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In 2021 SEAOHUN Fellowship Program will focus on in-country placement opportunities due to the COVID-19 pandemic yet providing its recipients with opportunities to interact with international/national experts and broaden their perspectives in One Health. SEAOHUN Fellowship Program aims: • To provide young and mid-career professionals with practical, trans-disciplinary experience in One Health at leading institutions, • To encourage fellows to integrate and apply One Health knowledge, skills, and experience gained during the fellowship into their professional practice after returning to their home country, and • To develop and foster an active community of One Health professionals working collaboratively to address One Health issues. Host Organization: SEAOHUN is pleased to announce the fellowship opportunity to one successful candidate to work at the Bureau of Animal Industry of the Department of Agriculture (BAI) in Philippines. Bureau of Animal Industry of the Department of Agriculture, is a governmental organization in the Republic of the Philippines, celebrating 90 years since its formation in January 2020. The organization’s Mission is “To make the animal industry productive and profitable under sustainable environment through sound policies, programs, research and services on animal production, post-harvest, health, and welfare.” Download application here: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/1orZMvEhjH-NlXG-q1HL2dotJw4ATYe77 Submit Application here: https://www.seaohun.org/fellowship

To enable current and future One Health professionals to pursue their advanced studies and gain cross-sectoral competencies that are necessary to advance the One Health agenda in their respective country and in the Southeast Asian region Visit: https://www.seaohun.org/scholarship Download Call for Applications: https://bit.ly/SEAOHUNscholarship2021

Si Thu Hein has been teaching students about veterinary anatomy at the University of Veterinary Science in Yezin, Myanmar for almost 8 years. Now he is also pursuing his PhD at Chulalongkorn University in Thailand. Si Thu Hein is very proud of his profession, as he believes that vets have an immense impact on human and planetary health.​ His counterpart in Cambodia, Dr. Bunna Chea, has been teaching veterinary microbiology and a One Health course at the Royal University of Agriculture in Phnom Penh for over 5 years. He believes that this work is very important because a workforce focusing on food security, public health, and One Health is lacking in Cambodia. From October to December 2020, Si Thu Hein, Dr. Bunna Chea, and nearly 100 additional lecturers and faculty members from Cambodia, Myanmar, and Lao PDR met virtually during an online risk communication training organized by SEAOHUN in collaboration with Global Team partners from USAID’s One Health Workforce-Next Generation project. The group comprised veterinarians, epidemiologists, doctors, social scientists, and national outbreak response team members. The topics covered across the 8 training sessions helped participants to not only develop and refine their teaching and technical skills, but also allowed everyone the opportunity to demonstrate their competency in these areas through small and large group exercises. The post-training survey revealed that participants who previously felt uncomfortable with teaching on-line are now more confident in doing so. Dr. Karen Saylors: "The most challenging thing about teaching via an online platform is getting people to talk and participate. Speaking out in English is sometimes challenging, especially when participants come from diverse countries. We tried a combination of approaches to help people feel more comfortable: using the Chat Box to express ideas was often a great solution. Sometimes we called upon more advanced English speakers to lead by example and help colleagues feel more at ease about speaking out. Overall, we all learned a lot about communication challenges together!" Overall, this training greatly improved participants’ confidence for teaching in multidisciplinary team settings and in developing successful risk communication strategies, as demonstrated by the post-training survey.​ Dr. Karen Saylors and Dr. Michael Wilkes comment: "This result was not surprising to us, as we were very impressed with the improvement made by this dynamic group. We learned from each other’s experiences with outbreaks in our different countries, and the diversity of our backgrounds taught us a lot about how to bring our different perspectives to enhance risk communication." "Collaboration and sharing ideas is fun, and they allow for personal growth. In learning about risk communication, there are core concepts and approaches that should be discussed but there is not one right way to proceed. Creativity, evidence, and brainstorming lead to better outcomes than a top-down approach." Insight from workshop trainers on the importance of teaching risk communication to faculty members and students from diverse academic backgrounds: "The One Health approach is by nature multidisciplinary. Faculty members who participated in the risk communication training have expertise in their particular discipline, but our hope was to broaden participants’ vision of a more holistic approach to health emergency response. When a country is dealing with COVID-19 or another epidemic, it is crucial to draw upon a diverse range of disciplines and types of expertise for risk communication to work optimally.​" ​ Dr. Karen Saylors, Research Scientist, CEO, and Co-Founder of Labyrinth Global Health, Inc "Increasingly, health risks are not confined to one population, one geographic area, or one species. We all need to be able to communicate with each other clearly and to understand the complex factors that impact risk – some environmental, some behavioral, some cultural, and some epidemiological. We are all in this together." ​ Dr. Michael Wilkes, M.W. Professor, General Medicine, Geriatrics, and Bioethics School, University of California, Davis

