One Health gains momentum in Africa but room exists for improvement

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country instituteen
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and advanced research instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationFood and Agriculture Organization of the United Nationsen
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Pretoriaen
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Livestock Research Instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Washingtonen
cg.contributor.affiliationYouth Leadership Development on Conservation, Malawien
cg.contributor.affiliationWollo Universityen
cg.contributor.affiliationIfakara Health Instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Glasgowen
cg.contributor.affiliationMinistry of Livestock and Fisheries, Tanzaniaen
cg.contributor.donorFederal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Germanyen
cg.coverage.countryBurkina Faso
cg.coverage.countryEthiopia
cg.coverage.countryKenya
cg.coverage.countryMalawi
cg.coverage.countryMali
cg.coverage.countrySenegal
cg.coverage.countryTanzania
cg.coverage.countryUganda
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cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2KE
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cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2ML
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2SN
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2TZ
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2UG
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africa
cg.coverage.regionSouthern Africa
cg.coverage.regionWestern Africa
cg.creator.identifierBernard Bett: 0000-0001-9376-2941
cg.creator.identifierMichel Dione: 0000-0001-7812-5776
cg.creator.identifierFlorence Mutua: 0000-0002-1007-5511
cg.creator.identifierKristina Roesel: 0000-0002-2553-1129
cg.creator.identifierLian Thomas: 0000-0001-8447-1210
cg.howPublishedFormally Publisheden
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.onehlt.2022.100428en
cg.isijournalISI Journalen
cg.issn2352-7714en
cg.journalOne Healthen
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen
cg.subject.ilriONE HEALTHen
cg.subject.impactAreaNutrition, health and food security
cg.subject.sdgSDG 3 - Good health and well-beingen
cg.volume15en
dc.contributor.authorFasina, F.O.en
dc.contributor.authorBett, Bernard K.en
dc.contributor.authorDione, Michel M.en
dc.contributor.authorMutua, Florence K.en
dc.contributor.authorRoesel, Kristinaen
dc.contributor.authorThomas, Lian F.en
dc.contributor.authorKwoba, E.en
dc.contributor.authorAyebazibwe, C.en
dc.contributor.authorMtika, N.en
dc.contributor.authorGebeyehu, D.T.en
dc.contributor.authorMtui-Malamsha, N.en
dc.contributor.authorSambo, M.en
dc.contributor.authorSwai, E.S.en
dc.contributor.authorBebay, C.en
dc.date.accessioned2022-09-01T10:14:24Zen
dc.date.available2022-09-01T10:14:24Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/121061
dc.titleOne Health gains momentum in Africa but room exists for improvementen
dcterms.abstractObjectives The degree of One-Healthiness of a system relates to the effectiveness of an institution to operate within the six main dimensions which identify to what extent it complies with One Health concept. This paper evaluates institutional compliance with One Health concept in 14 institutions from eight African countries. Methods We utilised the adapted Network for the Evaluation of One Health (NEOH) tool. The institutions included six national One Health platforms and eight other institutions utilizing One Health approaches. Semi-quantitative evaluation of One Health platforms' competencies in six aspects/dimensions concerning One Health operations and infrastructure: Systems Thinking, Planning, Transdisciplinary working, Sharing, Learning and Systemic Organization, was conducted. Results The evaluation revealed that although all aspects of One Health scored above average, systemic organization and working in One Health were the strongest areas where tremendous gains had been made across the evaluated countries. The aspects of planning, sharing, learning, and thinking should be optimized to achieve gains emanating from One Health approaches in Africa. Cultural and social balance, and integrated health approach were the strongest areas under working and thinking respectively. Thinking was particularly challenged in areas of dimensions coverage and balance, while planning was challenged in the areas of capacity for detection, identification, monitoring of infectious diseases; biosafety and quality management; skills through taught and distance-learning programmes; information and communication technologies to support learning and skills through research apprenticeships. Conclusion We conclude that although One Health has gained momentum in Africa, there still exists room for improvement. The revealed strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and gaps in One Health implementation provide an opportunity for prioritization and refocusing of efforts and resources to strengthen the identified weak areas.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.audienceAcademicsen
dcterms.audiencePolicy Makersen
dcterms.audienceScientistsen
dcterms.bibliographicCitationFasina, F.O., Bett, B., Dione, M., Mutua, F., Roesel, K., Thomas, L., Kwoba, E., Ayebazibwe, C., Mtika, N., Gebeyehu, D.T., Mtui-Malamsha, N., Sambo, M., Swai, E.S. and Bebay, C. 2022. One Health gains momentum in Africa but room exists for improvement. One Health 15: 100428.en
dcterms.extent100428en
dcterms.issued2022-12
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-NC-ND-4.0
dcterms.publisherElsevieren
dcterms.subjectone health approachen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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