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Welcome to the One Health APP     The One Health Assessment for Planning and Performance (OH-APP) is a monitoring framework for multisectoral coordination mechanisms (MCM) to annually self-assess their organizational capacity and performance to inform planning and development assistance. The OH-APP complements the WHO Joint External Evaluation by providing more specific indicators to measure the maturity of an MCM and benchmark its progress toward becoming a sustainable mechanism capable of coordinating multisectoral and multistakeholder collaboration for preparedness and response to public health threats. ...   Complete information, see https://www.onehealthapp.org/about

  TFAH Statement on COVID-19 Preparations see: https://www.tfah.org/article/tfah-statement-on-covid-19-preparations/ 

ISSUE 24                                                                                            March 2020   https://mailchi.mp/fdf31575086e/oh-newsletter-march-issue

February 2020 One Health Happenings News Notes is prepared and shared by the One Health Commission     View archived issues : http://bit.ly/2IIhhc6  

  R&D + Strategic Partnering For The Global Vaccine Industry Join us for the worlds most exciting vaccine event   Main Congress April 7-9 | Pre - Congress Workshops April 6 Walter E. Washington Convention Center View all speakers https://www.terrapinn.com/conference/world-vaccine-congress-washington/agenda.stm     Apr 7 15:20 The importance of a One Health approach to biodefense and biosecurity One Health   Michael Angelastro, Project Officer, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Laura Kahn, Co-Founder, One Health Initiative Dorothy Peprah, Senior Global Health Security Agenda Advisor, United States Agency For International Development Prof Ab Osterhaus, Director, Research Center For Emerging Infections And Zoonoses (Riz), University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover Deborah Whitmer, Chief Of Staff, U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command

BOX 12.1 : TEN PROPOSITIONS FOR GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY        What if? *7. THE UNIFYING ONE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING CONCEPT became  the cornerstone of our education systems and societal institutions, thereby helping to create a more just, sustainable and peaceful world (UN-2030 Global Goals (SDGS). © 2019 George R. Lueddeke Source  Lueddeke, G.R. (2019). Survival: One Health, One Planet, One Future. Abingdon, Oxon / New York: Routledge https://www.amazon.com/Survival-Health-Routledge-Studies-Sustainability/dp/1138334952.  (Ch 12- Leading in an era of uncertainty, upheaval and  anxiety)

    Martinsville, Virginia (USA) Coronavirus being watched closely in Virginia by both public officials and students in a program at Ferrum College   https://www.martinsvillebulletin.com/news/local/coronavirus-being-watched-closely-in-virginia-by-both-public-officials/article_ae22943e-917d-5432-a593-7606b8607b46.html              By Amie Knowles Special to the Bulletin “... Watching keenly developments of the new strain is a group of students at Ferrum College who are in the One Health program, which focuses on the intersection of human, animal and environmental health. The program also studies how illnesses affect the global economy and the political impact outbreaks like COVID-19 can have. Ferrum College began the One Health program in the fall of 2019, one of 10 such programs in the U.S., according to a 2016 study in the One Health Journal: Infection, Ecology and Epidemiology and a paper published in 2018. [https://nam.edu/core-competencies-in-one-health-education-what-are-we-missing/]   “One Health students begin by learning how human health is impacted by the interaction of the aspects of our world such as air, water, animals, plants, foods and soil. In order to prevent further outbreaks, we must understand how individual systems operate and the interconnections between those systems,” said Delia Heck, a professor of environmental science, natural science division chair and environmental science and environmental studies program coordinator at Ferrum. “One Health students study aspects such as disease pathways, pathogens, risk management, human systems, animal systems and soil, plant and animal-based food health. They then work in teams to determine solutions to problems that might arise within those systems. As part of their capstone project, they must focus on a particular One Health issue and write an in-depth research paper on it.” ... “

  “We are at a turning point”: The coronavirus outbreak is looking more like a pandemic Vox “One cannot shut out the rest of the world.” ... If halting the spread of the virus is increasingly out of reach, public health officials will have to accept that ... https://www.vox.com/2020/2/23/21149327/coronavirus-pandemic-meaning-italy  

  An interdisciplinary approach to tackling coronavirus University World News This was not the first voicing of One Health aspirations in Europe. The European Commission published an EU One Health Action Plan in 2017, but its ... Please read complete article at: https://www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?story=20200219125312563  