MyOHUN, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health Malaysia, cordially invites everyone to the above Webinar entitled "Preventing the Next Zoonotic Pandemic". World Zoonoses Day is celebrated globally on every 6th of July to commemorate the first vaccine administered against rabies by Louis Pasteur. More than 130 years on, preventing zoonoses remains a significant challenge. Ecosystem degradation, deforestation, agricultural intensification to meet the increasing demand for animal protein, urbanization and rapid transportation around the globe are among factors associated with new and emerging infectious diseases, 75% of which are of animal origin. The Webinar will convene experts working in various areas of One Health and together they will be discussing their perspectives on important aspects of preventing future pandemics, and providing the latest updates on current zoonotic threats in Malaysia. The details of the Webinar are as follows: Date: 6 July 2021 Time: 2.00pm - 4.30pm (GMT +7) The Webinar is free and you will need to register at the following link: https://forms.gle/fGo3rPaLwjKRvGa16 The link to the Webinar will be sent later after you have registered. For more information, please see the attached poster and program. Thanks in advance for spreading the word. See you all at the Webinar on 6 July!

Building Collaboration, Communication, & Active Coordination with the Indonesian Government & Local Universities STABLISHING ONE HEALTH COORDINATING CENTERS & STUDENT CLUBS FOR LOCAL COMMUNITY IMPACT ​ The Indonesia One Health University Network (INDOHUN) collaborated with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Indonesia (CDC) to incorporate the One Health curriculum into intermediate and advanced programs within the Field Epidemiology Training Program (FETP) at five universities in Indonesia. In addition, INDOHUN helped establish and develop One Health Student Clubs (OHSC) within four One Health Collaborating Center (OHCCs). As a result, each OHCC now has their own OHSC. Through these OHCCs, INDOHUN is able to implement more activities at the local community level. Working together, INDOHUN and the OHCCs can reach more people, especially students, so they have a quality understanding of One Health and its application. The COVID-19 pandemic did not dampen the enthusiasm of the academic community. Instead, Network members continued gaining knowledge and skills through several virtual seminar programs. Presently, the OHCCs and OHSCs have successfully held various webinar series, reaching 4,170 people (students and public participants). In addition, 659 people participated in community outreach activities and 134 people joined in educational improvement activities held by all the OHCCs under the INDOHUN coordination network. TRAINING INDONESIA’S WORKFORCE IN ONE HEALTH & PANDEMIC RESPONSE Upon request from the Indonesian Government, namely BBPK Ciloto, INDOHUN offered technical consultation to prepare a webinar focusing on the application of One Health in epidemiology. INDOHUN also supported internships at several government institutions, successfully supported the government, and made contributions to COVID-19 response efforts, particularly in the fields of public communication, media involvement, PPE procurement, and medical coordination. - Personal protective equipment, distancing, and group size standards in this photo were consistent with local public health guidance and COVID-19 status in the specific country and time it was taken. This may not reflect best practices for all locations where COVID-19 is still spreading. -

" Although the preparations for these programs were tedious and challenging, the team’s feedback from the hundreds of university students and the Orang Asli children made all this hard work worthwhile. It has been an enjoyable and poignant journey for the team as well. The friendship and network formed between the team members have resulted in many One Health projects outside the realms of Malaysia One Health University Network. We hope to continue and expand the program in years to come and involve more Orang Asli children from different parts of the country with the help of MyOHUN." - Prof. Dato’ Dr. Abdul Rashid In Peninsular Malaysia, the Orang Asli are indigenous people and a marginalized community that is deprived of mainstream education and access to health care. Most of the Orang Asli live in forests and are hunters and gatherers. Due to their proximity to wildlife, limited access to protective resources, and poverty, they are also a community living in a high-risk setting for potential zoonotic disease spillover. Professor Dato’ Dr. Abdul Rashid of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and University College Dublin (RCSI & UCD) Malaysia Campus, and his interdisciplinary colleagues from universities throughout Malaysia, are committed to empowering Orang Asli school children with awareness and knowledge concerning zoonotic diseases. Professor Rashid’s program also mobilizes students from different courses and universities and gives them the opportunity for experiential hands-on learning of One Health core and technical competencies. These students are sometimes reluctant and even seem lost at the beginning of the program. However, by the end, they transform into a cohesive One Health team. Feedback and reflections have shown that students in the program network and bond with one another, which we hope will last a lifetime as they grow into the future One Health workforce. The Orang Asli villages are located in remote and not easily accessible areas, and the MyOHUN teams of students and and their faculty supervisors face multiple challenges accessing and engaging these communities. Staying on a houseboat, using speed boats and off-road vehicles, and hiking to remote forest locations are all part of the educational journey. Because of varying educational levels among the indigenous children, the health promotion materials were custom-made to feature widely accessible graphics. The children are very eager to learn, absorb the information well, and participate in the activities enthusiastically. When the program ends, disappointment is apparent and the children inquire about when the teachers will return. Our program continues to show that when provided resources and opportunities, youth are the promise of a brighter and healthier future. By reaching and educating these school-aged children, we believe the impact is manifold, as they share this information with parents, siblings, and friends. - Personal protective equipment, distancing, and group size standards in this photo were consistent with local public health guidance and COVID-19 status in the specific country and time it was taken. This may not reflect best practices for all locations where COVID-19 is still spreading. -

