Building EcoHealth Capacity in the South East Asia Region
through Resource Centres in
Thailand and Indonesia
Approaches to the Better Management of Zoonotic Emerging Infectious Diseases in the
Southeast Asia Region (EcoZD) project
EcoHealth Conference, Kunming China 2012
Tongkorn Meeyam , Akeau Unahalekhaka , G.Lamar Robert, Chongchit Sripun Robert, Manoj
Pothapohn, Tjut S. Djohan, Adhiheru Husodo, Dyah A. Widiasih, Wayan T. Artama
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Ecosystem approaches to the better management of
zoonotic emerging infectious diseases
in the Southeast Asia Region
ILRI - ECOZD project
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Background of EHRC Establishment
EcoHealth-OneHealth Resource
center at Chiang Mai University
EcoHealth Resource center at
Universitas Gadja Mada
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Background of EHRC Establishment
a first EHRC writeshop,
held on October 11-12, 2010 at Chiang Mai University
and January 11-13, 2011 at Universitas Gadja Mada
Human
Health
Socio-economic
determinants of health
5 researchers
Animal
Ecosystem
Health
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EHRC- CMU: Structure of the organization
EcoHealth-One Health Resource Centre
Chiang Mai University
Advisory Executive Working
Committee Committee Group
Associated
Veterinary Social
Nursing Medical Medicine Economic Pharmacy
Medicine Science Sciences
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EHRC- CMU: Mission
The EcoHealth Resource Centre at CMU uses a
transdisciplinary, EcoHealth-OneHealth approach to bring
together health, social, economic, and ecological expertise to
support efforts to achieve sustainable improvements in
health, well being, and social equity through
research, capacity building, and communication in Southeast
Asia. 8

EHRC- CMU: Activities
• Capacity building/ Training/ Course
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EHRC- CMU: Activities
• Research
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EHRC- CMU: Activities
• Communication
http://ehrc.vet.cmu.ac.th
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EHRC- UGM: Structure of the organization
Vet.Med
Anmal
Medicine
Science
EHRC –UGM
Director
Anthroplog
Geography
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Wayan T. Artama VM
Executive Biology
Secretary
Dyah Ayu Widiasih
VM
Adi Heru Tjut Doddi Pande Made
Krishna Agung Sugandawaty Aris Purwantoro Yudhabuntara Kutanegara
Sutomo
Animal Science Medicine Biology Vet.Med Vet.Med Anthropology 13

EHRC- UGM: Mission
• Vision
EcoHealth Resource Center at UGM perform an integrative health (EcoHealth
and One Health) in maintaining ecosystem, animal health for the mankind and
livelihood of human being using three pillars approaches (Tri Dharma in higher
education: education, research, and community empowerment).
• Mission
In order to achieve its vision the EHRC- UGM, in which their scientists perform
their activities using an integrated, multi disciplinary and transdisciplinary based
approach for mastering of preparedness and managing dangerous zoonotic
diseases, through the following activities: curriculum development, research on
prevention, controlling zoonotic and new emerging diseases, and community
empowerment through student service activities (KKN-PPM).
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EHRC- UGM: Capacity Building
• Training: Seminar, TOT, Workshop
• Students Exchange
• Curriculum development
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Student Service Activities (SSA) in EcoHealth/
Kuliah Kerja Nyata (KKN) in EcoHealth
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EcoHealth Aspects of KKN
• Community empowerment in • EH aspects of KKN:
KKN
• Local potential utilization • Crop-livestock intensification &
sustainable agro-ecosystem
• Incensement of the
• Link between livestock rearing &
environment quality zoonotic diseases
• Increase of the quality of life • Farmer livelihoods
• Entrepreneurship • Women in livestock
• Behavior change • Ecosystem approach to
understanding & influencing
• Income generating farmer’s livestock practices
• Awareness of zoonotic
diseases
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Research activities
Spatial analysis Leptospirosis in Mapping of Human Toxoplasmosis in the
Yogyakarta province base on Province of Yogyakarta and Bali using
participatory approach EcoHealth approach
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CMU – UGM joint activities
CMU students at UGM
UGM students at CMU
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CMU – UGM joint activities
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CMU – UGM joint activities
• Upcoming co-projects
– Proposal development
– Researcher and student exchanges
– Training course
– EcoHealth-OneHealth symposium
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Stakeholders
• Inside: Medicine, Vet. Medicine, Animal
Science, Biology, Geography, Anthropology, Sociology and
Communication, Economy, Experiences on Student Service Activities
Experiences on Student Service Activities (SSA/KKN) from 18
faculties.
• Outside: Yogyakarta Diseases Investigation Center, Municipal
Health Services, Community Health Center, Local Gov., Mass
Media, NGOs in Community Dev. 23

Multidisciplinary approach
Action
Quick and proactive
NETWORK response
Person in charge:
COMMUNICATION
COMMUNICATION
Veterinary Medicine
QUALITY Medicine
OF
Cooperation Biology
Animal Sciences
/economic
Sociology and
NETWORK communication
Anthropology
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Geography

Multidisciplinary approach
• Start small & concrete versus large & broad
– Active members (they may only come from few
faculties)
• keep it pragmatic
• Ensure a common interest from each faculty
• Build up on existing linkages (which worked
already in the past)
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Understanding of EcoHealth approach
• Definition and terminology
• Similarity and differences to other
approach and its advantages
• Implementation
Convincing
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Future challenges
• Sustained
– Policy level
• Human resources
• Motivation
• Measurable & visible outputs
• Funding
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The way forward
• Strengthening CMU-UGM collaboration through Joint
activities
– Research
– Communication
– Capacity building: exchange
– Curriculum development
• Sustain the EHRC through
– Visibility to the public
– implement the center and activities to the system
– Expand the network to other university and non-
university stakeholders
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