspective. They’re working front line with sick and injured wildlife, such as these mesocarnivores, so they’re playing a critical role in helping animals while also protecting humans from pathogens such as IVAs. See the scientific publication that this article is about. 


Alkie TN, Cox S, Embury-Hyatt C, et.al.,(2023) Characterization of neurotropic HPAI H5N1 viruses with novel genome constellations and mammalian adaptive mutations in free-living mesocarnivores in Canada, Emerging Microbes & Infections, 12:1, DOI: 10.1080/22221751.2023.2186608

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Finland to Cull All Fur Animals in Farms With Bird Flu Contagion

September 13, 2023

Author: Leo Laikola   In:  BNN Bloomberg News

“(Bloomberg) -- Finland ordered the killing of all fur animals in farms where Avian flu has been detected to avoid the spreading of the virus to humans. …..With the extended slaughter of the animals, the Finnish authorities aim to contain the spreading of the virus and protect people’s health, the authority said. It has found indications that the virus has also spread between fur animals and not only from birds to the animals.“

Photo by Pixabay

https://tinyurl.com/mvvzcj45

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Leprosy and armadillos: What to know

October 4, 2023

Author: Paige Twenter  In: Becker’s Clinical Leadership

An uptick of confirmed leprosy cases in Florida [USA] is resparking the debate of the disease's possible connection to nine-banded armadillos, USA Today reported Oct. 3. In August, the CDC said leprosy, or Hansen's disease, could be becoming endemic in the Southeast — where armadillos often reside. Other than humans, nine-banded armadillos are the only mammals that have been found to carry the bacteria behind the infectious disease, Mycobacterium leprae. https://tinyurl.com/yc5fk783

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Be sure to visit the OHSS webpage. Check out the OHSS Webinars Library for recordings of past webinars.

As the interdisciplinary approach to tackling global health problems continues to evolve, the importance of economists, anthropologists, sociologists, psychologists, among other social scientists, is increasingly being recognized. 
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ISOHA Contact Information!

 president@isoha.org. For memberships, projects, and partnerships, please contact ISOHA at this address.
ISOHA Overview Document, Membership Information, and Resources

 
(WhatsApp group only for Bachelor’s, Master’s and doctoral students who are interested in One Health to discuss One Health issues, share information, and collaborate.)
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Upcoming Events

October 9 to November 24, 2023  Six Week Course


One Health: Connecting Humans, Animals and the Environment

A mentored, open online course, produced by the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute and the University of Basel.

If you’ve ever wondered whether physicians and veterinarians could work together more closely, join this open online course to see that collaboration saves more human and animal lives than either field ever could alone, even saving money. Learn theoretical foundations and hands-on practical methods for planning and implementing integrated approaches to health care. The course also addresses content on global health security for emerging infectious disease threats. Globally, over 10,000 learners have already participated. The course is available in two languages on two platforms:

English:

French:

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University of Guelph Fall One Health Seminar Series

https://onehealth.uoguelph.ca/events/




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Series of (online) Expert Talks hosted by the International Alliance Against Health Risks of Wildlife Trade

Since its launch in September 2021 the International Alliance Against Health Risks of Wildlife Trade focuses on preventive and sustainable measures and translates the commitment, knowledge and political will of its members through a One Health approach. It is driven by evidence-based insight, and addresses the entire wildlife trade spectrum: from hunting and handling, through trading to consuming wildlife and its products, to reduce the risks of future outbreaks, epidemics and pandemics. The Alliance helps join forces for a common cause and expands each member’s radius, translating scientific evidence and insights from local knowledge into concrete policy recommendations. This webinar series is one of its efforts. Some webinars are open to the world and others are open just to Alliance members. https://alliance-health-wildlife.org/events/

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October 5 to November 2, 2023

Environmental and Reproductive Health Film and Webinar Series

The Center for Biological Diversity is hosting an environmental and reproductive health film and webinar series built on its critical 2022 report, The Influence of Environmental Toxicity, Inequity and Capitalism on Reproductive Health. Watch each film for free at your convenience for a week before each webinar, and then join us on Thursdays at 4 p.m. PT/ 7 p.m. ET for a live discussion and Q&A with people from the film, frontline communities, subject-matter experts, and Center staff. Dates and times are:

• October 5-12  A Silent Transformation Film viewing; Webinar Oct. 12

• October 12-19 Children of the Vine Film viewing; Webinar Oct. 19

• October 19-26 We the Guinea Pigs Film viewing; Webinar Oct. 26 

• October 26-November 2 The Climate Baby Dilemma Film viewing; Webinar Nov. 2 - Invitation-only screening of The Climate Baby Dilemma.

