From Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Published on 1 October 2021 Last updated on 1 October 2021

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) invites eligible Irish Research Performing Organisations (RPOs) to submit joint research proposals under the European Research Area Network (ERA-NET) Co-fund for International Co-ordination of Research on Infectious Animal Diseases (ICRAD) with a ‘One Health Approach to Zoonoses Research & Innovation’.

What it means in pandemic times: How far do your obligations to fellow citizens go?

An Official Pennsylvania Government Website

ONE HEALTH

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[Dr.] Michael Watson: Actually, APHIS has already provided crucial support for SARS-CoV-2 testing in animals during the COVID-19 pandemic. And I mentioned before, confirming infections in mink as well as many other species. And so, our wildlife services unit actually does do testing in wildlife species. So that that’s part of their mission and our veterinary services unit does the work with captive species. And so, it is our mission to test wild and captive species. But as you mentioned, it does require a broader scope of work across the federal government and our partner. So, what we want to utilize is a one health approach. And a one health approach embraces the idea that the complex problems that affect health of humans, animals and the environment, are best solved during improved communication, cooperation, and collaboration across disciplines and sectors. And so we look to partner with those agencies working to protect animal health, public health and environmental health, including wildlife. And this will include at the federal level, CDC, Department of Interior, FDA, and other partners. This also includes work with tribal nations. At the state level, in addition to animal health partners, we look at state wildlife and public health agencies as well. So it’s kind of an all encompassing view. So it’s a public health part, animal health and wildlife health as well. So it’s all three components that we’re looking at.  …”

by *Richard Seifman – Board Member, United Nations Association-National Capital Area  September 23, 2021  Impact, Politics & Foreign Affairs, United Nations

• Public Advocacy: 

” … For many years, an impending UN General Assembly that always happens in September, galvanizes international non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to accelerate advocacy and action. Many prepare special documents explicitly for framing the global issues for future speakers, debates, and the discussion to come.

One such NGO is the Stimson Center which produced “Building Back Together Greener: Twenty Initiatives for a Just, Healthy, and Sustainable Global Recovery.”  While the title focuses on climate change concerns, the proposed initiatives run the gamut from **Adopting a new global digit deal to Zoonotics, which is part of the human/animal/ecosystem interface, in other words, One Health.  …”

* Member, One Health Initiative Autonomous pro bono Team’s Advisory Board

** See Section 5 and paragraph 11 in the Executive Summary for the explicit One Health recommendation and go to page 46 and paragraph 5.1 for more detail.

Research Open Access Published: 19 September 2021

Background

During the period of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak, strong intervention measures, such as lockdown, travel restriction, and suspension of work and production, may have curbed the spread of other infectious diseases, including natural focal diseases. In this study, we aimed to study the impact of COVID-19 prevention and control measures on the reported incidence of natural focal diseases (brucellosis, malaria, hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome [HFRS], dengue, severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome [SFTS], rabies, tsutsugamushi and Japanese encephalitis [JE]).

Conclusions

Interventions for COVID-19 may help control the epidemics of natural focal diseases in Jiangsu Province. The reported incidence of natural focal diseases, especially malaria and dengue, decreased during the outbreak of COVID-19 in 2020. COVID-19 prevention and control measures had the greatest impact on the reported incidence of natural focal diseases in males and people in the 20–60-year age group.

Why Coastal People and Wildlife Likely to Face Greatest Natural Disasters and Biodiversity Losses – Excerpt from George Lueddeke’s Latest Book SURVIVAL

by George Lueddeke   September 17, 2021 in Climate Change, Environment, Politics & Foreign Affairs

Google Alert September 16, 2021

… “With wildlife the source of many emerging and zoonotic diseases, this funding boosts an international One Health approach to wildlife health management and risk mitigation.” …

SEE: BMJ 2021; 374  (Published 10 September 2021)

“The health of humans, other animals, plants, and the environment must be considered together by all agencies and in all policies to protect the planet from a future pandemic, an independent commission has recommended.1

Although the idea of “one health”—which considers the effects on public health of activities such as deforestation, trade and consumption of wildlife, and international travel—is not a new one, said the Pan-European Commission on Health and Sustainable Development, it has not been widely adopted. …”

September 8, 2021 by The Sting’s Team

“Have you ever heard of integration? I’m sure you would have! It refers to the practice of bringing different entities into an integral whole. Integration in society has enabled citizens to respect other’s cultures and unite with each other to expand their horizons and so is integration important in healthcare fields. One health aims to collaborate with entities working at local, national, and international levels to achieve optimal health levels around the globe. It urges to break down barriers between animal health, environmental health, and human health to prevent outbreaks and contagious diseases. …”

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by Richard Seifman – Board Member, United Nations Association-National Capital Area

September 7, 2021 

in Health, Politics & Foreign Affairs, Society

“The Declaration issued on September 6, 2021, in Rome Italy reads, in part, as follows (emphasis added): 

 “5. We call for continuity of concerted action towards a whole-of-government and whole-of-society response through good governance of health systems and immediate and medium-to-long term multi-sectoral actions […] through a health-in-all policies approach […] Principles of sustainability, inclusiveness, holistic vision, transparency, accountability, foresight, and equality and equity must be at the center of a governance transformation of health. Within this context, linkages between human and animal health, the effects across One Health related to antimicrobial resistance (AMR), food systems, and environmental health, including climate change, ecosystem degradation, increased encroachment into natural systems and loss of biodiversity should be addressed through the One Health approach, leveraging and relying upon the technical leadership and coordinating role of the WHO, FAO, OIE and UNEP. The COVID-19 response and recovery efforts offer an opportunity to move in this direction, in order to ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all.”  …