Community of practice
A monthly web seminar series that brings together One Health practitioners from the Horn of Africa and elsewhere to discuss best practices on how to operationalize One Health in the field and how One Health supports sustainable development. The seminars and other HEAL community of practice (CoP) seminars are organised jointly with the ILRI One Health Center for Africa.
Here is a glimpse into future topics to be covered:
- Operationalisation of One Health
- One Health and rangeland management
- Gender in One Health
- Policy implications of One Health
- Evaluation of One Health
- Case studies of zoonoses control following One Health approaches
- How to make a business case for One Health
- Community participation in One Health
CoP webinars
How are One Health Units (OHUs) helping reshape the health service delivery for pastoral communities in the Horn of Africa?
Event: HEAL CoP webinar
Date: 3rd of December 2020
Speakers:
– Dr Diana Onyango, Regional Project Manager, HEAL (Short biography of Diana Onyango)
– Dr Micol Fascendini, Public Health Consultant, CCM (Short biography of Micol Fascendini)
The HEAL project reshapes the health service delivery for pastoral communities in the Horn of Africa through One Health Units (OHUs) which address the needs of communities and involves them and actors in service provision at every step of the process. This ensures optimal integration across sectors.
In this webinar finale for 2020, HEAL’s very own Diana Onyango, Regional Project Manager, and Micol Fascendini, Public Health Consultant from CCM, will be taking us through to the HEAL project’s journey in the Horn of Africa applying One Health in the field. They will share the key discoveries from the One Health vulnerability assessment conducted during the inception phase of the project and how applying the concept of One Health Units is helping to change people’s lives. Join us on Thursday the 3rd of December at 1300 EAT to listen to and interact with HEAL project implementing partners.
Why is One Health of interest to donors and investors?
Date: 5 November 2020
Speakers:
Lensse Gobu, Program Officer for Health, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation Ethiopia
Larissa Meier, Deputy Head of International Cooperation, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, Ethiopia
Faben Getachew, Nutrition and Gender expert, Italian Agency for Development Cooperation
Gabriele Mugnai, Italian Agency for Development Cooperation
Björn Niere, Senior Policy Advisor, German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)
Evaluating integrated approaches to health based on systems thinking
Date: 1 October 2020
Guest speaker: Dr Simon Rüegg, Senior Scientist at the University of Zurich
Institutionalizing One Health: Lessons from Kenya
Date: 3 September 2020
Guest speaker: Dr Mathew Muturi, co-leader of Kenya’s Zoonotic Disease Unit
Opportunities for change – One Health in Africa
Date: 6 August 2020
Guest speaker: Bassirou Bonfoh, Director of Afrique One-ASPIRE
Short biography of Professor Bassirou Bonfoh.
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