Register now for free access to all four films, plus the live webinars happening each Thursday at 7 p.m. ET. More information: Kelley Dennings, Kdennings@biologicaldiversity.org

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October 25, 2023 IAAHWT Webinar

Voices from the Ground: What to learn from a bushmeat consumption and trade survey across the huge landscape of Salonga national Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo

14:00 to 15:30 CEST

Dr. William Crosmary and colleagues from World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF) and Helmholtz Institute of One Health will provide insights of their on-going project that occurs across the landscape of Salonga National Park, the largest tropical forest park in Africa, and along the main routes along which bushmeat is transported (roads and rivers) to some of the largest urban areas of the Democratic Republic of Congo. They will delve into various aspects, including the project’s background, the fundamental questions it seeks to tackle related to the bushmeat trade and associated health risks, the project design and protocols, i.e. market and consumer surveys, the challenges faced by field teams, lessons learnt, and some preliminary findings. Open to the public. Join the Meeting https://tinyurl.com/yc6wawby

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October 25, 2023

Sharing highlights of Pak One Health Alliance (POHA)‘s One Health – Event Based Surveillance Initiative with Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA) Partners

Pak One Health Alliance (POHA) recently completed an ambitious project ‘One Health – Event Based Surveillance’ supported by Ending Pandemics USA. The scope is:  

  • To develop adequate ICT solutions to enable smart working between sectors.
  • To develop guidelines and protocols. 
  • To train key stakeholders in detecting and responding to outbreaks

Having widely circulated the project Report, the Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA Team ) seeks to convene an exclusive session on the outcomes of the project and prospects of replication. To request the link to attend, email poha@pakonehealth.com

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October 30 - November 3, 2023

2nd CUGH Virtual Global Health Week -

Global Health Without Borders:

Acting for Impact

Hosted by the Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) as a preface to the CUGH 2024. Sessions are free and open to all but you must REGISTER for each session of interest to attend online. https://www.cugh2024.org/virtual-global-health-week

October 31 , 2023 Virtual Symposium

A One Health Symposium and Case Competition: Together, Student Leaders Face the Climate Crisis

6-9 AM Pacific, 9am - 12 pm Eastern 

The University of California, Davis One Health Institute and Students for One Health are hosting a Virtual Satellite Session for CUGH’s Global Health Week. This event includes three showstoppers: a Case Competition, Calvin Schwabe Lectureship, and Panel Discussion. Dr. Jakob Zinsstag, PhD, DVM from the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute will be the 2023 Calvin Schwabe Lecturer. FREE to all but you must Register to receive your login link. https://tinyurl.com/bdcp9map

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November 1-29, 2023 Webinar Series

A One Health view on the responsible use of medicines - RUMA Conference

Hosted by the Responsible Use of Medicines in Agriculture (RUMA) Alliance, an independent, non-profit that promotes the highest standards of food safety, animal health and animal welfare in the British livestock industry. RUMA produces specific ‘guidelines on responsible use’ and has a current focus on AMR coordinated through the RUMA Targets Task Force and is committed to supporting a One Health strategy to address the risk. In this series, each of 5 webinars will feature panel discussions covering a range of One Health topics relating to the responsible use of medicines in agriculture. Free but you must register. Webinar titles include: 

https://tinyurl.com/6jnfhnxw

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November 1, 2023

US CDC’s Zoonoses and One Health Updates (ZOHU) Call

2:00 pm Eastern

ZOHU Calls are 1-hour monthly webinars that provide timely education on zoonotic and infectious diseases, One Health, antimicrobial resistance, food safety, vector-borne diseases, recent outbreaks, and related health threats at the animal-human-environment interface. Free Continuing Education is available for live calls and recordings. See recordings for all ZOHU calls.

https://tinyurl.com/yppf744f

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November 2, 2023 Hybrid Event

One Health Day Research Symposium

Importance of Water Systems in Cities and How they Affect Health and Well-being

Bonn, Germany. University of Bonn ZEF (Center forDevelopment Research) See the Program. https://tinyurl.com/2jcytu9y

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November 3, 2023  

Global One Health Day 2023

See One Health Events happening all around the world. Don’t forget to REGISTER ‘Your’ event(s). 

www.onehealthday.org.

See exampleshttps://tinyurl.com/OH-Day2023Events


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November 3, 2023 Symposium

Urbanization in Utah: Health Impacts for People, Animals, and the Environment

9th Utah One Health Symposium

Layton, Utah. Hosted by the Utah One Health Symposium, a collaborative of state, federal, local agencies, Utah State University, Utah Veterinary Medical Association. This Symposium gives health professionals, educators and researchers, and policy-makers, the opportunity to learn about the interdependence of human and natural systems. This year, our focus is to explore the dynamic changes at urban-wildlife interfaces. We'll look at human influence and land-use change as they affect risk of emerging diseases. We will consider humans' connection to the land, and some of the factors that drive urbanization. See flier. https://2023_Utah_One_Health_Symposium.eventbrite.com

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November 3, 2023

One Health Day 2023 at Michigan State University

Theme: Food Security

8 am - 2 pm Eastern Time

East Lansing, Michigan. Hosted by the Michigan State University Institute for Global Health at the College of Osteopathic Medicine and the College of Veterinary Medicine. Experts will share matters related to Agricultural Production Systems, Contamination, EcoHealth and One Health approaches. A distinguished panel of speakers include MSU experts and special guests from Kasetsart University, Thailand; Texas A&M University; University of Washington and the EcoHealth Alliance. The event will take place in person in East Lansing, Michigan and will also be broadcasted virtually. Register to participate in person or virtually. See Flier.

