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The 8th World One Health Congress

September 14, 2024

The 8th World One Health Congress   World Health Organization (WHO) It will enable discussing major One Health challenges, as well as sharing research data and policy developments. … One Health Initiative · Regions. SEE: The 8th World One Health Congress (who.int) https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2024/09/20/default-calendar/the-8th-world-one-health-congress

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Media for One Health launched to boost public health reporting

September 11, 2024

“MANILA — An initiative intended to improve public health reporting and tackle the interrelated issues of human, animal, and environmental health took root here yesterday, September 9, with the launch of the Media for One Health project. …” “…Lahellec expressed that the primary goal of the project is not only to provide training to journalists,…

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Preventing future pandemics through community empowerment 

September 10, 2024

Scares from H5N1 flu outbreaks in the early 2000’s led to the One Health Initiative Task force being set up in 2006 to try and prevent large …  Human societies transform the natural environment around them. If this impact is negative, it can increase infectious disease risk. Epidemiologist Joacim Rocklöv believes changing human behavior is critical to preventing…

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Indian and Australian health leaders to develop One Health program

September 10, 2024

Sydney Infectious Diseases Institute strengthens ties in India The University of Sydney’s $100,000 commitment towards research with the Public Health Foundation of India will allow leading public health researchers in Australia and India to work together on pressing health issues including antibiotic resistance and the rise of infectious diseases. “It’s an approach that sees engineers,…

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Reducing the Serendipity of One Health Education

September 8, 2024

A visionary One Health approach and viewpoint provided to the One Health Initiative team by:   *Curtis S. Hoffmann, BS & **Francesca Battelli, MS   Curtis S. Hoffman, BS *choffman@broadinstitute.org: Project assistant on Operation Outbreak at Sabeti Lab. Operation Outbreak is an educational program advancing a new subject in secondary schools called “outbreak science” of which…

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Dr. Laura H. Kahn Book Launch – The Writer’s Center

September 4, 2024

The Writer’s Center welcomes **Dr. Laura H. Kahn to celebrate the release of her book, One Health and the Politics of COVID-19, published by Johns Hopkins University press. Dr. Kahn will be in conversation with investigative reporter Emily Kopp. SEE:  https://writer.org/event/laura-kahn/    Columnist, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists https://thebulletin.org/bio/laura-h-kahn   Author, Who’s in Charge? Leadership During…

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Arab League Stresses Importance of Applying ‘One Health’ Approach

September 3, 2024

Cairo, September 03 (QNA) – The League of Arab States stressed Tuesday the importance of applying the ‘One Health’ approach nationally, regionally and globally in a way that ensures a healthy, safe and dignified life for humans while also preserving the health of animals and the environment to reduce the risk of the spread of…

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Beyond the incubator: applying a “one health” approach in the NICU

August 31, 2024

Abstract A “one health” approach recognises that human health, animal health and planetary health are closely interlinked and that a transdisciplinary approach is required to fully understand and maintain global health. While, by necessity, Neonatal Intensive Care has traditionally focused on the acutely unwell newborn, the avoidance of long-term harm is core to many management…

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The global One Health Community is organizing the 8th World One Health Congress in Cape Town – 20 September – 23 September 2024

August 30, 2024

Home Congress Schedule Committees Registrations Abstract Submission Institutional partners Supporters Travel and Accommodation Cape Town and venue Contact The Congress foresees four days of an outstanding, exceptional and forward-thinking agenda, which includes parallel tracks addressing one health science, antimicrobial agents and resistance, and science policy interface, amongst others. It will enable discussing major One Health…

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EPHA Newsletter | Health and Climate Action: The One Health Approach in EU Initiatives

August 30, 2024

“… Recognising the complexity and urgency of the climate crisis, the EU has embraced a comprehensive One Health approach that underscores the interconnectedness between human, animal and plant health. This approach inherently promotes cross-sectoral collaboration, essential for meeting the EU’s target of a 55% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. One Health is now at the core…

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Taking a multisectoral, one health approach: a tripartite guide to addressing zoonotic diseases in countries

August 27, 2024

Download from WHO’s Digital Library Overview Every day we hear about health challenges at the human-animal-environment interface. Zoonotic diseases such as avian influenza, rabies, Ebola, and Rift Valley fever continue to have major impacts on health, livelihoods, and economies. These health threats cannot be effectively addressed by one sector alone. Multidisciplinary and multisectoral collaboration is…

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FG adopts one-health approach for mpox, cholera, others

August 23, 2024

The Federal Government said it will adopt the one-health approach to address cholera, Monkeypox, antimicrobial resistance, and other issues in the country. The Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr Jide Idris, disclosed this in an interview with our correspondent.  SEE: https://punchng.com/fg-adopts-one-health-approach-for-mpox-cholera-others/

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Assessing threat of disease focus of training

August 22, 2024

USask co-leads of first-ever nationwide One Health training program. SEE: Assessing threat of disease focus of training – SaskToday.ca https://www.sasktoday.ca/north/local-news/assessing-threat-of-disease-focus-of-training-9369184

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Understanding the Threat of Bird Flu

August 20, 2024

UC Davis Magazine UC Davis experts in One Health weigh in on the H5N1 influenza. SEE Understanding the Threat of Bird Flu | UC Davis https://www.ucdavis.edu/magazine/understanding-threat-bird-flu

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World Health Organization (WHO) leader and Wuhan Institute of Virology collaborator clashed in ‘ugly’ meeting

August 18, 2024

USRTK.org U.S. Right to Know https://usrtk.org  “World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus expressed surprise at the conclusion of the 2021 WHO-commissioned mission to Wuhan that a lab leak was “extremely unlikely” and may have sought a change in the mission’s report, but he faced resistance from a collaborator of the Wuhan Institute of Virology…

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Veterinarian chosen to lead military hospital

August 16, 2024

August 15, 2024 “Col. Stephanie Mont was recently named the next commander of Womack Army Medical Center (WAMC) at Fort Liberty, North Carolina. WAMC is one of the flagship hospitals of U.S. Army Medicine and the Defense Health Agency. It provides health care to about 200,000 individuals, from active-duty service men and women to retirees to their…

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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Action Plan to Improve Health Literacy

August 14, 2024

Health illiteracy = an anti-science, anti-vax agenda resulting in significant unnecessary morbidities and mortalities SEE: https://www.cdc.gov/healthliteracy/planact/national.html

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Why We’re Still Waiting for a Pandemic Treaty? The pandemic treaty deadline has passed, but the need for it hasn’t.

August 13, 2024

Is a Pandemic Treaty Still Possible? | Johns Hopkins | Bloomberg School of Public Health Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health – Johns Hopkins University   This includes taking a One Health approach—looking at the intersections of animal, human, and environmental health—to things like changes in land use …   Why We’re Still Waiting for a Pandemic Treaty…

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American Public Health Association (APHA) One Health Newsletter just launched! – Summer 2024

August 5, 2024

The One Health Newsletter is a quarterly publication for APHA’s One Health Section. Are you involved in a One Health-related program or activity at home or abroad? Does it complement our focus to bring awareness to the human-animal-environment connection and advance the One Health concept? If so, we want to share your story via our newsletter…

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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) A(H5N1) Bird Flu Response Update August 2, 2024 | Using “One Health Approach”| CDC https://www.cdc.gov/bird-flu/spotlights/h5

August 4, 2024

CDC provides an update on its response activities related to the multistate outbreak of avian influenza A(H5N1) virus, or “H5N1 bird flu,” in dairy cows and other animals in the United States. “What to Know In this week’s update, CDC shares information about two new investments the agency announced this week to protect and improve…

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