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Biodiversity for Health and Pandemic Prevention MPTF – Multi-Partner Trust Fund Office (One Health approach)

July 14, 2022

“The Biodiversity for Health and Pandemic Prevention MPTF relies on partnerships, tested approaches, integrated policies, capacity development across sectors, and evidence-based action on the ground to endorse and foster “One Health” approaches. The One Health model takes environmental components and incorporates them into existing or nascent development and humanitarian action with the aim of preventing…

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COVID-19 & Antibiotic Resistance | CDC

July 12, 2022

CDC targets five core actions to better prepare the U.S. to combat antimicrobial resistance, integrating a One Health approach to comprehensively tackle new threats that will continue to emerge worldwide.

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ONE HEALTH INITIATIVE (OHI)

July 12, 2022

https://www.onehealthinitiative.com/ www.archive.onehealthinitiative.com “One Health is the collaborative efforts of multiple disciplines working locally, nationally, and globally to attain optimal health for people, animals, plants and our environment.” “One Health implementation will help protect and/or save untold millions of lives in our generation and for those to come.” “Between animal and human medicine there are no…

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A One Health opinion piece…”Veterinarians merged with physician educations: Past and present combined into one individual “One Health” examples—a useful conjoined degree program?” [A Reprint Revised with updated links from original One Health Initiative website posting on July 2, 2019]

July 6, 2022

July 4, 2022 [A Reprint Revised with updated links from original One Health Initiative website posting on July 2, 2019] “…There can be no doubt about the unique potential for the One Health Model for Multidisciplinary Training and Collaboration.” Gary S. Roubin, BVSc. (Hons.), MB, BS., PhD, MD, FRACP, FACC, FAHA, FSCAI, Cardiovascular Associates of the Southeast…

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One Health: The International Community Takes A New Step Forward

July 2, 2022

This is One Health’s year of recognition, with the World Bank's latest fund for pandemic response… But what about more and sustained action?

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – World Bank Approves New Fund for Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response (PPR) includes One Health Financing Possibilities

July 1, 2022

 ONE HEALTH INITIATIVE TEAM: Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 1, 2022 World Bank Approves New Fund for Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response (PPR) includes One Health Financing Possibilities  SEE: https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/pandemics/brief/factsheet-financial-intermediary-fund-for-pandemic-prevention-preparedness-and-response “Will the FIF also fund activities related to One Health (intersection between human health, animal health and environment)? Yes, activities related to One Health,…

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New report highlights the impact of changes in environment on One Health

July 1, 2022

New report highlights the impact of changes in environment on One Health (who.int) SEE: https://www.who.int/europe/news/item/01-07-2022-new-report-highlights-the-impact-of-changes-in-environment-on-one-health

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In Wartime, Mental Health and One Health Are Casualties – Impakter

June 30, 2022

“Mental Health and One Health, the latter being the interface of human/animal/ecosystem health, address largely different scientific research, methods, public awareness and actions. Yet both face unanticipated challenges as a result of the Russian invasion, putting much greater burdens on an already overwhelmed Ukraine Government. ..."

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A Review of Zoonotic Disease Threats to Pet Owners: A Compendium of Measures to Prevent Zoonotic Diseases Associated with Non-Traditional Pets Such as Rodents and Other Small Mammals, Reptiles, Amphibians, Backyard Poultry, and Other Selected Animals | Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases (liebertpub.com)

June 27, 2022

SEE: https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/vbz.2022.0022?url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori%3Arid%3Acrossref.org&rfr_dat=cr_pub++0pubmed A One Health approach is necessary to prevent zoonotic diseases associated with NTPs Prevention and control of zoonotic diseases and antimicrobial resistance requires a One Health approach. This approach includes identifying of host, pathogen, and environmental factors that influence the risk of disease; promoting animal husbandry and welfare; understanding the industry operations and…

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Multi-dimensional impacts of Coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic on Sustainable Development Goal achievement | Globalization and Health | Full Text (biomedcentral.com)

June 27, 2022

To exit the acute phase of the pandemic, equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines by all countries and continued high coverage of face masks and hand hygiene are critical entry points. During recovery, governments should strengthen preparedness based on the One Health approach, rebuild resilient health systems and an equitable society, ensure universal health coverage and…

