One Health News

“Of all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these, ‘It might have been.” John Greenleaf Whittier “One Health implementation will help protect and/or save untold millions of lives in our generation and for those to come.”  One Health Initiative team                           “The time has come,” the walrus said …”  Lewis Carroll  …

One Health Zoonotic Disease Prioritization for Multi-Sectoral Engagement in Pakistan CDC One Health Zoonotic Disease. Prioritization & One Health. Systems Mapping and. Analysis Resource Toolkit™ for Multisectoral Engagement. SEE: https://www.cdc.gov/onehealth/pdfs/Pakistan-508.pdf “ SUMMARY Zoonotic diseases are diseases capable of spreading between animals and humans. Most known human infectious diseases and about three-quarters of newly emerging infections…

Tracking the Nipah virus The Hub at Johns Hopkins https://hub.jhu.edu/2020/01/03/nipah-virus-tracking-2499-em1-art1-rea-health/ At least one virus infects every species that scientists have identified. …. The work gave Gurley and other One Health–oriented scientists, including … “… The project is called PREEMPT, which stands for Preventing Emerging Pathogenic Threats, and it has brought together an international team of researchers…

   ISSUE 22                                                                                            January 2020   SEE: https://mailchi.mp/7bf5e05d54f4/oh-newsletter-january-issue-2562711 and https://sites.globalhealth.duke.edu/dukeonehealth/monthly-newsletters/

SEE: https://onehealthinitiative.com/12056-2/one-health-umbrella-v12-4/ A One Health milestone…introduced by Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Martha McSally (R-Ariz.) U.S. Senate Passes Bipartisan ‘One Health’ Awareness Month Resolution for January 2020, U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein Reports – Focuses On the Linkages Between Human, Animal and Environmental Health December 28, 2019 – Washington – The Senate on December 20th, unanimously…

Stopping Rabies in its Tracks: How Canine Vaccines are Saving Lives in Kenya Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (press release) Access to canine rabies vaccines and public health campaigns are highly … The principle of One Health means that the health of domestic animals, … “Dec. 26, 2019 Rabies is one of the oldest…

U.S. Senate Passes Bipartisan ‘One Health’ Awareness Month Resolution Please see complete press release https://www.feinstein.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=D986D0A7-0FFE-463A-86BE-7C745149D5F0 Dec 20 2019         Washington, DC (USA)—The Senate yesterday unanimously passed a bipartisan resolution introduced by Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Martha McSally (R-Ariz.) designating January as “National One Health Awareness Month” to promote collaboration between public, animal and environmental health…

World Health Organization (WHO) commemorates the 40th anniversary of smallpox eradication   Historic milestone underscores urgent need to invest in global health security and universal health coverage   13 December 2019 News release Geneva, Switzerland   The World Health Organization commemorated the 40th anniversary of smallpox eradication today, recognizing the historic moment on 9 December…

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control Protecting the health of Nigerians Please see: https://ncdc.gov.ng/news/207/press-release—nigeria-launches-one-health-strategic-plan and NCDC Nigeria One Health Strategic Plan 2019-2023 https://ncdc.gov.ng/themes/common/docs/protocols/93_1566785462.pdf   Press Release – Nigeria Launches One Health Strategic Plan 11 December, 2019 | Abuja – NIGERIA LAUNCHES ONE HEALTH STRATEGIC PLAN Nigeria has launched a national One Health strategic plan that integrates…

  A One Health Approach to Antimicrobial Resistance: Confronting the Resistome in Humans, Animals, and the Environment This meeting will explore a One Health approach to antimicrobial resistance. Discussions will include an overview of One Health, and explore methods of detection and surveillance, comparisons of data and surveillance systems, diagnostic platform technologies, and strategies which…

Medical Education – Research American Association of Medical Colleges What medical students can learn about health from animals SEE: https://www.aamc.org/news-insights/what-medical-students-can-learn-about-health-animals Patrick Boyle , Staff Writer December 11, 2019   “…Medical schools are partnering with veterinary schools and zoos on cross-species education and research… The push for more cross-species research While doctors [physicians] and veterinarians have…

World Veterinary Association appoints Dr Zeev Noga as CEO   The World Veterinary Association (WVA) is happy to announce that per January 1st 2020, Dr Zeev Noga will take up the position of WVA Executive Secretary. He succeeds Dr Jan Vaarten whom, after having served the Association for 10 years, will step back.   Zeev…

  Three monumental challenges to our health Newsroom The idea that the health of humans and animals and the viability of ecosystems are inextricably linked is the basis of a concept known as One Health. SEE: https://www.newsroom.co.nz/@ideasroom/2019/12/06/926072/three-monumental-challenges-to-our-health “…The idea that the health of humans and animals and the viability of ecosystems are inextricably linked is…

Duke One Health Newsletter – December Issue SEE: https://sites.globalhealth.duke.edu/dukeonehealth/

PRESS RELEASE – 25th November, 2019   SOULSBY FOUNDATION CALLS FOR APPLICATIONS FOR 2020 “ONE HEALTH” FELLOWSHIPS The Soulsby Foundation has opened a call for applications for the 2020 Travelling Fellowships Programme. The Foundation supports talented veterinary and medical researchers at an early stage in their careers through these competitively awarded Travelling Fellowships in “One…

“…In September at the United Nations General Assembly, HHS Secretary Alex Azar remarked that on behalf of the United States government, the U.S. was thankful that at the one-year mark of the CDC’s AMR Challenge (which includes a One Health approach) almost 35 countries have joined the collective fight to establish responsible antibiotic use, improve infection control, and partner to improve…

From rural roots to modern medicine: College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences [NOTE Translational Medicine]  Source The primary focus of veterinarians was the health of livestock raised for meat … George Glover, one of CAC’s first graduates and first head of the new … https://cvmbs.source.colostate.edu/from-rural-roots-to-modern-medicine-college-of-veterinary-medicine-and-biomedical-sciences/

  ‘One Health‘ Seminar – Breast Cancer Education & Awareness DkIT Adrienne Cleery, Breast Cancer Ireland Outreach Nurse Coordinator (Leinster North), will host the first talk in our ‘One Health‘ Seminar Series on the … https://www.dkit.ie/events/one-health-seminar-breast-cancer-education-and-awareness.html  

Has the European Region embraced the One Health approach in the fight against antimicrobial resistance? http://www.euro.who.int/en/health-topics/disease-prevention/pages/news/news/2019/11/has-the-european-region-embraced-the-one-health-approach-in-the-fight-against-antimicrobial-resistance AddThis Sharing Buttons Share to TwitterShare to FacebookShare to   November 18, 2019 Each year, 33 000 people in Europe and 700 000 people worldwide die as a result of infection with drug-resistant bacteria. WHO/Europe advocates the One Health…