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The 3rd OHCEA International One Health Conference scheduled for July 2019 in Nairobi Kenya, offers a unique opportunity to participants to share their expertise, experiences and possible solutions to global health security through the One Health approach. The theme for the 3rd OHCEA International One Health Conference is “Harnessing One Health for Global Health Security”. This theme addresses three different but related domains namely: Ground-breaking OH innovations and proof of concept in different areas Innovations for partnership and collaboration and sharing experiences on working together with different partners and stakeholders under a OH approach. Sustainability and institutionalization of One Health best practices. The conference provides a platform to share what has worked, what hasn’t worked, best practices, challenges, lessons learned, the key players and leaders, and roles of different stakeholders such as governments, private sectors, development partners and communities. Several actors, including academia, researchers, students, private sector, governments, civil society and networks, are welcome to share their experiences. Abstract Submission Deadline: Friday, 8th March 2019 at 5pm (East Africa Time). More Information: http://www.conference.ohcea.org/call-for-abstracts/

Adapted from the global Engaging Intergovernmental Organization (EIO), the Southeast Asia One Health University Network (SEAOHUN)’s EIO program is a platform for mid-career and senior professionals to foster their network and collaboration. This intensive professional development program allows professionals, experts and key regional leaders to meet, discuss and seed collaborations on their projects related to One Health or other global challenges. SEAOHUN 2019 EIO program will be held in Bangkok, Thailand during 29 April – 3 May 2019. The program features sessions with the following potential organizations: USAID Regional Development Mission for Asia (USAID RDMA) Food and Agriculture Organization Regional of the United Nations Office for Asia and the Pacific (FAO-RAP) World Organization for Animal Health Sub-Regional Representative for South East Asia (OIE SRR-SEA) World Health Organization (WHO) Thailand Thailand Ministry of Public Health – United States CDC Collaboration (TUC) Thai Coordinating Unit for One Health (Thai CUOH) The Mekong Basin Disease Surveillance (MBDS) Secretariat Emergency Operation Center (EOC), Ministry of Public Health Thailand World Bank Group Fleming Fund Management Agent The SEAOHUN 2019 EIO program welcomes up to 40 participants (30 sponsored and 10 self-funded). Sponsored participants must submit application with supporting documents and meet the following criteria: Nationality from SEAOHUN member and expansion countries (Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Lao PDR, and Myanmar). Be mid to senior One Health-related professionals aged 35 and older from universities, academic institutes and government. Fluent in English. Able to participate fully in the program. Applicants who are willing to receive the award must submit the following document by the end of 8 March 2019 Application form (click to download) Participation approval form signed by supervisor (click to download) Curriculum vitae Self-funded participants must apply by submitting the following documents by the end of 8 March 2019. Application form for self-funded participants (click to download) Curriculum vitae Registration fee for self-funded participants is USD 600 inclusive of lunch, breaks, dinner, transport, field trip, materials, fees for management and speakers for the entire program. Application package and inquiries must be submitted to arusa@seaohun.org Provisional Program DAY1: Monday, 29 April 2019 Morning: Welcoming and orientation Participants’ presentation Team building activity Afternoon: Visit to United States Agency for International Development Regional Development Mission for Asia (USAID RDMA) DAY2: Tuesday, 30 April 2019 Morning: Presentation by World Organisation for Animal Health Regional Representation for Asia and the Pacific (OIE SRR-SEA) Presentation by Charoen Pokpand Group Afternoon: Visit to Food and Agriculture Organization fo the United Nations Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (FAO-RAP) DAY3: Wednesday, 1 May 2019 Visit to Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health: World Health Organization (WHO) Thailand Thailand Ministry of Public Health and United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Collaboration (TUC) Thai Coordinating Unit for One Health (Thai CUOH) Mekong Basin Disease Surveillance Emergency Operation Center (EOC) DAY4: Thursday, 2 May 2019 Field trip DAY5: Friday, 3 May 2019 Morning: - Presentation by World Bank Group - Presentation by Fleming Fund Management Agent Afternoon: Wrap up and closing Download SEAOHUN 2019 EIO Announcement > Click Here! Click to see Fact sheet for EIO program>

INDOHUN’s premier education and training program for students focuses on solving complex problems using the One Health collaborative approach. Global Health Leader One Health in Action (GHL: OHIA) was successfully conducted on September 02–06, 2018 in Bandung, West Java. The training consisted of three main activities, including lectures on the first two days, an environmental assessment the next day, and simulations and exercises for the last two days. Thus, this training has its own framework used for the training. It starts by realizing the global problem in the health context and major issues. This year, an issue that was brought up was environmental health, which included a restoration of Citarum River — the largest and longest river in West Java. Participants were expected to identify and define their role in this case. After that, they were given the tools that can help them solve the problem. Finally, they learned how to make it real by developing a plan of action. From all of this, behavior changes or development are needed to achieve it. Read More: https://medium.com/one-health-workforce/global-health-leader-one-health-in-action-solving-complex-problems-through-collaboration-4900068962e8

