Fundamentals of One Health
This module will focus on the implications of wildlife trade and biodiversity loss specifically on infectious disease emergence and the different upstream strategies to prevent and manage zoonotic spillover events.
Objectives:
- Explain the importance of the One Health approach and its growing influence in solving issues surrounding human health.
- Differentiate One Health from Planetary and Global Health.
Introduction to One Health - Renzo Guinto, MD, DrPH
The Next Generation One Philippines is supported by the International Alliance Against Health Risks in Wildlife Trade, an inclusive and interdisciplinary platform composed of more than 100 national and international political and civil society organizations, indigenous communities, and research institutions, with the goal of addressing the entire wildlife trade spectrum in relation to One Health.
Official Launch of the Alliance at the IUCN WCC in Marseille
Our Vision - International Alliance against Health Risks in Wildlife Trade
Required Learning Materials
Readings
- Tripartite and UNEP support OHHLEP’s definition of “One Health”
- Berthe, F. C. J., Bouley, T., Karesh, W. B., Le Gall, F. G., Machalaba, C. C., Plante, C. A., & Seifman, R. M. (2018, April 27). Operational framework for strengthening human, animal and environmental public health systems at their interface. World Bank.
- Lerner, H., & Berg, C. (2017). A Comparison of Three Holistic Approaches to Health: One Health, EcoHealth, and Planetary Health. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 4.
- Aarestrup, F. M., Bonten, M., & Koopmans, M. (2021). Pandemics– One Health preparedness for the next. The Lancet Regional Health – Europe, 9, 100210.
- Evans, B. R., & Leighton, F. A. (2014). A history of One Health. Revue Scientifique et Technique de L’OIE, 33(2), 413–420.
