One Health Education in Ethiopia

One Health Education in Ethiopia "Promoting One Health education in Ethiopia." Telegram: https://t.me/onehealthinethiopia

“One Health is an integrated, unifying approach that aims to sustainably balance and optimize the health of people, animals and ecosystems. It recognizes the health of humans, domestic and wild animals, plants, and the wider environment (including ecosystems) are closely linked and inter-dependent.”

One Health High-Level Expert Panel (OHHLEP) (2021)

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18/11/2023


World Organisation for Animal Health
World Health Organization (WHO)
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Ministry of Health,Ethiopia

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09/11/2023



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   #2023November 3, 2023, marks the eighth annual One Health Day, a global campaign that celebrates and brings attention...
03/11/2023

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November 3, 2023, marks the eighth annual One Health Day, a global campaign that celebrates and brings attention to the need for a One Health approach to address shared health threats at the human-animal-environment interface. A One Health approach can address a wide range of public health concerns like antimicrobial resistance, environmental health, food safety, mental health, vector-borne diseases, zoonotic diseases, and much more.

Shout out to my newest followers! Excited to have you onboard!Kasech Alemu, Usmail Hassen, Mustefa Jemal, Alembrihan Geb...
18/10/2023

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   It's   today!Worldwide, hepatitis B and hepatitis C cause 1.1 million deaths and 3 million new infections every year ...
28/07/2023



It's today!

Worldwide, hepatitis B and hepatitis C cause 1.1 million deaths and 3 million new infections every year combined.

In the EU/EEA alone, 6 million people live with chronic hepatitis B and C infection.

The "ABC" of Viral Hepatitis

🅐 Hepatitis A
👉caused by the Hepatitis A virus
👉highly transmissible via faecal-oral route
👉often asymptomatic or mild, especially in children

World Hepatitis Day is marked on 28 July each year to increase the awareness and understanding of viral hepatitis.

28/07/2023

ስለ ፀረ-ተህዋሲያን መድሃኒቶች በጀርሞች መለመድ
ይህን ያውቁ ኖሯል?
___________

እ.ኤ.አ. በ 2019 በዓለም ዙሪያ ወደ 5 ሚሊዮን የሚጠጉ የሰው ልጆች በተህዋስያን አማካኝነት በሚመጡ በሽታዎች የሚሞቱ ሲሆን፣ ከዚህ ውስጥ 1.3ሚሊዮን የሚሆኑት በቀጥታ በፀረ ተሕዋስያን መድኃኒቶች በጀርሞች መለመድ (AMR) የተከሰተ ነው።

የፀረ ተህዋስያን መድሃኒቶች ምንድን ናቸው?

በሰዎች፣ በእንስሳትና በእጽዋት ላይ የሚመጡ ተላላፊ በሽታዎችን ለመከላከል፣ ለመቆጣጠር እና ለማከም የሚያገለግሉ መድሃኒቶች ናቸው። ነገር ግን ከጊዜ ወደ ጊዜ አግባብ ባልሆነ የመድሃኒት አጠቃቀም ምክንያት ውጤታማነታቸው እየቀነሰ መጥቷል።

የፀረ-ተህዋስያን መድሃኒቶች በጀርሞች መለመድ (AMR) ምንድነው?

AMR የሚከሰተው በተህዋስያን ማለትም (ባክቴሪያዎች፣ ቫይረሶች፣ ፈንገሶች እና ጥገኛ ተህዋሲያን) ለሚመጡ በሽታዎች የምንወስዳቸው የፀረ-ተህዋስያን መድሃኒቶች ተህዋስያንን መግደል፣ መቆጣጠር ወይም መራባታቸውን መግታት ሲሳናቸው ነው። በውጤቱም በተህዋስያን አማካኝነት የሚመጡ ኢንፌክሽኖችን ለማከም አስቸጋሪ ወይም የማይቻል ያደርገዋል። በዚህም የተነሳ የበሽታን መስፋፋት፣ ለከባድ ህመም፣ ለረጅም ግዜ ሆስፒታል አልጋ መያዝ፣ የጎንዬሽ ጉዳታቸው ከፍ ያሉ መድሃኒቶችን ለመውሰድ መገደድ፣ ለተጨማሪ የህክምና ወጪና እንግልት እንዲሁም የሞት ተጋላጭነትንም ይጨምራል።

ስለ AMR ማውራት አስፈላጊ የሆነው ለምንድን ነው?