The One Health concept -- the health of humans is intimately linked with the health of animals ... Wiley Online Library From the Division of Renal Medicine, Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology Karolinska Institutet, Campus Flemingsberg, Stockholm, Sweden   One health. Content List – This is an article from the symposium: “Bioinspirational medicine”. Innovation based on bioinspiration, that is biomi-... https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/joim.13015

One Health organizations   World Organisation for Animal Health EcoHealth Alliance Global Alliance for Rabies Control World Veterinary Association World Medical Association Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute International Society for Infectious Diseases Chittagong Veterinary and Animal Sciences University    

An Urgent Call to Make One Health Work for People and Our Planet MEDICC Review January 2020 begins a new decade, a chance for the international health community to take a hard look at where we are, where we stand, what we ...

  Trending Topics of One Health and Suicide Prevention Kickoff FREE Training for Veterinary ... openPR (press release) Austin, Texas February 18, 2020 - The important topics of One Health and Suicide Prevention are both included in a new initiative to provide training to ... SEE: https://www.openpr.com/news/1936603/trending-topics-of-one-health-and-suicide-prevention-kickoff  

The World Veterinary Association (WVA) and Health for Animals are proud to announce the 2020 World Veterinary Day theme: Environmental protection for improving animal and human health. For 20 years, World Veterinary Day has been an opportunity to celebrate the contributions of veterinarians to the health of animals and society. As One Health advocates, veterinarians know that environmental, human and animal health are inextricably linked. Negative changes to our environment will ultimately harm ourselves and the animals in our care. The 2020 World Veterinary Day will be held on 25th April 2020 and is an opportunity to celebrate the work of veterinarians to protect our environment. The deadline for applications submission is 25th May 2020.  All the necessary information, application form and instructions, can be found in the attached documents.    The WVA encourages its partners to collaborate with WVA member associations and veterinarians around the world to celebrate the WVD2020 and to take part in the World Veterinary Day Award 2020.  Provided by: Dr Zeev Noga Executive Director   World Veterinary Association (WVA) Avenue de Tervueren 12 B-1040 Brussels, Belgium Tel: +32 (0) 2 533 70 22 zeev_noga@worldvet.org  secretariat@worldvet.org http://www.worldvet.org

 Kerala One Health concept gains importance SEE FULL ARTICLE AT: ttps://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/one-health-concept-gains-importance/article30832842.ece    Expert says programme can reduce incidence of zoonotic threats The concept of ‘One Health’, which recognises that health of human beings is connected to health of animals and environment, is gaining importance as most of the contagious diseases affecting humans are zoonotic (animal to man origin) in nature. “The concept of One Health can be effectively implemented for reducing incidence of emerging zoonotic threats like COVID-19. One Health is the collaborative efforts of multiple disciplines working locally, nationally, and globally, to attain optimal health for people, animals and our environment, as defined by the One Health Initiative Task Force,” says Dr. B. Sunil, Professor, Veterinary Public Health & Head, meat plant, Kerala veterinary and animal sciences university. ...

