Vol. 69 Official Journal of The World Medical Association, Inc.  –  Nr. 1, April 2023: Interview with the Co-founder of the One Health Initiative, Pages 7-9.

“New Delhi, Apr 22 (IANS): India’s G20 presidency is fully conscious of the need to promote a holistic One Health approach for all living beings as well as that of the environment, former president and distinguished professor of Public Health Foundation of India, K. Srinath Reddy.

“I believe the G20 leadership is fully conscious of the need to promote a holistic One Health approach. The discussions at the meeting, as well as the documents emerging from several other G20 consultations, affirm the intent to advance the One Health approach, nationally and globally,” Padma Bhushan awardee and renowned epidemiologist Reddy told IANS in an interview. …”

“… The Third World Ocean Assessment will, for the first time, not only report on the current state of the ocean, but detail the information, tools and approaches that can be utilized by decision makers to ensure the future sustainability, conservation and restoration of the ocean. It will also incorporate the “One Health” concept, that focuses on the critical nexus between people and the physical and chemical components of the ocean and the organisms that live there. …”

“Union Minister Parshottam Rupala delivered the inaugural address at a side-event of the 2nd G20 Health Working Group Meeting titled, “Addressing the Challenges of Climate Change and Health: One Earth, One Family, One Future”. The co-branded event was organized by the Asian Development Bank and the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

The aim of the event was to align the health sector’s development with the goals of the Paris Agreement and build climate-neutral and resilient health systems under the ‘One Health’ approach. The health system which would recognize the interconnectedness of human, animal, and environmental health. …”

Panel of wildlife health and disease experts report on impacts of avian influenza from around the globe; additional discussion on the sources of COVID-19 and the need for “evidence-based discourse”

Delivering naturally occurring probiotics to chick embryos is a practical, realistic and achievable approach to establish and maintain a healthy gut microbiome, increase animal welfare and gut health, mitigate enteric diseases, as well as enhance overall health and chick quality without the use of antibiotics.

“Poultry is one of South Carolina’s largest agricultural industries, generating $1.5 billion annually. But the bacterium Campylobacter is threatening this economic stronghold.

Campylobacter is responsible for many food poisoning and diarrheal diseases in humans. Poultry is considered one of the main sources. To help fight this enemy, Clemson University professor Khaled Abdelaziz and his team are researching the use of probiotics to improve poultry gut health and control foodborne pathogens. This research is based on the One Health initiative, a worldwide strategy for expanding all aspects of health care for humans, animals and the environment.  …”

Funded by Georgia Aquarium, Administered by the One Health Commission

Call for Applicants: Submission Deadline June 9, 2023

Annual Conference of Indian Association for Advancement of Veterinary Research (IAAVR)

National Symposium on Advances in Tackling Antimicrobial Resistance and Ensuring Food Safety under One Health Perspective 3-4 February 2023

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Interview with the Co-founder of the One Health Initiative, Pages 7-9.

Official Journal of The World Medical Association, Inc. Nr. 1, April 2023, Vol. 69

“CONCLUSION

The current economic, social, and environmental trajectories at the global scale and within most regions of the world, follow an unsustainable development path. Without being more effectively integrated by bottom-up initiatives, better coordinated, and accompanied by well-crafted and relevant science, governments will not move. If we fail to see the broader vision encompassed by the One Health concept, we will be destined to miss an opportunity to better human, animal, plant, and ecosystem well-being. Our future is in our collective hands: Let’s hope that we grasp and grab the chance: Oneness in One Health!”

“ … What is briefly described above only touches the surface of the linkages and lessons to be gleaned from studying other species. And with growing recognition of the interface between animals, humans, and ecosystem health, known as One Health, we are in the early days of benefitting from such connections. 

What will be needed is a strong investment push in new research into the reproductive health of animals with the aim of discovering what can be usefully applied to improve reproductive health and fight cancer in women and men…”

Vol. 69 Official Journal of The World Medical Association, Inc.  –  Nr. 1, April 2023

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 World Medical Journal 2023

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“Samira Mubareka, an infectious diseases physician, medical microbiologist and scientist at Sunnybrook Research Institute … Her research uses a collaborative One Health approach – looking at the interconnection between people, animals and their shared environment – to conduct surveillance in wildlife and look at the biology of emerging viruses and transmission between species, including humans.  …”

Date: April 4, 2023

Source: London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Summary:

Scientists have demonstrated that, globally, the association between antibiotic consumption and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) between human and animals goes both ways.

AMR is a major threat to global health, with resistant bacteria … of strong governance and anti-corruption within a ‘One–Health‘ context, …

Having  preparedness for  such future animal pandemics is a key priority for the National One health Mission.