The One Health approach recognises the interdependence of animals, humans and the environment through transdisciplinary cooperation in public health systems.
Researchers at the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) work closely with partners at Jigjiga University in the Somali Region. Their common goal is to improve health service delivery for pastoral and agropastoral communities in Ethiopia.
Nowhere in the world is as much research per capita conducted on One Health as in Switzerland. Nor, as a policy brief by the Institute of Global Health notes, exist as many organisations that engage with One Health anywhere else.
As co-director of The Lancet One Health Commission, Ghanian epidemiologist John H. Amuasi is at the forefront of shaping the One Health agenda. He advocates a slow but radical transformation of the economy, global health policy and education.
One Health and pandemic prevention
Chad is among the countries worldwide most vulnerable to climate change. The impacts are all-pervasive. A small group of environmental activists in the Sahelian country is striving to create greater awareness about climate action.
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The key objective of one of the programmes funded by Switzerland is to foster interdisciplinary and transnational research to reduce poverty and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the 2030 Agenda.
For many years, emigration has been a huge challenge for the Republic of Moldova. Yet the diaspora also has tremendous potential to give impetus to the country’s development.
Gender-specific violence in Myanmar has increased since the COVID-19 crisis and the military coup in 2021. An extensive programme offers a range of services for victims, strengthens civil society resources and sensitises communities to preventive approaches.
Digital technologies have been revolutionising farming for some time. Smartphones make it possible to identify plant diseases and their treatment, measure soil fertility and facilitate the marketing of farm produce. Yet Agriculture 4.0 also poses challenges.
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Filmmaking in Tbilisi has passed through various phases, retaining an astounding individuality and, at a fundamental level, its laconic humour.