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November 7-9, 2023

One Health at the National Institute for Animal Agriculture (NIAA) 13th Annual Antibiotic Symposium

Atlanta, Georgia, USA. NIAA is a non-profit organization that is dedicated to providing programs to work towards providing solutions for disease, while promoting a safe and wholesome food supply and the best practices of environmental stewardship, animal health and well-being. Symposium topics will include an industry report on the current state of antibiotic stewardship from producer to processor to grocer, information on the latest antimicrobial stewardship and resistance research, the multidimensional aspects of antibiotic stewardship and AMR, regulatory updates, One Health collaborations, and more. 

  • Panel Discussion: One Health lessons on antibiotic stewardship and AMR to celebrate and build upon.
  • Why is it important for a One Health conversation to continue?

 See Program https://tinyurl.com/ycy46whc

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November 13, 2023 Conference

European Commission One Health Conference -

One Health for All, All for One Health

09:00 CET - 17:45 CET, 3:00 AM - 11:45 AM Eastern

Luxembourg. Hosted by the European Commission Directorate General for Health and Food Safety. Recent epidemics and pandemics have made it unmistakably clear that human, animal, plant and environmental health cannot be dealt with separately, but need to be addressed in a ‘One Health’ approach. Mainstreaming ‘One Health’ means that we can better prevent, predict, prepare for, detect, and respond to global health threats at both global and EU level. Their interdependencies need to be better acknowledged and require work at the interfaces in a multisectoral, transdisciplinary and an integrated approach. All sessions will be web-streamed from 9:00 am CET on the event’s webpage and presentations will be published after the event. See One Health sessions in the Draft Agenda. https://tinyurl.com/3xhe3urh

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November 15-16, 2023 Free Hybrid Conference

Inaugural One Health Economics Mini-Congress

Pretoria, South Africa. Hosted by the Agricultural Research Council (ARC) of South Africa and EcoHealth Alliance. This congress will shine a light on the state of knowledge, promising methods, and findings from analytical work to promote a broader understanding and assist in the operationalizing of One Health in South Africa, the region, and globally. The event aligns with the One Health Joint Plan of Action (OH JPA) launched by the Quadripartite, which has six action tracks that can all potentially benefit from One Health economics in its implementation and prioritization. See the Flyer. More Information contact RanchoM@arc.agric.za or machalaba@ecohealthalliance.org.  Register to attend https://tinyurl.com/mr3ttrad

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November 22-24, 2023

1st One Health & One Welfare Latin American Congress 2023

Monteria - Cordoba, Colombia. Hosted by One Health Colombia, this unique interdisciplinary platform brings together professionals and experts in human health, animal health, environmental and plant health. With the participation of national and international world-renowned speakers, this event is emerging as a fundamental space for the exchange of knowledge and advances in the One Health and One Welfare approach. Participants will come from various medicine, nursing, bacteriology, biology, veterinary medicine, zootechnics, environmental engineering, food engineering and many others. https://tinyurl.com/hws3p7a4

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November 30 - December 12, 2023

COP28 -

United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties 28

Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Pre-sessionals will take place from 24 to 29 November. The COP 27 Presidency and the Incoming COP 28 Presidency are committed to ensuring a transparent and inclusive process in the lead-up to COP 28. Visit the Road to the UAE page to find more information about how they intend to engage Parties throughout the year. Throughout the Dubai conference, the incoming COP 28 Presidency will hold open consultations on thematic areas and sequencing, inviting inputs from the broad mix of stakeholders that will attend the conference. View the COP 28 UAE thematic program . Visit the COP 28 host country website. See an interesting TedTalk by Al Gore about who should be allowed to participate in the COP. https://unfccc.int/cop28

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February 12-17, 2024

CMS CoP14 -The Fourteenth Session of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals

Theme: Nature Knows No Borders

Samarkand, Uzbekistan. The journeys of migratory species do not adhere to political boundaries and their survival is dependent on international collaboration and transboundary conservation efforts. CMS COP14 is a significant international meeting where governments, scientists and stakeholders will come together to agree on strategies for the conservation of migratory species and their habitats. It will address a wide range of important conservation priorities and new initiatives, including many that will support the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) that was adopted in 2022. If you are taking One Health to this meeting or know of any One Health framed discussions occurring there, please let us know. https://www.cms.int/en/cop14

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April 21-24, 2024 Hybrid Symposium

International Symposium on One Health Research: Improving Food Security and Resilience

Galvaston, Texas, USA. Hosted by the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB)-Galvaston Chief Research Office, UTMB One Health, and the Galveston National Lab and Institute for Human Infections and Immunity. The Symposium will be unique in that food productions experts will be centrally featured to identify common ground from which new interdisciplinary research partnerships might arise and lead to better food resilience. Lectures from the beef, dairy, egg & poultry, pork, aquaculture, fresh produce, and processed food industries will be featured. Other research topics will include emerging infectious diseases (viral, bacterial, and other), and the environmental, social, and public communication factors that impact Food Security. In person with the Live Streaming option for Plenaries. https://tinyurl.com/8rt6nfke

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SAVE the DATE!