One Health Camp on Rabies Risk Communication With support from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) One Health Workforce Project – Next Generation (OHW-NG) Project, the Viet Nam One Health University Network (VOHUN) successfully organized a “One Health Camp – Rabies Risk Communication”, which ran from July 24-26, 2020 in Cong Thanh commune, Yen Thanh district, Nghe An province, a community at high-risk for rabies. The camp’s objective was to provide an opportunity for students to: (1) understand the importance of implementing a One Health approach to disease prevention; (2) apply One Health core competencies in disease prevention activities; and (3) conduct a community engagement activity to raise awareness of and help prevent rabies in the community. The camp application process was competitive, and applicants were required to complete a 10-question, multiple choice exam and submit an essay detailing their perceptions of and lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic. Three hundred seventy four (374) applicants applied to the camp and 50 students were selected to participate. A rabies-focused virtual training course was conducted at the beginning of the camp and students were assisted with development of rabies risk communication plans. Wanting to mimic the collaborative, multi-sectoral nature of One Health, students worked together in online groups to develop their risk communication plans all with the support of VOHUN faculty members. As a direct result of the camp activities, five rabies communication plans were presented to 532 community members within five villages of Cong Thanh commune. Each group developed a unique approach to educate and communicate with the local communities about rabies, answering questions such as “what is rabies?”, “how is rabies contracted?”, “how should one respond if bitten by a rabid dog or cat?”. One particularly effective mode of delivery for attracting local community members to the event was live performances. Plays and short dramas that the students created about rabies were engaging and comical, but more importantly, they were educational and memorable for the audience members. One student group even re-wrote the lyrics to a popular folk song giving it a rabies-prevention theme and performed it live, which was a huge success. To solidify and help apply the messages, community members were given hands-on instruction on proper washing techniques, especially for bite wounds. The district health center, commune health station, and village leaders were supportive of the students’ efforts and were impressed by quality and presentation of the communication plans. The camp and subsequent events were highly successful, as they were attended by community members and local officials. Rabies awareness rose after the event and with further engagement could continue to grow if messages are reinforced and community members pass their knowledge onto friends and family. ​ "My experience can be summarized in one word: SEED. “SEED” stands for Solidarity, Encouraged, Effective, and Developed – these words encompass the valuable experience I gained during this memorable time. At that moment, I dreamed that our mission is the “great seed” of VOHUN’s future and I hope to accompany the Network in continued training of the next generation of SEEDS." - Thao, Nguyen Thi Mai, Leader of Student Group 4 Many students expressed that this camp was their favorite event to-date in their academic careers, as it gave them a valuable opportunity to learn and share their knowledge and skills in a culturally relevant framework. Additionally, the amount of creativity and work required to make a communication plan successful was valuable experience that students will use as they advance into the One Health workforce.

