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Item Flock health intervention in small ruminants in the crop-livestock mixed production system of Ethiopia(Report, 2024-12-01) Temesgen, Wudu; Lemma, Mamusha; Fatalo, T.; Yitagesu, E.; Doyle, Rebecca; Knight-Jones, Theodore J.D.Item Lessons learned and next steps for the CGIAR Initiative on One Health(Report, 2024-11-19) Lam, Steven; Patel, Ekta; Hoffmann, Vivian; Bett, Bernard K.; Fèvre, Eric M.; Moodley, Arshnee; Rheman, S.; Mateo-Sagasta, J.; Hung Nguyen-VietItem Report on assessment of selected One Health resources for eastern and southern Africa(Report, 2024-11) Kang’ethe, Erastus K.; Kiugu, E.; Muriuki, S.; Richards, Shauna; Quan, M.; Mutua, Florence; Knight-Jones, Theodore J.D.The One Health approach is an integrated, unifying approach that aims to sustainably optimize the health of people, animals, and ecosystems, and recognizes the health of humans, domestic and wild animals, plants, and the wider environment are linked and interdependent1. It mobilizes multiple sectors, disciplines, and stakeholders to foster wellbeing and tackle threats to health and ecosystems. The Joint Plan of Action (JPA) developed by the One Health High-Level Expert Panel (OHHLEP) aims to enhance One Health (OH) capacities to strengthen health systems among other objectives. The Capacitating One Health in Eastern and Southern Africa (COHESA) project was interested in knowing each resource's strength in areas of One Health and capacity building in Eastern and Southern Africa. To achieve this the project developed a rubric based on 20 descriptive and 7 weighted indicators to assess the selected resources. A team of consultants further developed the rubric, pretested it, and finally used it to evaluate 36 resources. This process necessitated working closely with the team member who developed the rubric structure and the work package three teams at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI). Thirty-six resources mainly from the Africa One Health University Network (AFROHUN) (41.7%) and the One Health Regional Network for the Horn of Africa (HORN) (22.2 %) consortia were assessed, most of which were training manuals (86%). Most of the resources targeted professionals, researchers, and graduate students (92%). They were delivered as short courses that lasted for 1-12 hours (33.3%), 1-6 days (30.6 %), and over 2 years (5.6%.).Item Training of animal health service providers on tools for baseline data collection in smallholder dairy farms in Nyandarua, Uasin Gishu and Kakamega counties of Kenya(Report, 2024-06) Okoth, Edward; Ochieng, Laurence; Njehu, Alice; Njamba, HarrisonItem Africa Asia Dairy Genetic Gains (AADGG) Android data collection app: User manual(Manual, 2024-10-01) International Livestock Research InstituteItem One Health scientific conference: International practices and lessons learned for Vietnam – Media report(Report, 2024-10-16) International Livestock Research Institute; Vietnam One Health PartnershipItem Group Model Building (GMB) workshop for the Mali SAPLING project(Report, 2024-11-01) Ilboudo, Guy S.; Aboah, Joshua; Sow, Ahmadou; Dione, Michel M.Item WildFARM Tools: Assessment of the wildlife value chains and zoonotic risk in wildlife farms(Report, 2024-11-04) Ha Thi Thanh Nguyen; Thang Nguyen-Tien; Sinh Dang-Xuan; Unger, Fred; Hu Suk Lee; Lindahl, Johanna F.; Phuong Thi Minh Nguyen; Terfa, Zelalem; Huyen Thi Thanh Le; Vuong Nghia Bui; Tung Duy Dao; Hung Nguyen-Viet; Bett, Bernard K.Wildlife farming has become a significant economic driver, contributing to income generation, food production, and biodiversity. However, the close proximity between farmed wildlife and humans creates a heightened risk of zoonotic disease transmission. Understanding the knowledge, attitudes and risky behaviours of wildlife farmers and other key actors in the wildlife value chains is crucial to mitigating these risks. In low and middle-income countries, surveillance of zoonotic pathogens from farmed wildlife is hindered by the lack of standardized data collection tools and reporting systems. To address this gap, we developed and adapted tools specifically designed for key actors along different wildlife value chains. The data collection tools are consisting quantitative questionnaires, biosafety observation checklist, and qualitative key informal interviews, and focus group discussion guides with different key actors along the wildlife value chains. These tools are being used to collect comprehensive data on demographics, farming practices, knowledge, attitudes, and behaviours related to zoonotic disease prevention, consumption and collection of wildlife products, health status, biosafety measures, and perception on wildlife and zoonotic disease management. The data collected through these tools will inform the development of One Health interventions and enhance coordination among stakeholders to reduce the risk of zoonotic diseases associated with wildlife farming, trade, and consumption.Item One Health scientific conference: International practices and lessons learned for Vietnam(Conference Proceedings, 2024-10-30) Vietnam One Health Partnership; International Livestock Research InstituteThe definition of One Health by the One Health High Level Expert Panel (OHHLEP, 2021) emphasizes One Health as an integrated and unifying approach, requiring the collaboration and efforts of multiple sectors, disciplines, and communities to address and sustainably balance and optimize the health of people, animals, and ecosystems. In addition, the Quadripartite organisations including the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH), the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), and the World Health Organization (WHO), have signed a Quadripartite agreement, which will facilitate the actions for One Health at different levels. At the global level, One Health links to different aspects related to health (such as international health regulation-WHO), trade (the spread of zoonoses through international trade in animals and animal products, WTO), and