"CALL FOR APPLICATIONS" Join us for the opportunity to win the #SEAOHUN2020Scholarship! The Southeast Asia One Health University Network (SEAOHUN) Scholarship offers a higher education opportunity to students for Master’s degrees in One Health related fields in top universities in Southeast Asia. SEAOHUN encourages students from Bangladesh, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam to apply. If you have passion to build your career in One Health and network with people and organizations in this field, please visit https://www.seaohun.org/scholarship or contact us for more information at ampika@seaohun.org The application deadline is 30 June 2020, Cannot miss it! 😊

The COVID-19 Digital Classroom is delighted to announce the launch of a global initiative to provide high-quality, medically reviewed, multimedia content and training courses for community-based health workers and local communities globally. Curating existing best-in-class resources, and creating new open-source content specifically designed for health workers working in urban and rural settings in low-income countries, the COVID-19 Digital Classroom is a unique collaboration between global partners who are committed to supporting community-based health workers to save lives. To access the three courses click 👇👇 https://communityhealthacademy.course.tc/catalog

International Short Course on Ecosystem Health (THOHUN-TELI) 2020 Thailand One Health University Network (THOHUN) is organizing an activity entitled “International Short Course on Ecosystem Health” from June 21 – July 17, 2020 in Khon Kaen Province, Thailand with the following expected outputs/outcomes: 1. Students gain a strong understanding of the complexity of the environment, domestic and wild animals, and human connections and health issues. 2. Improve One Health 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. Compose reports that document investigations and potential solutions for infectious diseases/health problems originating at the human, animal, and environmental interface. For more information please visit: 👇👇 https://bit.ly/2zDqbZ9 Or www.thohun.org Credit: THOHUN

International Student One Health Alliance (ISOHA) is hosting five Regional Who's Who and Community Building Meetings in partnership with the One Health Commission. One Health student groups in each region are invited to briefly share information about their group and get to know each other. Interested individuals are invited to join the discussion for their respective continents/regions. Everyone (from anywhere) is invited to attend to listen and lend support!You can register by clicking on the link in the event description. Everyone must Register to receive their unique meeting login. https://conta.cc/2YtrXEv This is a great opportunity to strengthen our One Health community. I hope you can join us! Let us know if you have any questions. https://www.facebook.com/isoha.asia/ or isoha.asia@gmail.com

The Lancet One Health Commission welcomes you to join the third webinar of the One Health - Reconnecting for Our Future series. Join this discussion as speakers representing various One Health initiatives reflect and share their ideas for the future of One Health in the topic: Developing a Career in One Health: Stories from the Next Generation. June 29, Monday, 7pm. ICT or 2pm. Oslo time. The One Health approach continues to generate interest and excitement among students and early career professionals from diverse disciplines, especially now in the era of COVID-19. What are the challenges and opportunities that they face as they develop their young careers in One Health? In this webinar, speakers representing various One Health student and professional networks will reflect on their personal journeys and share their ideas for the future of One Health education, research, and practice. Register here: https://bit.ly/2YRi0kr Co-Presenters International Student One Health Alliance (ISOHA) Southeast Asian One Health University Network (SEAOHUN) International Federation of Medical Students' Associations (IFMSA) International Veterinary Students' Association (IVSA)

“The Press believes that the information contained in this book is time-sensitive, urgently needed, and will make a positive contribution toward navigating the current pandemic,” said Dr. Jay Dew, director of TAMU Press. “To that end, we are pleased to make the book available to all by releasing it immediately as a free pre-publication edition.” ​ The book's wide audience includes the general public, policymakers, and those in charge at the city, county, state, and national levels for emergency response and preparedness. The book advocates the One Health concept which is the focus on the interdependence of human, animal and environmental health which helps us to prevent and prepare for pandemics. In this regard, the book is meant for everyone because it highlights the roles we all play in pandemic prevention and preparedness. ​ Christine Crudo Blackburn, editor of the book, is deputy director of the Pandemic and Biosecurity Policy Program at the Scowcroft Institute of International Affairs at the Bush School of Government and Public Service and an adjunct faculty member in the Department of Health Promotion and Community Health Sciences at the Texas A&M University School for Public Health. ​ Download at: www.tamupress.com/pandemics-ebook/ ​ For more information or to order a print edition of the book, please visit : www.tamupress.com/book/9781623499464/preparing-for-pandemics-in-the-modern-world/

