The Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) cordially invites you to a webinar on: One Health in Africa: Recognising the Environmental Role
The One Health approach recognises that the fields of human, animal and the environment are inter-connected and inter-dependent. The World Health Organisation defines 'One Health' as an integrating, unifying approach to balance and optimise the health of people, animals and the environment, and highlights that it is particularly important to prevent, predict, detect and respond to global health threats such as the COVID-19 pandemic. Among the key One Health concerns have been zoonotic diseases, antimicrobial resistance, emerging infectious and vector-borne diseases, food-borne diseases and climate change.
Recently, there have been calls for increased attention to the environmental dimension of One Health, which is relatively neglected within the One Health triad at this time. There is a particular need for increased understanding of the shared health threats at the human-animal-environment interface in Africa.
This webinar aims to:
- Increase understanding of the current status of research and action on One Health in Africa.
- Present selected African case studies, with special emphasis on the role of the environment in One Health.
- Bring attention to the under-studied relations between environment and health within One Health.
- Engage with priorities and future directions for One Health in Africa.
Date: Tuesday, August 20 2024 @ 12:00pm to 13:30pm (CAT)
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