Abstract
The rapid global spread of diseases such as SARS, H5N1, and H1N1 influenza has emphasized the pressing need for trans-disciplinary collaboration and cross-border action, and has also exposed a serious deficit of capacity and coordination in dealing effectively with emerging disease threats. The need for capacity development is particularly acute in the developing world, which is the least well-equipped to respond adequately. Such capacity development can be achieved through education and the implementation of applied ‘One Health’ activities. This chapter describes the establishment of a ‘One Health’ capacity development program in South Asia, consisting of two phases. The first phase provides Masters level training for public health doctors and veterinarians, with a focus on epidemiology, and disease control. The second phase reinforces the postgraduate training by establishing a sustainable framework for the implementation of collaborative ‘One Health’ activities such as the development of multidisciplinary professional networks, implementation of applied zoonotic disease investigation projects, and support for continuing professional development. The objectives are to provide individual skills required to strengthen capacity; to develop an appreciation of the cross-cutting issues which affect human and animal health, set within an institutional context; and to facilitate the development of regional professional networks which will be instrumental in implementing ‘One Health’ activities.
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This program is financed by the European Commission’s Animal and Human Influenza Facility (AHIF), the funding of which is administered by the World Bank. The authors would like to acknowledge the input of the program development team, in particular Ridvan Firestone, Peter Jolly, Cindy Kiro, Marta Mart′nez-Aviles, Roger Morris, Eric Neumann, Eve Pleydell, Lesley Stringer, and Darelle Thomson.
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Vink, W.D., McKenzie, J.S., Cogger, N., Borman, B., Muellner, P. (2012). Building a Foundation for ‘One Health’: An Education Strategy for Enhancing and Sustaining National and Regional Capacity in Endemic and Emerging Zoonotic Disease Management. In: Mackenzie, J., Jeggo, M., Daszak, P., Richt, J. (eds) One Health: The Human-Animal-Environment Interfaces in Emerging Infectious Diseases. Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology, vol 366. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/82_2012_241
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