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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?

 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,…

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

“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. ..."

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…

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…

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…

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!

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,…

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  …

“ ... 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…

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,…

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…

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….”

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…

“‘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."

NEWS RELEASE 7-JUN-2022 Strengthening Europe’s resilience to emerging health threats Reports and Proceedings UMEA UNIVERSITY Strengthening Europe’s resilience to emerging health threats | EurekAlert! SEE: https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/955186 IDAlert aims to tackle the emergence and transmission of zoonotic pathogens by developing novel indicators, innovative early warning systems and efficient tools for decision-makers, and by evaluating adaptation and mitigation…

3 June 2022 – News release – Geneva SEE: https://www.who.int/news/item/03-06-2022-who-consultations-sets-research-priorities-for-monkeypox “… Experts underlined the need for expedited studies to better understand the disease epidemiology, its clinical consequences, and the role of various modes of transmission. In addition, the following research needs were highlighted: a comprehensive One Health approach to understand animal-to-human transmission and animal reservoirs; development and evaluation of better diagnostic tools that can be available around the world; improved approaches to communicate and engage communities in…

G7 science academies set out top four research priorities | Science|Business (sciencebusiness.net) [RE: One Health…] 02 Jun 2022 | News In advance of the G7 heads of state get together later this month, the academies are demanding action on pandemic preparedness, zoonotic diseases, decarbonisation and melting ice SEE https://sciencebusiness.net/news/g7-science-academies-set-out-top-four-research-priorities “… “The G7 summit must provide leadership…

News Release | May 31, 2022 Science Academies Call on G-7 Governments to Take Urgent Action to Accelerate Decarbonization, Develop Antiviral Drugs to Increase Pandemic Preparedness, Address Other Global Challenges | National Academies SEE: https://www.nationalacademies.org/news/2022/05/science-academies-call-on-g-7-governments-to-take-urgent-action-to-accelerate-decarbonization-develop-antiviral-drugs-to-increase-pandemic-preparedness-address-other-global-challenges  National Academies The Need for a One Health Approach to Zoonotic Diseases and Antimicrobial Resistance [PDF] To address the global challenges posed by zoonotic …