Transforming Field-Based Learning to Community Interventions & Innovation Infectious diseases have become the highest public health concern since the emergence of COVID-19. Through the support of the Emerging Pandemic Threats (EPT-2) program and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) One Health Workforce Project – Next Generation (OHW-NG) Project, the Thailand One Health University Network (THOHUN) organized the Ecosystem Health Short Course (THOHUN-TELI). This course, which has been implemented annually for the last five years was inspired by the Annual Tufts Environmental Literacy Institute (TELI) course-organized by Tufts Institute for the Environment. The course aims to prepare graduate students and current One Health workforces through field and community based learning at “One Health villages”, villages prioritized as field implementation sites because health problems arise from the interconnection of people, wildlife and domestic animals, and environmental factors. This course serves multi-disciplinary students and health workers from animal, human and environmental sectors to integrate their discipline-based knowledge and skills, practice One Health core competencies, collaboratively design innovative interventions, and engage with the community to solve their health and environmental problems. IN FOCUS • This course reached 145 multi-disciplinary learners from >10 disciplines. • Individuals from eight countries were trained as One Health experts in their respective organizations. • This program successfully established a holistic learning platform for 28 learners to apply discipline-based knowledge and skills and strengthen One Health's core competencies to cope with the complex- social, human and animal, and environmental health issues. • Alumni were recruited to share their experiences and perspective with new approaches to learning and bridge the age gap between junior learners and expert facilitators. • Fifteen (15) social innovations/solutions (learning outputs) were successfully communicated and delivered to the communities to address or solve One Health problems such as vector-borne diseases, food- and water-borne and zoonotic diseases, human and wild elephant conflict, water and waste management. • During the portion of the course targeted at rabies, 71 multi-disciplinary students from at least 15 schools/universities were trained as One Health Ambassadors or peer leaders. The THOHUN training team developed course content suitable for educating and training young people (Gen Z) for rabies prevention and control. The platform allows students to strengthen their planning & management, team collaboration, and systems thinking through interactive activities, a Knowledge-Attitude and Practice survey, and field-based learning. - Personal protective equipment, distancing, and group size standards in this photo were consistent with local public health guidance and COVID-19 status in the specific country and time it was taken. This may not reflect best practices for all locations where COVID-19 is still spreading. -

Join an international community: 300 students from 20 countries signed up for OHH 2020. Over the course of 5 days, high school students will: Learn from leading global health experts through lectures and project mentorship. Develop One Health solutions that combat emerging infectious diseases by addressing human, animal, and environmental health. Network with hundreds of other students passionate about the field of global health. More information please visit: https://onehealthhackathon.org/

Fellowship Opportunity at Cornell University Wildlife Health Center / Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability One Health Governance Fellowship available at https://academicprogramsonline.org/ajo/jobs/18753 We thus seek a Fellow with specific strengths in international policy and legal analysis, along with an earnest belief in the power of partnerships. As part of a collaboration between the Cornell Wildlife Health Center, Cornell Atkinson and a growing external advisory group of key partners and experts, the new Fellow will assist our team to: · Review the significant range of currently identified policy options, as well as propose new ones, for mitigating the upstream risks tied to those human behaviors that intensify our interactions with wildlife and the zoonotic pathogens potentially harbored, including but not limited to options for expanding existing international agreements and/or developing new ones, as well as capturing relevant lessons learned from international agreements focused on other sectors (e.g., nuclear non-proliferation, substances that deplete the ozone layer, etc.). This scope of work does not include risk mitigation as related to laboratory biosecurity or bioterrorism— important, of course, but beyond our purview. · Generate policy briefs and peer-reviewed papers and that can be used with decision-makers and non-academic partners domestically and internationally. · Work with public and private sector stakeholders to further inform and support the building of partnerships and coalitions to advance effective policy action to truly prevent pandemics as far upstream as possible (which is a different emphasis than that of the many important endeavors currently focused on addressing public health emergencies once they have already been sparked). Applications must be received by July 1, 2021. Questions can be directed to Dr. Steve Osofsky (s.osofsky@cornell.edu).

Thailand One Health University Network or #THOHUN is organizing an activity entitled “International Short Course on Ecosystem Health” from June 14 – July 16, 2021, at Khon Kaen Province, Thailand. This program aims for students to gain a strong understanding of the complexity of the environment, domestic and wild animals, and human connections and health issues including to improve #OneHealth Core Competencies and technical skills: cause identification, mitigation and adaptation, risk assessment, and communication, and experience tackling complex health problems through multidisciplinary One Health approach and community participation and outreach. Read more information and detail please visit https://thohun.org/international-short-course-on-ecosystem-health-thohun-teli-2021/

SAVE THE DATE! Join for free! With the support from USAID - US Agency for International Development, SEAOHUN and OHW-NG, and its consortium. Cambodia One Health University Network will organise CAMBOHUN’s webinar on the 11 June 2021 at 14:00 - 15:30 on a topic: CAMBOHUN One Health Student Club Cambodian students from any discipline are encouraged to join. Register here: https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=6pik4z39dkq10JGBOQz2ovT5Xoi-YztNibwNIGAVedRUM09ROENPTFZFU1Y4TlBSSzZCWThJMkUzNC4u&fbclid=IwAR2NQ2Wp2wBJab7Au4PS8-2OCFWwtGJoaEQGM6dxzDBohnQLcTcrA1CrijY Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/94615002106?pwd=UDd1cllHSUExek40OHVreEN1YkpSQT09&fbclid=IwAR2oQ8tpilxANzL9_idlj38rAjF2fWDpSiz19_Y86LL0sGv821JO3pO4trg#success