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CA21111 – One Health drugs against parasitic vector borne diseases in Europe and beyond (OneHealthdrugs)

June 24, 2022

SEE: https://www.cost.eu/actions/CA21111/ Description The recent COVID19 pandemic infection has undisclosed long-standing issues in the translation of drugs from animals to humans or vice-versa. Nearly 75% of emerging human infections worldwide originated from animals; existing drugs for human and animal (H&A) vector-borne diseases (VBD) are scarce, with limited efficacy, toxicity, and finite resources. Emerging environmental problems in pharmaceutical use/manufacturing increase attention…

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Food Security and Medical Support: Animals Need It Too – Impakter

June 23, 2022

One Health Initiative [website]Editor’s Note: Also see dynamic extensive recognition of the criticality of institutionalizing the One Health concept/approach worldwide by many visionary One Health Impakter articles!

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Researchers call for a One Health approach to tackle zoonoses – Sunnybrook Research Institute

June 22, 2022

The report outlines the urgent need for a One Health approach, in the context of emerging and reemerging challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing outbreaks of avian influenza within Canada. The authors share a number of recommendations for national policymakers including improved One Health governance, expanded pathogen surveillance and biomonitoring, addressing existing health inequities,…

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Why One Health is Key To Address Future Pandemics 

June 18, 2022

SEE: Why One Health is Key To Address Future Pandemics  – Impakter https://impakter.com/one-health-key-address-future-pandemics/ As future pandemics are likely to emerge from the coronavirus family of viruses and other zoonotic pathogens, an integrated approach to develop vaccines for zoonotic diseases is essential for success in Health, Society by Craig Carter, Thomas Monath and Rohini Roopnarine June 18, 2022  …

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All Life Protection and Our Collective Future

June 17, 2022

“ ... we would invoke the concept of All Life Protection which promotes and augments the concept of One Health [2, 24] by fundamentally emphasizing not only the health of all life forms but also the wellbeing and protection of such. We are running out of time to make major changes in the current trajectory…

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One Health Initiative team member appointed World Medical Association Journal’s Editor-in-Chief

June 16, 2022

Dr. Helena J. Chapman, a physician member of the One Health Initiative (OHI) Autonomous pro bono Team since 2019, was appointed Editor-in-Chief of the World Medical Association’s (WMA) official Journal in 2022.  The OHI team includes Laura H. Kahn, MD, MPH, MPP, Bruce Kaplan, DVM, Thomas P. Monath, MD , *Lisa A. Conti, DVM, MPH,…

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7th Annual Global ONE HEALTH DAY – Officially celebrated November 3, 2022

June 15, 2022

View this message in your browser https://conta.cc/3HncOuF June 14, 2022   For Immediate Release Launch of the 7th Annual Global ONE HEALTH DAY Officially celebrated November 3, 2022  Announcing STUDENT EVENTS WINNER for ONE HEALTH DAY 2021 A One Health approach is needed now more than ever!!! And the Global One Health Community is showing the…

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Researchers create rapid test for deadly infe | EurekAlert!

June 12, 2022

NEWS RELEASE 10-JUN-2022 Researchers create rapid test for deadly infections in livestock, starting with pigs Saliva test allows penside testing Peer-Reviewed Publication MCMASTER UNIVERSITY SEE: https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/955620 “… The new test could be a significant advancement in the concept of “One Health,” the growing understanding of the interconnection between human, animal and ecosystem health….”

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FAO Urges One Health to Prevent Zoonotic Diseases – World en.tempo.co

June 11, 2022

SEE: https://en.tempo.co/read/1600567/fao-urges-one-health-to-prevent-zoonotic-diseases “TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations called on all countries to implement a One Health approach to prevent, detect, and control emerging zoonotic diseases in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic that has threatened health, well-being, and economies of all societies. “We will not prevent future pandemics without One…

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One Health | Indo-Pacific Centre for Health Security (dfat.gov.au) [Australia]

June 8, 2022

“‘One Health’ stands for an integrative and systemic approach to health, grounded on the understanding that human health is closely linked to the healthiness of food, animals and the environment, and the healthy balance of their impact on the ecosystems they share, everywhere in the world."

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