FAO Releases AMR Policy Review and Development Framework This framework was developed to guide national action planning and policy development taking a One Health approach. It is a regional guide for governments in Asia and the Pacific to review, update and develop policies to address antimicrobial resistance and antimicrobial use in animal production: http://www.fao.org/3/CA1486EN/ca1486en.pdf

MyOHUN Develops a Module to Train Workers on the Front Lines of Disaster Response With today’s emerging infectious disease issues, training is necessary to ensure competent frontline health workers are deployed to a disaster area. From 16 to 19 January 2018, a One Health Disaster Front Liner Module Development Workshop was held in Melaka, Malaysia. A total of 25 academics and field experience officers from the Ministry of Health, National Disaster Management Association (NADIM), National Disaster Management Agency (NADMA), Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Hospital Serdang and Hospital Sultan Ismail Johor Bahru attended the activity. This 4-day training aimed to develop the basic One Health Disaster Front Liner Module covering the four phases of emergency management. Currently, there is no on-the-job training to produce competent frontline health workers before deploying them to a disaster area, thus the competencies proposed for the module cover four areas of emergency management, which are the mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery stage before, during, and after deployment of the frontline health workers. The activity consolidated all necessary existing modules from three main public universities, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, and the Southeast Asia Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. Read More: https://medium.com/one-health-workforce/one-health-disaster-front-liner-module-development-workshop-1d746dde26e0

Attention students! Apply to the ISOHA One Health Mentorship program to be paired with a One Health professional from across the world. Apply at this link: Applications will now be due December 28th! (Note new deadline) https://goo.gl/forms/Msp2g1ymASN7LMkH3

"One World, One Medicine, One Science: The way forward for better health" Chiang Mai, Thailand; February 11 - 14, 2019 http://icomos2019.cmu.ac.th The Conference provides an opportunity for policymakers, private sector participants, academics and graduate students to update and exchange knowledge on six themes: • Infectious Diseases: World without Borders • Contribution to Building Sustainable Surveillance Systems • The Public Health Impact of Antimicrobial Resistance and Food Safety • Environment and Climate Change • Global One Health Initiative • Infectious and Communicable Diseases following Natural Disaster The conference provides an international proceeding for participants to present their research either orally or as a poster. From the submitted abstracts, the conference will select the most outstanding research for oral presentations. All abstracts will be published in the Conference Proceedings. (Presenters with full papers are welcome to submit them directly to the Chiang Mai University Journal of Natural Sciences for consideration. For more information about the journal, please visit http://cmuj.cmu.ac.th/index.php.) See the conference programme: http://icomos2019.cmu.ac.th/index.php?page=programme

A video developed by the Faculty of Communication and Media Studies for the Ministry of Health under the MyOHUN One Health Workforce (OHW) Project funded by USAID

In this video compilation, students who took part in the Uganda One Health Institute Field Attachment 2018, share their experiences, especially how the training program impacted their understanding of One Health and appreciation of other disciplines in dealing with complex health challenges.

Assessing gaps in collaboration during an outbreak response may lead to improvement of coordination in the next emergency. Co-developed by the University of Minnesota and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the One Health Systems Mapping and Analysis Resource Toolkit (OH-SMART) uses real-life challenges like zoonotic disease surveillance and response to work through a series of specific steps adapted from business process improvement and participatory leadership methods to create a visual representation, or map, of the system of communication and coordination across their organizations – allowing them to analyze the One Health system. A Master Facilitator training was conducted for One Health practitioners in the One Health Central and Eastern Africa (OHCEA) countries to create a pool of individuals in academia, government and bilateral agencies who could then conduct similar training workshops in their countries.

The Thailand One Health University Network (THOHUN) joined in the “Global One Health Day 2018” celebrations on November 3, 2018, organized by the Coordinating Unit for One Health, a nationally focused network dedicated to promoting improved health of people, livestock animals, wildlife, and environment. The One Health Day celebration was held at Siam Square One in Bangkok, Thailand, where people from all walks of life were able to interact with each other and access information that promotes One Health. THOHUN, along with other national organizations in Thailand, created the Coordinating Unit for One Health as a nationally focused network dedicated to promoting improved health of people, livestock animals, wildlife, and environment. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Parntep Ratanakorn, THOHUN Chairman and Asst. Prof. Dr. Seangduen Moonsom, THOHUN National Coordinating Office Coordinator spoke about One Health during presentations at the event. This type of public outreach event helps the network spread the word about the importance of human, animal, and environment connection in a fun and educational celebration. https://medium.com/one-health-workforce/global-one-health-day-celebrations-in-thailand-6e8361d9746