The interconnected nature of human health within whole ecosystems is boosting the need for integrated approaches like One Health. It emphasizes the need for a paradigm shift from disease-specific interventions to holistic cross-cutting approaches coordinating with adjacent disciplines. The One Health approach exemplifies this shift, extending beyond a conventional model of zoonotic disease control to consider the interactions of human and animal health systems within their shared environment and the wider social and economic context. This group intends to work on risk estimation, mitigation, strategies with the principles of One Health to promote sustainability and resilience within the human-animal-ecosystems. The scope of focus will not be limited to the selected zoonotic and/or neglected tropical and/or vector-borne diseases with the dimensions of health risk assessment, surveillance, intersectoral collaborations for policy decisions.

Lead
Dr. Sandul Yasobant PhD MPH

Collaborating Team Members
Prof. Dr. med. Walter Bruchhausen
Dr. Timo Falkenberg

Associated Members
Prof. Deepak Saxena MD PhD Post Doc
Dr. vet. Joannishka Dsani, ZEF, PhD candidate
Dr. vet. Abraham Haile Kidane MPH, ZEF, PhD candidate

International co-operation partners:

• Center for One Health Education, Research & Development (COHERD), Indian Institute of Public Health Gandhinagar, India
• German-West African Center for Global Health and Pandemic Prevention (G-WAC), Ghana
• School of Epidemiology and Public Health, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences, Wardha, India (Prof. Zahiruddin Quazi Syed)
• School of Public Health, All India Institute of Medical Sciences Jodhpur (Dr. Pankaj Bhardwaj)
• Centre for One Health Education, Advocacy, Research and Training (COHEART), Kerala Veterinary & Animal Sciences University, Kerala, India (Dr. Prejit Nambiar)
• School of Veterinary Medicine, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi/Ghana (Prof. Benjamin O. Emikpe)
• Planetary and Global Health Program, St. Luke’s Medical Center College of Medicine, Philippines (Dr. Renzo Guinto)
• Vietnam One Health University Network (VOHUN), Center for Public Health & Ecosystem Research Hanoi University, Vietnam (Dr. Pham Duc Phuc)