The Induction Workshop was held in Bhutan from 18-22 October 2014. The One Health Epidemiology Fellowship program is funded by the European Union in four participating countries: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Nepal. The 24 Fellowship candidates have been selected (6 per country) from the human health, animal health and wildlife health sectors. More
The South Asia Regional One Health Symposium was officially opened with an exciting traditional Bhutanese Marchang ceremony held in the dramatic Zhiwa Ling main foyer. The Chief Guest for the Inaugural Session was His Excellency Lyonpo Damcho Dorji, the Honorable Minister of Home and Cultural Affairs for Bhutan. More
“With its leading programs in veterinary medicine, public health and distance learning, Massey is uniquely placed to offer this qualification,” Sir Mason Durie says. “We are providing a novel solution to a global problem, and our innovative staff from across the university are working together to make a difference.” More
World Bank and Massey University have signed a Grant Agreement for the Regional Training Program in Human and Animal Health Epidemiology in South Asia – Phase 2. The program is funded by the European Commission under the Avian and Human Influenza Trust Fund. More
In 2009, a European Commission evaluation mission identified an urgent need to further applied epidemiology skills in human and animal health within South Asia. To fulfil this need, the One Health Network-South Asia was created, funded by the European Commission under the Avian and Human Influenza Trust Fund, administered by The World Bank and implemented by Massey University.
Seven countries currently participate in the One Health Network-South Asia and a variety of Collaborative Investigation Projects focused on national disease priorities are currently underway. More
Dr. Peter Jolly, One Health Project Manager for South Asia, visited Bhutan's National Centre for Animal Health in early 2013 to finalise Collaborative Investigation Projects (CIPs) now underway in Bhutan.
During his visit Dr Jolly met with personnel from the Public Health Department, Ministry of Health; Department of Livestock, Ministry of Agriculture and Forest and GNHC secretariat for the successful finalization of the project plans, budget agreements and for the signing of agreements between the stakeholders of the projects. More
One Health Bangladesh, in collaboration with One Health Secretariat, Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control & Research (IEDCR), Preparedness and Response Project of USAID and the EcoHealth Alliance, is pleased to announce its first ever essay competition on the eve of One Health Day in November 3, 2017 (download notice).
The 9th One Health Bangladesh Conference will be held in Dhaka on 17–18 September 2017. Click here to view the Conference brochure. The Conference aims to identify challenges and explore solutions for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) using a One Health approach. Five thematic areas have been selected:
The Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare hosted the Awards Ceremony on 1st June, 2017 celebrating successful completion of the two-year One Health Epidemiology Fellowship Program.
The World Bank Group is launching a free Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on “Financing for Development: Unlocking Investment Opportunities” on March 1, 2017. To register visit https://www.edx.org/course/financing-development-unlocking-wbgx-f4d01x
This 8-week-long Massive Online Open Course (MOOC) is offered by St. George's University in Grenada, West Indies. The course is open to persons interested in the knowledge and application of medicine, veterinary medicine and public health. Now in its fourth edition, the MOOC attracts an average of 800 learners and offers educational and professional certification credits for participants.
World One Health Day was observed at Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University (SAU) in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on 10 November 2016. The program was organized by the Department of Medicine and Public Health in collaboration with One Health Bangladesh, Relief International-UK, Bangladesh, and the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR).
The 2nd International Conference on One Medicine One Science (iCOMOS) was held on the St. Paul campus of the University of Minnesota from April 24-27, 2016. Two Fellows from the One Health Epidemiology Fellowship Program, Dr Swagat Nepal (MVM) from Nepal and Dr Muhammad Asaduzzaman (MPH) from Bangladesh, were awarded travel grants by the meeting sponsors enabling them both to attend and present posters at the conference. Dr Eric Neumann, part of the Fellowship training team at Massey University also attended the meeting.
Massey University is implementing a new One Health capacity building program entitled Integrating Education and Action for One Health.
The Program is being offered in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Nepal from April 2014 to March 2017, funded by the European Commission under the One Health Programme in Asia (EuropeAid/133708/C/ACT/Multi).
FREE Webinar: Registration is Now Open.
July 10, 2015, 12-2pm EDT: Click here to register
Speakers include Edward Breitschwerdt, DVM and B. Robert Mozayeni, MD.
A new One Health program is helping improve detection and management of diseases spread from wildlife and animals to humans in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Nepal.
The three-year program Integrating Education and Action for One Health, to complete in 2017, is funded by the European Union and implemented by Massey University of New Zealand.
Japanese encephalitis (JE) is a serious cause of mortality and disability in humans, particularly
In Afghanistan there is little officially reported data to understand the incidence and impact of
A major risk factor for Nipah encephalitis in people in Bangladesh is thought to be the consumpti
For more than two decades no rabies cases have been reported in the interior areas of Bhutan, the
Scrub typhus is an emerging disease in Bhutan that was first diagnosed in 2008.
A newly introduced subtype of avian influenza virus (AIV) could spread rapidly through poultry in
Brucellosis is disease that is endemic in cattle, buffalo, yaks, goats and sheep in Nepal, which
The Sri Lanka Leptospirosis Project aims to identify risk factors and reservoir species for Leptospirosis in Sri Lanka. View preliminary results.
Nepal CIP has now completed collection of convalescent blood samples from the human participants and simultaneously sampling their domestic animals and rodents trapped in their household. View preliminary results.
This case-control project has completed collection of questionnaire data from the targeted number of 200 people with cutaneous anthrax and 400 control people without anthrax from 10 Upazilla Health Complexes in north-western Bangladesh. View preliminary results.
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