September 20-23, 2024

8th World One Health Congress

Cape Town, South Africa. Overseen by the Global One Health Community (formerly the One Health Platform), a Conference Scientific Program Committee and a Local Program Committee are under development to plan and organize the next World One Health Congress. Previous Congresses were conducted in 2011 (Melbourne), 2013 (Bangkok), 2015 (Amsterdam), 2016 (Melbourne), 2018 (Saskatoon) and 2020 (Scotland-Virtual). More information, https://globalohc.org/

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October 19, 2023

Università di Catania

2nd International One Health Conference

Bridging the gap: from science to policy - from policy to implementation

Barcelona, Spain. The Conference aimed to activate synergic dialogues among disciplinary research fields and action domains among researchers, experts and students. The One health conceptual framework and the possible contribution from the One Health approach in the urban resilience capacities enhancement will be the core of the congress dialogues. http://onehealthconference.it/

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October 18-22 Conference

One Health at the American Society for

Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH)

72nd Annual Meeting: From Evidence to Action

Chicago, Illinois, Categories include:

  • Global Health: Diversity, Inclusion, Decolonization and Human Rights; Information/Communication/Technologies Solutions in Global Health including Modeling; Planetary Health including Climate Change; Security/Emerging Infection Preparedness, Surveillance and Response(s); Other
  • One Health: The Interconnection between People, Animals, Plants and Their Shared Environment

More information, https://www.astmh.org/annual-meeting

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October 12-13, 2023 Invitation Only, In-Person Conference

Breaking Barriers: Advancing the One Health Agenda with a Focus on Environment

Organized by the German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development, the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection, the Quadripartite Collaboration on One Health, the Wildlife Conservation Society, the German Agency for International Cooperation and the International Alliance against Health Risks in Wildlife Trade. In 2019, representatives from governments, civil society, and scientists from around the world, came together at the “One Planet, One Health, One Future” conference in Berlin, to collaboratively develop an updated framework for the One Health approach. A key outcome of the event were the Berlin Principles, which reaffirm the importance of undertaking an interdisciplinary approach to health, underpinned by a shared understanding that healthy, intact ecosystems provide a critical foundation for present and future health and wellbeing. Following the Conferences of the Parties on climate (CoP27) and biodiversity (CoP15), momentum must now be built on these conferences by garnering commitments for global collaboration and action, and meaningful integration of the environmental perspective in One Health initiatives. Discussions will focus on the environmental pillar of a One Health approach, review status of implementation, showcase experiences gained, identify guidance for next steps towards action, and shed light on topics that receive less attention and will emphasize economic approaches to valuing environmental assets and health, as well as economic drivers of challenges. https://tinyurl.com/bde8zmdf

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October 11, 2023 Webinar

Air Quality Status a Nexus for Climate Change

 Effect on Health

Hosted by the African Forum for Research and Education in Health (AFREhealth). Air Quality can be improved or altered by climate change. Understanding this relationship requires transdisciplinary efforts from the sectors and actors with a stake in the environment and health as an entity. This webinar draws contributions from diverse experts covering a range of topics in the discourse. Recording available

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nfd_58e7ugE

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October 6, 2023 In Person Workshop

Belgian One World One Health Vision

3rd workshop on Preventing Emergence of Zoonotic Diseases

Brussels, Belgium. Hosted by the Belgian PREZODE Expert Group supported by the Belgian Biodiversity Platform, Federal Public Service (FPS) Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment and by Sciensano. The aim of this workshop was to present and discuss the outcome of the workshops held during the first half of 2023, in particular the outcome of the 2nd workshop. It was open to experts in the fields of environment, animal health, human health, science policy, and scientific research. https://tinyurl.com/4hz6tb4r

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October 6, 2023 Symposium

2023 CeZAP Infectious Disease

Research Symposium

Blacksburg, Virginia, USA at Virginia Tech University. Hosted by the Center for Emerging, Zoonotic, and Arthropod-borne Pathogens (CeZAP). Sponsored by Fralin Life Sciences Institute. Thematic Research Areas: Antimicrobial Countermeasures, Computational Biology and Disease Modeling, Ecology and Epidemiology, Environmental Microbiology, Host-Pathogen Interactions, Human Dimension of Infectious Diseases, Immunology, Pathogen Identification and Disease Diagnostic, Public Health and Clinical Microbiology, Vector Biology and Vector-borne Diseases, Zoonotic Diseases. Speakers Included:

  • Linsey Marr, PhD - "Airborne Disease Transmission from 6 Feet to 6 Million Feet"
  • Colleen B. Jonsson, PhD - "Novel brain-penetrant antivirals for Venezuelan and eastern equine encephalitis"
  • Pejman Rohani, PhD - "Early warning systems for disease (re)emergence"

https://tinyurl.com/35xhxzmc

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October 4-6, 2023

South Texas One Health Symposium 2023

Brownsville, Texas. Hosted by Cameron County Public Health and the City of Brownsville Public Health & Wellness Department. This symposium was an annual meeting of professionals and scientists for the prevention of insect vector borne zoonoses. Formerly called the South Texas Tropical Medicine & Vector Borne Disease Conference (created in 2015) and modeled after the Dr. James Steel Conference on Diseases In Nature Transmissible to Humans (DIN), this year’s event was kicked off by a student session in which students presented their research projects on vector biology and vector borne diseases. https://tinyurl.com/b7pe6kuj

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October 4, 2023 Seminar

Philosophical Perspectives on One Health

University of Guelph One Health Seminar Series

Gus Skorburg spoke on ‘Extended Phenotype’, a new way of looking at biology and how the One Health movement should be thinking about artificial intelligence and digital health. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwICDtF3Ivk


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October 4, 2023

U.S. CDC Zoonotic and One Health Updates ZOHU Call

  • Vaccinating California Condors to Protect Against Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza
  • Louse and Flea-borne Diseases: Implications for People Experiencing Homelessness and their Companion Animals

Recording now available. https://tinyurl.com/yntcamwj

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October 2-6, 2023 Conference

One Health Mediterranean Conference

Mostaganem, Algeria. Hosted by the International Students One Health Alliance (ISOHA) and the Algerian Veterinary Space Foundation, this groundbreaking event addressed critical health issues at the intersection of human, animal, and environmental health in the Mediterranean region. With its rich cultural heritage, diverse ecosystems, and complex health challenges, the Mediterranean region provides a compelling backdrop for this significant gathering of professionals, researchers, policymakers, and students to engage in thought-provoking discussions, exchange knowledge, foster collaboration, and drive positive change towards a healthier and more sustainable future for the Mediterranean region. See the Conference Concept Note.

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October 2-5, 2023 Conference

One Health: One Global Environment Conference

An Interdisciplinary Collaboration for a Healthier World

Montego Bay, Jamaica. Hosted by the International Federation of Environmental Health (IFEH) Region of the Americas, sponsored by the Jamaica Association of Public Health Inspectors (JAPHI) in collaboration with the National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) of the USA and the Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors (CIPHI), which are the major environmental health associations comprising the IFEH Region of the Americas. Discussions and presentations included new surveillance techniques, diagnostics, disease prevention strategies, policies, academic curriculum design, and much more to foster networking and One Health capacity building within the global environmental health community. Academics, researchers, practitioners, policy makers and students in the fields of One Health, environmental health, public health, medicine, veterinary science and global health par in this international event. https://www.onehealthconference.com/

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October 2-4, 2023 In-Person and Virtual

Training Course

Achieving Data Quality and Integrity in Clinical Trials Involving High Consequence Pathogens

FDA-UTMB Health Collaborative Education Program

Omaha, Nebraska and online. Each year FDA and UTMB Health sponsor a clinical and nonclinical course to educate FDA reviewers and the public on how to achieve quality data with high consequence pathogens in accordance with (GLP and GCP) regulations. This year an interactive One Health session was incorporated into the courses. High marks were also received from participants in the One Health session in the non-clinical course that was hosted in April earlier this year. The follow-up to the non-clinical course is this clinical course. The course is for: all Physicians, Scientists, Principal Investigators, Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, Nurses, Pharmacists, Clinical Laboratorians, Clinical research staff, Clinical monitors, Regulators, Policymakers, Regulatory reviewers, IRB professionals, Biosafety Professionals and Sponsors that have interest in clinical trials. See the course Flier (PDF).

October 2, 2023 Webinar

One Health: Understanding Threats to Wildlife and Human Health - North America

Because we need nature, and now nature needs us.

Hosted by Cornell Wildlife Health Center and eCornell. From avian influenza to SARS-CoV-2 to chronic wasting disease, there is no shortage of current threats to the health of our wildlife species across ecosystems, with many of these threats also affecting agriculture as well as public health. Drs. Krysten Schuler, Jennifer Bloodgood, and Steve Osofsky shared experiences from the field and the lab to illustrate how the health of wildlife and our own health are inextricably linked. https://tinyurl.com/5n6htm4w

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October 2, 2023

Conservation Conversations at the St. Louis Zoo

Film Screening of Documentary “Stopping the Next Pandemic” and Post Screening Panel Discussion’