With the support of the USAID, One Health Workforce Next Generation​ and its consortium. SEAOHUN were pleased to host a series ECHO webinar style sessions for network members and other interested stakeholders. This forum allowed for the most current information related to the COVID-19 pandemic to be shared, and discussion allowed for questions and dialogue around current issues. One Health COVID-19 Response ECHO Update Sessions in a series that started in March for SEAOHUN and AFROHUN members and stakeholders. We covered a lot in this interactive virtual learning series and want to be sure you are able to access the information in the future. Here are links to all the session recordings and presentation slides from the series. You will also be able to access a COVID-19 Q&A section with answers to some of the questions we were unable to address during the sessions. Additional information about ongoing COVID-19 learning sessions organized by the ECHO Institute and its partners please visit HERE Please direct any additional questions or concerns to ECHOonehealth@salud.unm.edu

The Decade of Healthy Aging has started! How do we achieve this? Older people are disproportionately affected by the COVID pandemic. Do we need a shift in our understanding and approach to healthy aging? Please join our Webinar on 7 July, 9-10:30 am ASIA/MNL time. Listen and join the discussion by our expert speakers from the Asia Pacific Geriatric Network. This event is hosted by the Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, University of the Philippines and the Philippine General Hospital. Registration link: https://bit.ly/healthyaginginthenewnormal

Only two weeks left to submit your photos to Climatelinks 2020 photo contest! Do you have great photos of climate and development? Do you want to promote your work on Climatelinks? Now is your chance! Submit your photos so we can share your work or your organization’s work with our global community of climate practitioners. Our 2020 Photo Contest theme is Healthy Forests for a Healthy Future. We’re looking to capture nature-based solutions such as active reforestation, plantations, agroforestry, and natural regeneration. We would also like photos that tell the story of how individuals and communities interact with the forests they depend on, and how local leaders are conserving, managing, and restoring them. The contest runs until July 31, 2020. Winning photos will be announced in Fall 2020, subsequently featured in Climatelinks communications, highlighted on the website’s topic pages, and showcased in Climatelinks photo gallery. The winning photos will also be featured in the Office of Global Climate Change’s official 2021 calendar. Submit your photos today!https://bit.ly/2WtZu1l

"CALL FOR APPLICATIONS" Join us for the opportunity to win the #SEAOHUN2020Smallgrants! The Southeast Asia One Health University Network (#SEAOHUN) #smallgrants offers funding for innovative field research, curriculum development, and training implementation in #OneHealth related fields. SEAOHUN encourages the SEAOHUN faculty members from its member universities (Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam) or expansion country (Myanmar) to apply. If you have passion to contribute to One Health core competencies and building of a network with people and organizations in this field, contact us for more information at olesya@seaohun.org Please submit your application via this link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SEAOHUN_SmallGrant2020 Applications submitted via email will not be accepted. The application deadline is 23 August 2020.

Together with medical doctors and health workers, the President appealed anew to Filipinos to do their part in controlling the spread of the virus by consistently practicing minimum health standards such as social distancing, wearing of masks and other necessary protective measures. Professor Michael Tee, MD, MHPED, MBA (UP – College of Medicine and chair of Philippine One Health University Network) was joined the meeting preceding the address by Cabinet Secretaries and the others health experts. Read more information visit: https://tribune.net.ph/index.php/2020/07/16/ncr-keeps-gcq-status-cebu-city-under-mgcq/

GRANT OPPORTUNITY! "Diminishing Dengue in the Indo-Pacific with Climate Services" Dengue is a widespread, climate-sensitive infectious disease – approximately 4 billion people live in at-risk areas – transmitted from person-to-person by the Aedes mosquito vector. Dengue virus may infect nearly 400 million people each year, with 100 million of those manifesting clinically. In 500,000 cases per year, the virus leads to hemorrhagic fever, causing hospitalization and, in some cases, death. Beyond the death and pain it causes, dengue can have a serious impact on economic sectors, in particular those that depend on outdoor workers. An opportunity from the U.S. Department of State to climate services for dengue in the Indo-Pacific region. Eligibility is limited to U.S. Non-profit/non-governmental organizations (NGOs) having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, or overseas-based non-profit/non-governmental organizations, U.S. or overseas private/state institutions of higher education, and public international organizations. Submit your proposal and more information here👇👇 https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=328066 Grants submission deadline: Aug 21, 2020