AMR ዛሬ በዓለም አቀፍ ደረጃ ከተቀመጡ የመጀመሪያዎቹ 10 የጤና ስጋቶች ውስጥ አንዱ ነው። በየትኛውም አለም፣ የትኛውንም እድሜና ጾታ፣ በየትኛውም የኑሮ ደረጃ ላይ ያሉ ሰዎችን ይጎዳል። የአለም ፀረ ተህዋሲያን መድሃኒቶች ግንዛቤ ማስጨበጥ ዘመቻ ስለ AMR እውቀትን ለማሳደግ እና መድሃኒቶችን የሚቋቋሙ በሽታ አምጪ ተህዋስያንን መከሰት እና ስርጭትን ለመቀነስ ከባለድርሻ አካላት ጋር በመሆን ምርጥ ተሞክሮዎችን ለማስተዋወቅ የሚረዳ ነው ።

ችግሩን ለመከላከል ምን ሊደረግ ይችላል?

- በህክምና ላይ ተገቢ መድሃኒቶችን ለተገቢው ታካሚ በማዘዝ፣
- በትክክለኛው መጠንና የመውሰጃ ግዜ ታካሚዎች መድሃኒቶችን እንዲወስዱ በሚገባ ማስረዳት፣
- በጤና ተቋም ውስጥ የኢንፌክሽን መከላከልና ቁጥጥርን ማጠናከር፣

በታካሚዎች ምን ሊደረግ ይገባል?

- የታዘዙትን መድሃኒቶች ወይም የተሰጡ ትዕዛዞችን በተገቢው እና በጥብቅ መከተል፣
- የታዘዘልንን መድሃኒት በተነገረን መጠንና ሰዓት በአግባቡ ተከታትሎ መወሰድ፣
- መድሃኒቶችን አለመዋዋስ፣
- ያለ ጤና ባለሙያ ትዕዛዝ መድሃኒቶችን በራስ ፍላጎት ብቻ ገዝቶ አለመውሰድ፣

   Foodborne antimicrobial resistance (AMR): an economic concern Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is the inherited or acqu...
21/07/2023



Foodborne antimicrobial resistance (AMR): an economic concern

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is the inherited or acquired characteristic of microorganisms to survive or proliferate in concentrations of an antimicrobial that would otherwise kill or inhibit them. People, plants, or animals infected with resistant pathogens cannot be easily treated: the microorganisms thrive, disease continues to spread, individuals get sicker and may die. Antimicrobial resistance increases costs of both health care and food production. Paradoxically, although the use of antimicrobials is a common treatment of infections, it also drives the emergence of resistant organisms.

The worldwide loss of the effectiveness of antimicrobials can be understood as a “tragedy of the commons”. Individuals who pursue their own interests by using antimicrobials in a manner that is not prudent, squander antimicrobial efficiency for the rest of society. The “tragedy of the commons” has been used to describe other situations in agrifood systems, such as the case of grazing livestock on communal pastures, overfishing and environmental pollution. It would be in the best long-term interest of all individuals to steward antimicrobial use to safeguard antimicrobial effectiveness for future generations.

There are two negative unintended consequences (externalities) associated with antimicrobial use in food production: the development of resistance and the possible presence of antimicrobial residues in food. These externalities are amplified when antimicrobials are not used appropriately. An awareness that antimicrobial use in agriculture has societal impacts is not well known.

There is no one solution to reduce the use of antimicrobials in agriculture while keeping plants and animals healthy and productive. Employing alternative methods to promote health and prevent disease in plants and animals – one aspect of antimicrobial stewardship – can reduce the need for antimicrobials, but, it may come at an added costs to producers.

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Authored by Topazio, D., Moledina, A. and LeJeune. J. 2023. Foodborne antimicrobial resistance (AMR): an economic concern. Rome, FAO. https://doi.org/10.4060/cc6014en.

Publication preview page | FAO | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

     Our future depends on how we treat our forest today.Here are 6️⃣ reasons to treasure our forest 👇1️⃣ Forests cover ...
20/07/2023



Our future depends on how we treat our forest today.

Here are 6️⃣ reasons to treasure our forest 👇

1️⃣ Forests cover 31% of Earth's land surface.

2️⃣ Forests are vital to achieving sustainable agrifood system. Nearly ⅓ of the global population depends on forest goods and services for livelihood, food security and nutrition.

3️⃣ Forests provide almost 75% of the world's accessible freshwater.

4️⃣ The forest sector generates jobs for atleast 33 million people.