The St. Louis Zoo hosted a screening of the Cannes World Film Festival January 2023 Winner for Best Environmental Film, "Stopping the Next Pandemic." This film highlighted the work being done globally as scientists race to prevent future outbreaks following the COVID-19 pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic has made acutely evident how all environments are interconnected and interdependent — the premise of One Health. We live in a connected world, and now even diseases that start in remote places present a concern for global health. A 45-minute panel discussion followed the film, moderated by Dr. Kelly Lane-deGraaf of Fontbonne University in St. Louis. Panelists included Dr. Sharon Deem of the Saint Louis Zoo and Drs. Jacco Boon and Krista Milich of Washington University in St. Louis. https://stlzoo.org/events/conservation-conversation

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September 28, 2023

One Health - A Challenge for All

Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA) Webinar

Speakers were Drs. Allison Pyatt and Linda Evans. Enhancing our ways of transdisciplinary working will allow us to develop a more comprehensive understanding, as well as more robust potential actions, to the multi-faceted issues we collectively face in zoonotic diseases and global health security.

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September 28, 2023 17th World Rabies Day

Rabies: All for 1 - One Health for All

World Rabies Day, coordinated by the Global Alliance for Rabies Control (GARC) has been commemorated every year on September 28 – the anniversary of the death of Louis Pasteur – since 2007. World Rabies Day aims to raise awareness and advocate for rabies elimination globally. It is designed to be inclusive, uniting people, organizations, and stakeholders across all sectors against rabies – because together we can eliminate rabies! With this concept of inclusivity, togetherness and unity in mind, the theme for this year’s World Rabies Day was Rabies: All for 1, One Health for All. https://tinyurl.com/yjvhf8n9

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September 28, 2023 Conference

One Health Tract at the World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA) Conference

Lisbon, Portugal

  • Launch of WSAVA Zoonoses Guidelines;
  • Comparative Obesity as a One Health Issue;
  • Allergies to cats as a One Health issue;
  • And much more.

https://wsava-congress.org/

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September 21, 2023

International Alliance against Health Risks

of Wildlife Trade Webinar

Expert Talk: Emerging infectious diseases

at the animal-human interface

Hosted by the International Alliance against Health Risks of Wildlife Trade. Prof. Dr. Jan Felix Drexler, Charité virologist, discussed the animal origins of zoonotic viruses and anthropogenic changes facilitating virus emergence. Dr. Drexler has worked as a staff scientist and professor in Brazil, Germany and the Netherlands. Under his direction, the Charité, together with ARCAS Wildlife Protection in Guatemala, is leading the project 'Health Monitoring of Animals Subject to Illegal Trafficking from the One Health Perspective’ with a main objectives of strengthening regional knowledge on One Health issues, through the generation of information on pathogens in wild animals, producing a bank of properly managed and preserved samples, and training the staff of institutions related to this work and topic. https://tinyurl.com/y79j8c8r

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September 20, 2023 WHO EPI-WIN Webinar

Partners in PRET: How different sectors can engage

in pandemic preparedness

7 am Eastern

PRET = WHO’s Preparedness and Resilience for Emerging Threats program. Participate in EPI-WIN's comprehensive webinar series this September. Over the span of a month, WHO has presented in-depth knowledge from leading specialists on pressing public health topics, including the One Health initiative and the PRET initiative. 

https://tinyurl.com/njfsmvks

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September 20, 2023

New Directions in Global One Health

University of Guelph One Health Seminar Series

The FAO, UNEP, WHO, and WOAH have launched the first joint One Health plan (2022-2026) to improve human, animal, plant, and environmental health while promoting sustainable development. This panel discussion featured experts Dr. Dominique Charron and Dr. Nitish Debnath, both key contributors to the plan. Dr. Charron discussed the forthcoming Implementation Guide, and Dr. Debnath shared insights on Bangladesh's national One Health efforts. Recording not yet available. https://onehealth.uoguelph.ca/events/

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September 13, 2023 WHO EPI-WIN Webinar

Preventing epidemics and pandemics in communities, through the One Health approach

Epidemics and pandemics begin and end in communities. When a community detects health threats and responds to them before they spread, a pandemic can be prevented. It is therefore key to equip communities with the right knowledge and tools to prevent, detect and respond to outbreaks. 

This webinar featured real-time human interpretation in Arabic, French, Portuguese and Spanish, complemented by cutting-edge AI-powered simultaneous interpretation for Chinese, Bengali, Hindi and Russian.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-D90Nh9K34

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September 8, 2023 Webinar in Spanish

Epidemiology of Zoonotic Disease

Hosted by the OHC’s One Health Social Science - Food Safety and Food Security (OHSS-FSFS) Small Working Group. Speakers included Dr. Jose Toro, Dr. Santiago Pablo Baggini and Dr. Ricardo Ignacio Consigli.  Recording Available. https://tinyurl.com/4jr5z4fu

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September 7, 2023

Safeguarding Human and Animal Health in a Changing Environment: A Side Event at the Africa Climate Summit 2023

