How crop-livestock clinics help strengthen One Health partnerships in Uganda
Joint crop-livestock clinics in Uganda are bringing agricultural, veterinary and other specialists together to improve farmer support, strengthen cross-sector partnerships and promote a practical One Health approach.
Heads or tails? The global funding patterns steering One Health research
Who funds One Health research and what do they prioritize? A CABI-led study uncovers the major funders shaping the field and highlights the action tracks that remain consistently under-supported.
One Health research: the three big questions Â
CABI’s One Health Research Roadmap identifies knowledge gaps and future priorities, guiding researchers and policymakers to deliver coordinated, cross-sectoral solutions for people, animals, plants, and ecosystems.
Identifying future One Health research needs to benefit people, animals, plants and environment
Participants from more than 48 countries have gathered in a series of workshops to discuss future One Health research priorities to inform research that will benefit people, animals, plants and the environment. One Health is a multi-sectoral approach aimed to optimize the health of humans, livestock, plants, and the ecosystems they share. “The interdependencies between these…
Celebrating One Health Day: How CABI is supporting a healthier future for people, animals and the environment
On One Health Day, we explore the connection between human, animal, plant and ecosystem health and how CABI’s work in One Health is helping to build a healthier, more sustainable future.
Study highlights how joint clinics can help Kenyan farmers address ‘One Health’ issues
In sub-Saharan Africa, economic growth from agriculture is 11 times more effective at reducing extreme poverty compared with any other sector. In Kenya, 71% of the rural population work in the agriculture sector, accounting for nearly 70% of export earnings.
The Anthropocene is official – but what does this mean for the future health of planet Earth?
The recent vote by the Anthropocene Working Group (AWG) of the International Commission on Stratigraphy, formally considers the Anthropocene a distinct time period in the geological record.
Fat cats – what can they tell us about human obesity, and vice versa?
It’s estimated that between a third and two thirds of pet cats are overweight, depending on the assessment method used. Cats suffer from obesity and diabetes mellitus in ways that are very similar to the obesity and type 2 diabetes found in humans. But can these similarities tell us anything useful about how to tackle…
One Health and One Welfare for all
By Rebeca Garcia Pinillos “Health for all” has been the guiding vision of the World Health Organisation (WHO) for more than seven decades, underpinning the principle that “all people should be able to realize their right to the highest possible level of health”. This of course includes both health and welfare, terms that are intrinsically…
One Health: free online course from FutureLearn features CABI authors
One Health is about connectedness: "the collaborative efforts of multiple disciplines working locally, nationally, and globally to attain optimal health for people, animals, plants and our environment”. On One Health Day, November 3rd 2016, CABI's editors held a One Health (#OneHealth) Blogathon to focus attention, contributing a total of 6 blogs to Handpicked… and Carefully Sorted, each…