5️⃣ Forests are vast carbon sinks and source of sustainable woods, making them key to mitigate climate change.

6️⃣ Forests are essential for conservation of biodiversity. Forests are home to 80% of amphibian species, 75% of bird species, and 68% of mammal species.

Our future depends on preserving and sustainably managing our forests.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

     Opportunity alert: One Health Internship.WOAH is looking for an individual to benefit from its One Health Internshi...
19/07/2023



Opportunity alert: One Health Internship.

WOAH is looking for an individual to benefit from its One Health Internship programme.

This position is based in the Institutional Affairs and Regional Activities Directorate at WOAH HeadQuarters in Paris, France.

The opportunity will enable the incumbent gain grip of the One Health concept, and support the organization operationalise its tools on advancing the One Health approach globally, regionally, and at country levels.

Qualifications
– Currently enrolled in a post-graduate academic programme;
– Field of study: One Health, Veterinary Public Health, Human Public Health, Environment Health, Social Sciences, International Relations and Development, or other related fields.

See details about the opportunity: https://www.woah.org/en/job-offer/114459/

   Congratulations, and opportunity to join MSc and PhD programs in One Health!As promised, we are delighted to disclose...
19/07/2023



Congratulations, and opportunity to join MSc and PhD programs in One Health!

As promised, we are delighted to disclose that AAU Senate has officially approved the MSc and PhD programmes in one health. Anyone interested to join the programs can sign up online starting next week by clicking this link, which is an application call for graduate programmes at Addis Ababa University.
http://www.aau.edu.et/blog/announcementfor-new-graduate-program-applicants-for-the-2023-24-academic-year

Best wishes,

via Hika Waktole
Dean, College of Veterinary Medicine and Agriculture
Addis Ababa University

 One Health Issues(4) Vector-borne DiseasesVector-borne diseases (VBDs) are carried by living beings called vectors: mos...
15/07/2023



One Health Issues

(4) Vector-borne Diseases

Vector-borne diseases (VBDs) are carried by living beings called vectors: mosquitoes, ticks, fleas 🦟. They account for over 17% of infectious human diseases, some of which can also infect animals.

Vector-borne diseases account for 17% of the estimated global burden of all infectious diseases, and transmission has become increasingly ubiquitous with the largest risk zones in Africa, Asia, and the Americas. As a major cause of morbidity and mortality in humans and livestock in pastoral and mixed farming communities in developing countries, VBDs reinforce the vicious cycle of poverty by limiting productivity and the ability to produce food or earn income to purchase food or medical services.

Due to the influence of human activity on disease incidence and the direct and indirect impact on human health and livelihoods, VBDs are highly suited to ‘one health’ concept for combating infectious diseases. Increased human mobility, population growth, trade, and climate change constitute major risk factors for geographic expansion to new areas.

Human activities like construction of dams and irrigation schemes can enhance food and energy demands of the developing countries nevertheless they have been concerned for steady transmission amplification or introduction of new vector-borne infectious diseases.

Vectors are frequently arthropods, such as mosquitoes, ticks, flies, fleas and lice.

Vectors can transmit infectious diseases either actively or passively:

🦟Biological vectors, such as mosquitoes and ticks may carry pathogens that can multiply within their bodies and be delivered to new hosts, usually by biting.

🪰Mechanical vectors, such as flies can pick up infectious agents on the outside of their bodies and transmit them through physical contact.

How do vectors transmit pathogens?
With vertebrate hosts, vectors become infected when they acquire a pathogen from an infected host during a blood meal, a practice known as haematophagy. The pathogen can then be transmitted to a new host in a variety of different ways, the most common being:

1. injection of saliva during a new bite: the viruses transmitted by certain mosquitoes or the parasite responsible for sleeping sickness (transmitted by the tsetse fly) are injected during a bite;

2. faeces: for example, the parasite responsible for Chagas disease is transmitted by the faeces of an infected triatomine bug;

3. regurgitation: the bacterium responsible for the plague (Yersinia pestis) is transmitted by fleas during regurgitation;

4. active migration of the parasite during the bite (filariasis).

Read more at:
The case for a ‘one health’ approach to combating vector-borne diseases
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4450247/

European Food Safety Authority: Vector-borne diseases
https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/topics/topic/vector-borne-diseases

Emerging and Re-emerging Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases and the Challenges for Control: A Review
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8524040/

anses (France): Vectors and the diseases they transmit
https://www.anses.fr/en/content/vectors-and-diseases-they-transmit

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