Hosted by the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI). Global warming is putting a lot more people and their animals at greater risk of infectious diseases. Increased incidences of climate-sensitive diseases and/or expansion of spatial ranges of biological vectors and agents they carry have been observed in many regions of the world, especially in countries that have poor surveillance systems. This event will demonstrate tools and approaches that are being developed to support early detection and response to these diseases in order to minimise the health and socio-economic impact that they cause. https://tinyurl.com/2p8zkesr

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July 29, 2023

Youth Symposium on One Health - Bangladesh

Hosted by the International Association of Students in Agricultural and Related Sciences (IAAS), the biggest student organization in the field of agriculture and related sciences worldwide. The Youth Symposium on One Health aimed to foster collaboration, knowledge sharing, and innovation in the field of One Health. By bringing together experts, and students, the event will contribute to the development of sustainable solutions for complex health issues and promote the adoption of the One Health approach in Bangladesh. It is anticipated that the conference will inspire interdisciplinary cooperation and pave the way for future advancements in the field of One Health, ultimately leading to improved health outcomes for both humans and animals. https://www.iaasworld.org/events/10

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July 21, 2023 Webinar



Pakistan’s Leishmaniasis Gap Analysis Overview -

POHA's role for One Health Promotion and Disease Surveillance in Pakistan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uoXAzvDZVI


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July 14, 2023

One Health Research in Action: Community-Based Approaches to One Health Projects in Asia and Africa

University of Guelph One Health

Seminar Series

Dr. Florence Mutua and Dr. Hung Nguyen-Viet from the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) focus on One Health approaches to research, using specific, real-world examples to illustrate challenges and opportunities when conducting community-based/community-driven research with resource-poor, vulnerable populations in tropical areas. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6jmM1rBukc

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June 27, 2023 Seminar

Is Implementation of One Health Globally

Within Reach?

University of Guelph One Health Seminar Series

Dr. Dominique Charron discussed her work on the UN Quadripartite One Health High-Level Expert Panel and her impressions of the Canadian high-level decision-making landscape. The talk will cover recent developments in policies and plans of international organizations in the Canadian context, and highlight some continuing gaps and potential actions. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Teeo_a0ER9c

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April 22-24, 2023

2023 China One Health Summit

Xi'an, Shaanxi province, China. Under the guidance of the Chinese Preventive Medicine Association, this summit was held by OAE Publishing Inc. and was supported by One Health Implementation Research (OHIR) of OAE Publishing Inc., Science in One Health (SOH) of Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Elsevier, and Chinese Consortium for One Health. The summit aimed to gather outstanding Chinese scholars and young researchers who focus on zoonoses and ecological health to discuss advanced knowledge and research results, and to promote the implementation of the One Health approach to public health. The summit invited 67 speakers and was divided into eight sub-forums, together with 74 special lectures, which attracted more than 300 registrations to attend the summit. https://ohirjournal.com/announcement/view/598

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February 21, 2023 Webinar

Pak One Health Alliance (PAHO)’s role for One Health Promotion and Disease Surveillance in Pakistan: Vision, Work and Challenges 

Speakers: Dr. S.M. Mursalin, Prof. Dr. Sana Iftikhar

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMkESLYyDAs



Opportunities

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Courses

Open Access Online Course

Bats, Ducks, and Pandemics: An Introduction to One Health Policy - (Free course) by Laura Kahn. 

This interdisciplinary course covers diverse subjects such as basic epidemiology, public health, public policy, basic microbiology, food safety, and security, zoonotic diseases, sanitation and hygiene, antimicrobial resistance, environmental and ecosystem health, and the national and international organizations that oversee health, agriculture, and the environment. Disease outbreaks including Influenza, Q fever, and Ebola are discussed. While the course was developed and recorded before the COVID-19 pandemic, the concepts learned very much apply to it. This course emphasizes holistic, not siloed, approaches to health, and disease.  

https://www.youtube.com/@LauraKahn-OneHealthCourse

Jobs

Associate Director, One Health Institute (OHI), Colorado State University (CSU)

Fort Collins, Colorado, USA. Full-time, twelve-month administrative professional leadership position supporting One Health initiatives at CSU. Option for affiliate faculty appointment in an appropriate college / department. Working knowledge of the One Health concept, committed to collaboration, networking, and team building. Assist in administering and developing CSU OHI research, teaching, and service programs as part of the OHI leadership staff. https://jobs.colostate.edu/postings/134421


Tenure-track Assistant Professor in Epidemiology

Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Maryland, College Park.

Doctoral degree in Epidemiology, track record of scholarly achievement and experience teaching undergraduate and graduate level epidemiology required. Best consideration date is Oct 1, 2023. 

https://ejobs.umd.edu/postings/110905


Research positions at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston (UTMB-Galveston)

Looking for new team members who have a passion to protect the world against today’s and tomorrow’s emerging infectious disease threats. If you want to make the world a better place by fighting these diseases, then join our interdisciplinary, One Health-oriented team. Employment opportunities:

Contact Professor Greg Gray at gcgray@utmb.edu with questions.

