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STUDENT TEAMS FROM MAKERERE AND IOWA STATE WIN THE 2017 ONE HEALTH DAY STUDENT EVENT COMPETITION One Health Commission – One Health Initiative Team – One Health Platform Foundation Monday, February 26, 2018.                                                                                                                                                                                            26 February 2018        Contact(s): Cheryl Stroud, +1 984-500-8593 (USA), cstroud@onehealthcommission.org Chris Vanlangendonck, +32 475 81…

Top epidemic-prone diseases without sufficient counter measures World Health Organization (WHO) – Feb 12 2018   “The value of a One Health approach was stressed, including a parallel prioritization processes for animal health. Such an effort would support research and development to prevent and control animal diseases minimising spill-over and enhancing food security. The possible…

Sona Jasani, MD is Honored by the American Health Council for “Best in Medicine” February 14, 2018 08:00 ET | Source: American Health Council “NEW YORK, Feb. 14, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The American Health Council is honored to name Sona Jasani, MD as one of “America’s Best Doctors” for her unparalleled professional dedication and…

  The World Bank Group  (http://www.worldbank.org/) SEE: http://www.onehealthinitiative.com/publications/Final%20One%20Health%20Brief_Web.pdf Tuesday, February 13, 2018.   Policy Brief Investing in One Health A concerted approach to address shared risks to humans, animals, and the environment Also see: One Health Approach is Critical to De-risk Human, Animal and Environmental Health https://blogs.worldbank.org/health/health/one-health-approach-critical-de-risk-human-animal-and-environmental-health?cid=SHR_BLogEmailShare_XX_EXT “… Four takeaways from this Framework:   Starting…

SciTech Europa   News Vaccines for zoonoses: a one Health paradigm 9th February 2018   This article will appear in SciTech Europa Quarterly Issue 26, which will be published in March, 2018.   To access the full version of the article, please visit: www.scitecheuropa.eu/vaccines-zoonoses-one-health-initiative/84008/    Article originally published on: www.scitecheuropa.eu/vaccines-zoonoses-one-health-initiative/84008/ Reproduced by kind permission of Pan…

  Review (Published online: 29-01-2018) Open Access – International Journal of One Health http://www.onehealthjournal.org/   One health: The interface between veterinary and human health   Kshitiz Shrestha, Krishna Prasad Acharya and Sujan Shrestha International Journal of One Health, 4: 8-14 Abstract l PDF  http://www.onehealthjournal.org/Vol.4/2.pdf   Citation: Shrestha K, Acharya KP, Shrestha S. One health: The…

What YOU can do to practice #foodsafety on Super Bowl Sunday Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) sent this bulletin at 02/01/2018 11:00 AM EST Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. Highlights of our recent work to prevent the spread of infectious diseases February 2018 Outbreak Linked to Raw Sprouts…

New CDC information on Salmonella Outbreak and Key AR Investments Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) sent this bulletin at 01/29/2018 09:54 AM EST Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. Highlights of our recent work to prevent the spread of infectious diseases January 2018 Happy New Year from the…

Why antibiotics are becoming less effective – the One Health approach Why antibiotics are becoming less effective – the One Health approach Politics.co.uk This is because bacteria, viruses, parasites and fungi are evolving to outsmart the drugs used to kill them. Scientists call this process antimicrobial resistance – or AMR. AMR is a naturally occurring…

ISDS One Health Symposium – Challenges and Solutions to Implementing One Health January 30th, 2018, Rosen Plaza Hotel, Orlando, Florida ISDS is pleased to expand our One Health tracks from the Annual Conference into a full-day symposium with leading experts presenting on One Health disciplines. This conference is geared for practitioners in veterinary medicine, environmental…

Did You Know? CDC Helps Countries Prioritize Their Top Zoonotic Diseases Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) sent this bulletin at 01/19/2018 03:00 PM EST Saving Lives, Protecting People. Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention  |  National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious…

An outstanding, informative One Health University program (and website) with a global health orientation and outreach… Duke University (USA) What is One Health? With rapid transportation of people, animals, and food, now the norm in many world economies, we are facing new complex zoonotic diseases and food safety problems on a scale never seen before.…

5th International One Health Congress Saskatoon, Canada June 22-25th 2018 Scientific Programme Committee on Antimicrobial Resistance SEE: https://onehealthplatform.com/iohc/committees/scientific-programme-committee-on-antimicrobial-resistance *Laura H. Kahn, MD, MPH, MPP – Research Scholar, Program on Science and Global Security, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University; Columnist, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists and a co-founder of the One…

Why One Health?  Ten years of Important documented One Health highlights…still valid today: ONLY Tip-of-the-Iceberg! Editor’s note: By definition, “In a jury trial, a directed verdict is an order from the presiding judge to the jury to return a particular verdict. Typically, the judge orders a directed verdict after finding that no reasonable jury could…

  UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE “The Centre for the Study of Existential Risk is an interdisciplinary research centre at CRASSH within the University of Cambridge dedicated to the study and mitigation of risks that could lead to human extinction or civilisational collapse.”   Laura Kahn – Meat, Monkeys, and Mosquitoes: A One Health Perspective on Emerging…

Reminder… ONE HEALTH – Where animal and human health intersect: Pan European Networks, Science and Technology DECEMBER 2017 – First posted on One Health Initiative website Tuesday, December 12, 2017 Pan European Networks, Science & Technology ONE HEALTH Where animal and human health intersect December 2017 . Issue 25 (see pages *4 and **166-169) http://edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk/html5/reader/production/default.aspx?pubname=&edid=c780812e-ef43-4ea4-bf5a-7c8f0cfe1e7d…

Stay Healthy Around Animals Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) sent this bulletin at 12/27/2017 03:00 PM EST Saving Lives, Protecting People. Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. What’s New One Health Our recent work to connect human, animal, and environmental health in the US and around the world.…

                                            http://www.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…

An outstanding USA One Health institution…     Division of One Health One Health describes the collaborative effort of multiple disciplines – working locally, nationally, and internationally – to attain optimal health for people, animals and our environment. The Division of One Health at the UGA Biomedical and Health Sciences Institute seeks to promote and expand the ongoing…