One Health News

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

“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,…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

“… 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…

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…

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/

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

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

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…

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…

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

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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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…