Library
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Newsletters

Center for Emerging Zoonotic and Arthropod-borne Pathogens (CEZAP)- Virginia Tech University


October 2023

  • Not all viruses are harmful
  • Funding received
  • Distinguished Speaker Seminar Series in Infectious Diseases


National Link Coalition - Link Letters


October 2023



One Health Centre in Africa Newsletter

One Health Institute - University of Guelph Newsletter

One Health Newsletter Via Kansas State

September 2023

Theme of this issue - 

One Health, Policy, and International Perspectives

All of the articles, written by professionals, post doctoral associates, and graduate/veterinary students, display exciting applications of the One Health concept.

One Health Trust Weekly Digest

Planetary Health Alliance Newsletter

September 2023

  • Updates and ways to take action
  • Research and policy
  • Opportunities
  • Events
  • Read, watch, listen

University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) One Health Newsletter



  • September 2023 - Acute Febrile Illnesses in Refugee Communities - A Subtle Resurgence of Murine Typhus in Galveston County
  • October 2023 - Research Team to Study Livestock Farms for Emerging Coronaviruses, International Symposium on One Health Research: Improving Food Security and Resilience

Publications Worth Revisiting


Beyond Zoonoses in One Health: Non-communicable Diseases Across the Animal Kingdom, Natterson-Horowitz B, Desmarchelier M, Winkler AS, Carabin H, Frontiers in Public Health, Vol 9, 2022, DOI=10.3389/fpubh.2021.807186


Vulnerability and One Health assessment approaches for infectious threats from a social science perspective: a systematic scoping reviewJeleff M, Lehner L, Giles-Vernick T, Dückers MLA, Napier AD, Jirovsky-Platter E, Kutalek R, The Lancet Planetary Health, Volume 6, Issue 8, 2022, Pages e682-e693, https://doi.org/10.1016/S2542-5196(22)00097-3.


The Lancet Commission on lessons for the future from the COVID-19 pandemic. Sachs JD, Karim SSA, Aknin L, et.al., Lancet. 2022 Oct 8;400(10359):1224-1280. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(22)01585-9. Epub 2022 Sep 14.

There is a need for the primary prevention of pandemics through the implementation of preventive measures against both natural spillovers and spillovers from research-related activities. The prevention of natural spillovers would require a One Health approach—an integrated, unifying approach that aims to sustainably balance and optimise the health of people, animals and ecosystems495—including the strengthening of veterinary services, the regulation of trade in domestic and wild animals and of wildlife and livestock rearing, the prevention of deforestation, and the enhancement of pathogen-surveillance systems in domestic animals and in humans.496 Such measures are likely to be highly cost effective and would complement investments in the strengthening of national health systems, the development of vaccines and therapeutics, and other outbreak response strategies described in this report. Strategies to prevent research-related releases should include stronger international and national oversight of biosafety, biosecurity, and biorisk management, including the strict regulation of gain of function research of concern.


The urgency of wider adoption of one health approach for the prevention of a future pandemic, Hoque MN, Faisal GM, Chowdhury FR, Haque A, Islam T, Int. J. One Health, (2022), 8(1): 20-33. 


One world, one health. Humans, animals and the environment are inextricably linked--a fact that needs to be remembered and exploited in our modern approach to health, van Helden PD, van Helden LS, Hoal EG, EMBO Rep. 2013 Jun;14(6):497-501. doi: 10.1038/embor.2013.61.


See also listing of Relevant Publications on the Preventing Pandemics Website, https://tinyurl.com/mspmweed

Videos

Documentary Film “Stopping the Next Pandemic”

Cannes World Film Festival January 2023 Winner for Best Environmental Film. This film highlights the work being done globally as scientists race to prevent future outbreaks following the COVID-19 pandemic. Watch the trailer on YouTube.


“𝘚𝘵𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘤 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘴. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘴 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩. 𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘰𝘤𝘤𝘶𝘳 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘯. 𝘞𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥. 𝘞𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘤𝘴. 𝘉𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘌𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘍𝘪𝘭𝘮”

https://tinyurl.com/339a659y

Podcasts

One World One Health Podcast Series

Hosted by the One Health Trust (formerly CDDEP) 

This podcast brings forward the latest ideas to improve the health of our planet and its people.  Our world faces many urgent challenges, from pandemics and decreasing biodiversity to pollution and melting polar ice caps, among others. This podcast highlights solutions to these problems from the scientists and experts working to make a difference. Check for most recent One Health Trust Podcasts here -

https://onehealthtrust.org/news-media/podcasts/


The Importance of Animal Health to Human Wellbeing & the Innovative Collaborations between Vet Agro Sup and the University of Dakar to Strengthen Veterinary Capacity in 14 West African Nations

Radio Program in French -Caring for an animal in Senegal, doing good for humankind

Interview with Olivier Papage: a veterinarian at the heart of the Global Health movement in Africa

https://tinyurl.com/8vtmxass

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