Advocacy Material
This website considers various scenarios under which four zoonotic diseases (Henipavirus infection, Lassa Fever, Rift Valley Fever (RVF) and Trypanosomiasis) might emerge and spread in five African countries.
The scenarios studied by researchers from the Dynamic Drivers of Disease in Africa Consortium were developed by the Stockholm Resilience Centre. They are not projections. Rather, they are plausible stories and illustrate what might happen based on given assumptions in the chosen settings.
They can be used to:
- Identify a range of possible futures.
- Improve the understanding of and start discussion about a desirable future.
- Help decision-makers and communities take action to create a more resilient society.
The scenarios can be found at: http://www.diseasescenarios.org/scenarios.html
This website considers various scenarios under which four zoonotic diseases (Henipavirus infection, Lassa Fever, Rift Valley Fever (RVF) and Trypanosomiasis) might emerge and spread in five African countries.
The scenarios studied by researchers from the Dynamic Drivers of Disease in Africa Consortium were developed by the Stockholm Resilience Centre. They are not projections. Rather, they are plausible stories and illustrate what might happen based on given assumptions in the chosen settings.
They can be used to:
- Identify a range of possible futures.
- Improve the understanding of and start discussion about a desirable future.
- Help decision-makers and communities take action to create a more resilient society.
The scenarios can be found at: http://www.diseasescenarios.org/scenarios.html
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Zoonoses – From Panic to Planning
A briefing entitled Zoonoses: From Panic to Planning has been produced by the Dynamic Drivers of Disease in Africa Consortium (www.driversofdisease.org). It includes seven recommendations:
- Ring-fence long-term funding;
- Plan for uncertain futures;
- Improve measurement and mapping;
- Improve systemic surveillance;
- Develop more flexible and collaborative working;
- Draw on multiple forms of expertise;
- Develop a ‘One Health’ approach that is justice- and rights-based.
http://steps-centre.org/wpsite/wp-content/uploads/ZoonosesRapidResponseBriefing_jan_2013.pdf
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FAO in One Health Information Sheet
The ‘Contributing to One World, One Health: A strategic framework for reducing risks at the Animal-Human-Ecosystems Interface’ (2008) document was formulated by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the World Health Organization (WHO), the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the United Nations System Influenza Coordination (UNSIC) and the World Bank.
The document provides a basis for operationalizing the One Health approach to generically
address emerging and re-emerging infectious animal and zoonotic diseases at the animal-human-ecosystem interface, which impact negatively on people’s well-being, safety and livelihoods.
In response to this document the ECTAD, produced an information sheet called ‘FAO in One Health‘ which presents the facts of the problem, the challenges and gaps, the FAO’s position, and their recommendations for the future.
The Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Diseases (ECTAD) is FAO’s corporate centre for the planning and delivery of veterinary assistance to FAO member countries responding to the threat of transboundary animal health crises.
The Information Sheet can be downloaded from the FAO website.
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Comic – Infected
Ms Chan Wenling and her friend-from-the-future are engaged in an exciting adventure to convince people to act together and save the world. While the story may be fictional, it is nevertheless intertwined with some factual information
Available as a pdf to download for free from the EU Bookshop – http://bookshop.europa.eu/en/infected-pbMN3011250/?CatalogCategoryID=TMOep2Ix19kAAAEvzTkHowsR
ISBN: 978-92-79-21088-4
DOI: 10.2841/25737