Synergising tools for capacity assessment and One Health operationalisation

Pelican, Katharine M.; Salyer, Stephanie J.; Behravesh, Casey Barton; Belot, Guillaume; Carron, Maud; Caya, F; Rocque, Stéphane De La; Errecaborde, Kaylee Myhre; Lamielle, Gaël; Latronico, Francesca; Macy, Katelyn; Mouillé, Béatrice; Mumford, Elizabeth; Shadomy, Sean V.; Sinclair, Julie R.; Dutcher, Tracey V.

doi:10.20506/rst.38.1.2942

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“…Collaborative prioritization promotes program ownership and uptake, and resource and information sharing between all participating stakeholders. Outcomes of the OHZDP and other prioritization efforts are associated with improved scores on international evaluations such as the Joint External Evaluation (JEE; Supplementary Table S2 , 2.2), development of National Action Plans for Health Security (NAPHS; Supplementary Table S4 , 4.1) and other One Health strategic plans, and enhanced zoonotic disease program capacity 14 – 17 .…”

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A generalizable one health framework for the control of zoonotic diseases

Ghai

Wallace

Kile

et al. 2022

Sci Rep

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Effectively preventing and controlling zoonotic diseases requires a One Health approach that involves collaboration across sectors responsible for human health, animal health (both domestic and wildlife), and the environment, as well as other partners. Here we describe the Generalizable One Health Framework (GOHF), a five-step framework that provides structure for using a One Health approach in zoonotic disease programs being implemented at the local, sub-national, national, regional, or international level. Part of the framework is a toolkit that compiles existing resources and presents them following a stepwise schematic, allowing users to identify relevant resources as they are required. Coupled with recommendations for implementing a One Health approach for zoonotic disease prevention and control in technical domains including laboratory, surveillance, preparedness and response, this framework can mobilize One Health and thereby enhance and guide capacity building to combat zoonotic disease threats at the human–animal–environment interface.

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A generalizable one health framework for the control of zoonotic diseases

Ghai

Wallace

Kile

et al. 2022

Sci Rep

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“…While the application of One Health approaches has been evaluated in a number of contexts (29)(30)(31), there has been relatively little assessment of the impact of OHNs or factors that support workforce efforts to operationalize One Health (19,(32)(33)(34). The aims of this study were to describe the involvement of a cross-section of the global One Health community in the COVID-19 pandemic response, to discern the barriers and facilitators that influenced that involvement, and to elucidate any connection between being associated with an OHN and involvement in COVID-19 response activities.…”

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Participation in One Health Networks and Involvement in the COVID-19 Pandemic Response: A Global Study

Streichert¹,

Jokelainen

et al. 2022

Front. Public Health

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The COVID-19 pandemic exemplifies a One Health issue at the intersection of human, animal, and environmental health that requires collaboration across sectors to manage it successfully. The global One Health community includes professionals working in many different fields including human medicine, veterinary medicine, public health, ecosystem health, and, increasingly, social sciences. The aims of this cross-sectional study were to describe the involvement of the global One Health community in COVID-19 pandemic response activities. One Health networks (OHNs) have formed globally to serve professionals with common interests in collaborative approaches. We assessed the potential association between being part of an OHN and involvement in COVID-19 response activities. Data were collected in July-August 2020 using an online questionnaire that addressed work characteristics, perceived connection to OHNs, involvement in COVID-19 pandemic response activities, and barriers and facilitators to the involvement. The sample included 1,050 respondents from 94 countries across a range of organizations and work sectors including, but not restricted to, those typically associated with a One Health approach. Sixty-four percent of survey respondents indicated involvement in pandemic response activities. Being part of an OHN was positively associated with being involved in the COVID-19 response (odds ratio: 1.8, 95% confidence interval: 1.3–2.4). Lack of opportunities was a commonly reported barrier to involvement globally, with lack of funding the largest barrier in the WHO African region. This insight into diverse workforce involvement in the pandemic helps fill a gap in the global health workforce and public health education literature. An expanded understanding of the perceived roles and value of OHNs can inform targeted interventions to improve public health education and workforce capacity to prepare for and respond to public health emergencies.

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“…This allows for the shared exploration of synergies between sectors, allowing them to act jointly, using One Heath tools developed for strengthening specific or more transversal TAs. 23 Deeper follow-up discussions and the engagement of a wider professional audience and relevant authorities, including those working at the subnational levels in countries, help to complement the recommendations with more concrete and operational inputs. In particular, detailed planning of activities jointly developed for critical TAs such as surveillance, human resources and workforce development, field investigation, laboratory functions and joint response to emergencies is instrumental in building partnerships and coordination between sectors, which strengthen almost all the IHR core capacities reviewed in the IHR MEF.…”

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“…Functional mechanism to respond to priority zoonotic diseases is in place. 23 Food safety Surveillance systems are in place for the detection and monitoring of foodborne diseases and food contamination.…”

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Operationalisation of consensual One Health roadmaps in countries for improved IHR capacities and health security

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The COVID-19 pandemic is a devastating reminder that mitigating the threat of emerging zoonotic outbreaks relies on our collective capacity to work across human health, animal health and environment sectors. Despite the critical need for shared approaches, collaborative benchmarks in the International Health Regulations (IHR) Monitoring and Evaluation Framework and more specifically the Joint External Evaluation (JEE) often reveal low levels of performance in collaborative technical areas (TAs), thus identifying a real need to work on the human–animal–environment interface to improve health security. The National Bridging Workshops (NBWs) proposed jointly by the World Organisation of Animal Health and World Health Organization (WHO) provide opportunity for national human health, animal health, environment and other relevant sectors in countries to explore the efficiency and gaps in their coordination for the management of zoonotic diseases. The results, gathered in a prioritised roadmap, support the operationalisation of the recommendations made during JEE for TAs where a multisectoral One Health approach is beneficial. For those collaborative TAs (12 out of 19 in the JEE), more than two-thirds of the recommendations can be implemented through one or multiple activities jointly agreed during NBW. Interestingly, when associated with the WHO Benchmark Tool for IHR, it appears that NBW activities are often associated with lower level of performance than anticipated during the JEE missions, revealing that countries often overestimate their capacities at the human–animal–environment interface. Deeper, more focused and more widely shared discussions between professionals highlight the need for concrete foundations of multisectoral coordination to meet goals for One Health and improved global health security through IHR.

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Synergising tools for capacity assessment and One Health operationalisation

Cited by 23 publications

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A generalizable one health framework for the control of zoonotic diseases

A generalizable one health framework for the control of zoonotic diseases

Participation in One Health Networks and Involvement in the COVID-19 Pandemic Response: A Global Study

Operationalisation of consensual One Health roadmaps in countries for improved IHR capacities and health security

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