SCIENTIFIC REPORTS Article https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-59109-w Open Access Published: 12 February 2020 Trends and clinico-epidemiological features of human rabies cases in Bangladesh 2006–2018 Ghosh, S., Rana, M.S., Islam, M.K. et al. Trends and clinico-epidemiological features of human rabies cases in Bangladesh 2006–2018.  Sci Rep 10, 2410 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-59109-w   “Vaccinating dogs against rabies is an effective means of reducing human rabies. We subjected 1327 clinically diagnosed human rabies death and mass dog vaccination (MDV) data during 2006–2018 to quantify the impacts of MDV on human rabies incidence in Bangladesh and a subset of rabies death data (422) for clinico-epidemiological analysis. A positive and increasing trend of MDV (p = 0.01 and tau = 0.71) and a negative and declining trend (p < 0.001 and tau = −0.88) of human rabies cases (Correlation coefficient: −0.82) have been observed. Among 422 deaths, the majority (78%) of the victims sought treatment from traditional healers, and 12% received post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP). The mean incubation period of rabies in cases with exposure sites on the head & neck (35 days) was shorter than the upper limb (mean = 64 days, p = 0.02) and lower limb (mean = 89 days, p < 0.01). MDV has been found to be effective for reducing human rabies cases in Bangladesh. Creating awareness among the animal bite victims to stop reliance on traditional healers rather seeking PEP, addressing the role of traditional healers through awareness education programme with respect to the treatment of dog bites, ensuring availability of PEP, and continuing to scale up MDV may help to prevent human rabies deaths.  Rabies is a zoonotic viral disease responsible for the death of approximately 59,000 people worldwide with more than 3.7 million disability-adjusted life years lost annually(1) ...”   “Conclusion  Our study showed that mass dog vaccination (MDV) is one of the most important components of controlling human rabies in Bangladesh. Also, these data clearly spelt out that most deaths had occurred as a result of consultation with the traditional healers instead of seeking post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) from the hospitals and also due to the incomplete treatment course. Poor health-seeking behaviour of the rabies victims indicates the necessity to improve such behaviour through advocacy, communication, and social mobilization. It is necessary to address the role of traditional healers through an awareness education programme with respect to the treatment of dog bites and rabies and discouraging animal bite victims from visiting them. Ensuring the affordability and availability of rabies PEP in all areas of Bangladesh, especially in local public hospitals, is also important. Proper vaccine delivery needs sufficient personnel training to ensure correct storage, reconstitution, and injection. Sharing local epidemiological knowledge of rabies in animals may assist clinicians in making the right choice in treating rabies with PEP. We recommend conducting a humane method of dog population management programme along with the promotion of dog ownership and the continuation of scaling up MDV throughout the country to eliminate dog-mediated human rabies in Bangladesh. In addition, establishing a laboratory for rabies diagnosis and introducing an active surveillance system is necessary to monitor and evaluate emerging patterns and trends of the disease in Bangladesh. Strengthening and encouraging multi-sectoral involvement through the One Health approach is necessary for the sustainability of the rabies elimination programme in Bangladesh.”

Environment, Health, News, Society February 12, 2020 Coronavirus: Why China Needs to Change its Animal Health Policies by Richard Seifman - Board Member, United Nations Association-National Capital Area China’s troubles with the on-going coronavirus outbreak originate with its animal health policies and programs: They need to change and here is how. China is frightened and focused on the 2019 n-CoV virus, now called by the WHO “COVID-19” and by the Chinese “Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia” (NCP).  It has paralyzed China’s people, resulting in over 44,000 infected cases and more than 1,000 deaths and severely hurt its own and the global economy. Both with respect to human health and the economic and social costs, the numbers are likely to be staggering. All this began because China, and other countries to be sure, allow live wildlife to be sold as food in so-called “wet” markets, i.e. food markets where wildlife animals are sold in proximity to domestic meat and animals. ... ... What to do?  Simply put, pursue a One Health approach, one which leads to integrated human-animal-environmental health policies and actions. ... Please read complete article at https://impakter.com/coronavirus-why-china-needs-change-animal-health-policies/

Slides from the International Student One Health Alliance (ISOHA) webinar on 9 Feb, 2020 (provide by George Lueddeke, PhD, Med, Dipl. AVES (Hon.):   ISOHAs slides: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bT5shev6e6pJlj6PrfN4kBSWSF8C6p4M/view?usp=sharing Dr. Lueddekes slides: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ULm4KYr1jYRih-JsWWlpNLanDBfLOGc0/view?usp=sharing Dr. Thomsons slides: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kd45LFigeL238fXotCxqvkJ_T_UR-O2d/view?usp=sharing One Health and indigenous peoples of the Arctic:https://www.onehealthcommission.org/index.cfm/37526/97497/one_health_collaborations_in_us_state_and_local_governments__policy_webinars(See October 24th material) 1HOPE: https://www.onehealthcommission.org/en/programs/one_health_education_task_force/ Please send your questions, comments and feedback to: bca90@msstate.edu. For speaking inquiries, please contact Dr. George Lueddeke via glueddeke@aol.com.  See Dr. Lueddeke’s attached short Biography.

 (USA)   Coronavirus: Hear From One Health Experts   By Dateline Staff on February 10, 2020 in University Updated Feb. 10: Watch UC Davis Live discussion on coronavirus, recorded Feb. 6 and featuring Tracey Goldstein and Christine Johnson, associate directors, UC Davis One Health Institute. SEE https://www.ucdavis.edu/news/coronavirus-travel-warning-other-cautions/