climate change (UNEP, from various COPs 26–28) toward the contribution to the UN Sustainable Development Goals.Item Capacitating One Health in Eastern and Southern Africa (COHESA)(Brochure, 2024-10-10) International Livestock Research Institute; Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement; International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications AfricenterItem Mainstreaming One Health competencies into higher education institutions(Manual, 2024-07-30) Tiku, S.; Olijira, L.; Yadeta, W.; Tadesse, Yordanos; Mor, Siobhan M.; Mutua, Florence K.; Richards, Shauna; Kaba, MirgissaOver the past decade, the world has faced severe public health threats including zoonotic diseases, food insecurity, antimicrobial resistance and other emerging pandemic threats. This has been attributed to factors such as climate change, globalization, agricultural intensification, increased human population, leading to pressure on land resources, increased global trade and travel and increased use of antimicrobials in animal production and food preservation. One Health, an integrated, unifying approach that aims to sustainably balance and optimize the health of people, animals and ecosystems has been identified as an effective way to fight these threats at the human–animal–environment interface. One Health education creates a workforce, equipped with knowledge, skills and positive attitude to prevent, detect and respond to infectious disease threats, capable of fostering cross sectoral and interdisciplinary collaboration. The Capacitating One Health in eastern and southern Africa (COHESA) project aims to support the creation of a One Health workforce by integrating One Health core and technical competencies into the existing curricula (preservice education) to produce professionals that can effectively and efficiently respond to challenges that require a One Health approach. This document provides guidelines on integrating One Health competencies into Higher Education Institutes in Ethiopia (HEIs). Specifically, it offers guidelines and strategies for i) mainstreaming One Health concepts in the education curricula as a course; ii) integrating selected One Health competencies into course content, chapters or units; iii) strengthening One Health student clubs in HEIs; iv) designing tailormade summer schools for preservice and in-service professionals; and (v) implementing short courses on zoonoses, emerging diseases and emerging health related problems as well as systems’ approaches for effective managing emerging challenges using the One Health approach.Item Understanding gender-based differences in decision-making and knowledge to improve smallholder pig production in Uganda(Brief, 2024-10-15) Doyle, Rebecca; Hamilton, O.; Hyklova, B.; Achandi, Esther; Ouma, Emily A.; Oba, Peter; Hasahya, Emmanuel; Dione, Michel M.Item Community conversations on One Health hazards: Report of the first round of conversations(Report, 2024-10-15) Lemma, Mamusha; Mumin, F.I.; Fascendini, M.; Mor, Siobhan M.Item Creating a strategy and design process to address prudent use of antibacterials in the Ugandan poultry sector(Report, 2024-03-15) International Livestock Research Institute; Seventeen Triggers; Vétérinaires Sans Frontières Germany; Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, UgandaItem Designing nudge interventions to increase hygiene and food safety for Ugandan pork joints(Report, 2022-06-30) International Livestock Research InstituteItem Global Burden of Animal Diseases: Ethiopia case study phase II closing stakeholder workshop(Report, 2024-08-30) Temesgen, Wudu; Huntington, B.; Knight-Jones, Theodore J.D.Item Training of national partners in Nepal on livestock genetic data analysis(Report, 2024-09-01) Nepal, Yanamani; Mrode, Raphael A.; Ekine-Dzivenu, ChinyereItem The sustainable livestock transformation framework: Perspectives on how to transform livestock systems(Report, 2024-08-01) Doyle, RebeccaItem Eating wild animals: Rewards, risks and recommendations(Report, 2024-09-20) Grace, Delia; Bett, Bernard K.; Cook, Elizabeth A.J.; Lam, Steven; MacMillan, Susan; Masudi, Phyllis; Mispiratceguy, M.; Ha Thi Thanh Nguyen; Hung Nguyen-Viet; Patel, Ekta; Slater, Annabel; Staal, Steven J.; Thomas, Lian F.During the COVID-19 pandemic, prominent calls were made in the Global North to end the hunting, selling and eating of meat from wild animals. This report is a partial response to such calls, arguing that such a ban would be both impossible and arguably immoral to enforce due to the benefits wild meat provides for many millions of mostly poor communities. It also acknowledges the risks inherent in eating wild meat and recommends reshaping the wild meat trade in ways that 1) ensure it is sustainable and fair to poor and under-nourished populations of the Global South; 2) do not harm biodiversity or put endangered species at increased risk; 3) are safer for human, animal and environment health; and 4) are more humane. The importance of meat from wild animals to human diets has long been studied as has the human health risks from consuming it. Based on literature reviews, this report seeks to understand wild meat consumption by people and the value chains that supply it—including hunting, harvesting, marketing and consumption—and the implications of consuming wild meat for both human nutrition and zoonotic risks in Africa and East and Southeast Asia regions where wildlife is an abundant especially abundant renewable resource and widely consumed and where ILRI has been researching use of wild meat for many decades. The report synthesizes the available evidence on wild meat and recommends practices and research priorities to mitigate the biodiversity conservation and zoonotic risks related to its consumption, particularly for use by organizations working in the health, veterinary, environment and wildlife sectors.Item Capacity-building of livestock champions and other target actors on behaviour change communication in Mali(Report, 2024-09-02) Sow, Ahmadou; Zannou, Olivier; Dione, Michel M.