Latest press releases, webinar invitations,  and updates on fellow’s projects

The Next Generation One Health Philippines (NGOHP) Fellows gathered last October 2, 2023, for an engaging virtual catch-up session. It was a time for celebration and reflection as fellows from various backgrounds and disciplines from all over the Philippines came together to share their professional milestones and personal growth. The event provided a platform for fellows to showcase their achievements, learn from one another, and build connections that would last a lifetime. 

To foster interest and a deeper understanding of the One Health approach among Filipinos, the Next Generation One Health Philippines (NGOHP) hosted the Juan Health Conversations, a three-part webinar series that delves into the concepts of One Health and its application in the Philippines. Supported by the International Alliance against Health Risks in Wildlife Trade, NGOHP is one of the projects of the Planetary and Global Health Program (PGHP) of the St. Luke’s Medical Center College of Medicine – William H. Quasha Memorial (SLMCCM-WHQM).

With the hopes of cultivating a greater understanding and interest around the One Health approach for Filipinos, Next Generation One Health Philippines (NGOHP) started Juan Health Conversations, which covers One Health and its applications across different disciplines and sectors in the Philippines. Supported by the International Alliance against Health Risks in Wildlife Trade, NGOHP is one of the projects of the Planetary and Global Health Program (PGHP) of the St. Luke’s Medical Center College of Medicine – William H. Quasha Memorial (SLMCCM-WHQM).

The Next Generation One Health Philippines (NGOHP), a flagship program of the Planetary and Global Health Program (PGHP) of the St. Luke’s Medical Center College of Medicine – William H. Quasha Memorial (SLMCCM-WHQM) and supported by the International Alliance Against Health Risks in Wildlife Trade, participated in the 14th Annual Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) Global Health Conference. The conference was held last April 14-16, 2023 at the Washington Hilton in Washington DC, USA.

Heeding the call to promote the One Health approach in addressing illegal wildlife trade and biodiversity loss as drivers of infectious disease emergence, the Next Generation One Health Philippines (NGOHP) has launched Juan Health Conversations, a three-part webinar series which aims to introduce One Health to Filipinos.

The Next Generation One Health Philippines (NGOHP), one of the flagship projects of the Planetary and Global Health Program of the St. Luke’s Medical Center College of Medicine- William H. Quasha Memorial, was recently featured in the first-ever Let’s Talk About session of the International Alliance Against Health Risks in Wildlife Trade held on March 27, 2023.

The Next Generation One Health Philippines (NGOHP)Fellowship has made its One Health online course available on its website. The online course comprises six modules and is meant to be completed asynchronously, each tackling different perspectives on One Health ranging from the ecological links between wildlife and pandemics to the role of the social sciences.

The Next Generation One Health Philippines (NGOHP)  conducted its first-ever in-person event on January 12-15, 2023 at the Luxent Hotel, Quezon City. NGOHP is one of the flagship projects of the Planetary and Global Health Program (PGHP) of the St. Luke’s Medical Center College of Medicine – William H. Quasha Memorial (SLMCCM-WHQM) with support from the International Alliance against Health Risks in Wildlife Trade.

The fellows of the Next Generation One Health Philippines (NGOHP)Program participated in a six-week online introductory course on One Health on October to November 2022. The NGOHP is a flagship project of the Planetary and Global Health Program (PGHP) of the St. Luke’s Medical Center College of Medicine – William H. Quasha Memorial (SLMCCM-WHQM) with support from the International Alliance against Health Risks in Wildlife Trade, which aims to enhance the domestic capacity of the Philippines for One Health transdisciplinary research and knowledge translation to effectively tackle wildlife trade and biodiversity loss as drivers of infectious disease emergence.

The Next Generation One Health Philippines (NGOHP), together with the rest of the Planetary and Global Health Program (PGHP) of the St. Luke’s Medical Center College of Medicine-William H. Quasha Memorial, participated in the 7th World One Health Congress, a five-day hybrid event held at the Sands Expo and Convention Centre, Singapore last November 7-11, 2022. In addition to the in-person attendance of the NGOHP core team, the 15 NGOHP fellows were also able to participate in the virtual sessions throughout the Congress.