Disease surveillance Flashcards
What is OHS?
“One Health surveillance describes the systematic collection, validation, analysis, interpretation of data and dissemination of information collected on humans, animals and the environment to inform decisions for more effective, evidence-and system-based health interventions”
what is One health?
“One Health (OH) acknowledges the close relationships between humans, animals and ecosystems, promoting the potential added benefits to each sector or speciesthat emerge as a result of its operationalisation”
Benefits of One health hinge on what?
increasing public health efficiency and cost effectiveness through a better understanding of disease risk–through shared control and detection efforts, and results that benefit human, animal and ecosystem healt
how many of emerging pathogens are zoonotic?
75%
How many EIDs events in humans are of animal origin?
60-70%
What driving factors for the emergence of one health surveillance?
Expansion andmodernization of farming practices particularly in the developing countries, wildlife habitat destruction resulting from human encroachment activities such as farming and settlement, and climate change
OHS operationalization considerations?
Give an example of one health?
PREDICT project
challenges of one health surveillance?
- Legal issues & lack of communication
- Policy makers in health sector often perceive One Health as a veterinary-driven initiative that is not particularly relevant to their priority problems
- Development of a sustainable One Health workforce has yet to be broadly demonstrated.
- Funding opportunities do not explicitly promote the development of OHS systems.
- Organisational, legal and administrative barriers may prevent operationalisation.
- Siloed approaches by different sectors restrict the ability for professionals to work collaboratively across disciplines.
Challenges towards OHS operationalisation?
