Presented by Hung Nguyen-Viet and the FBLI Regional Core Group at the EcoEID research and policy forum, Manila, Philippines, 15-20 September 2013.

1. EcoEID Research and Policy Forum
Manila, Philippines, 15-20 September 2013
Field Building Leadership Initiative (FBLI) and Ecohealth future
for Southeast Asia
Hung Nguyen-Viet* and Regional Core Group Members
*Regional Coordinator of FBLI
Coordinating Unit of FBLI, CENPHER/HSPH
Hanoi School of Public Health

2. • Studies the health and well-being impacts of
development factors using integrative approaches
of Ecohealth/One Health with special focus on
South East Asia with link to similar issues of Africa.
• Focus on the link between health and agriculture,
infectious and zoonotic diseases, chemical
pollution, food safety and nutrition, from lab to
the field.
Main research themes
 Ecosystem Health / One Health
 Food Safety
 Health Impact Assessment

3. EcoEID
Main ecohealth projects in South East Asia, September 2013

4. Rational for FBLI
• Ecohealth usefulness and more recently introduced
in South East Asia (SEA)
• Need to strengthen individual, institutional and
country capacity in understanding and applying this
approach within the context of the region.
• FBLI aims at advancing ecohealth in SEA through
integrating research, training, policy and networking
• Focusing on solving human health problems
associated with agricultural intensification in SEA
countries.

5. Partners and Regional Core Group (RCG)

6. Main components of FBLI
“Site based- concept”
• Yuanmou (CN)
• Hanam (VN)
• Chachoengsao (TH)
• Pangalengen , West Java (ID)

7. Research
Using ecohealth approaches to manage ecosystems and health
in the context of agricultural intensification
• Generate knowledge: links and interactions among agricultural
practices, ecosystems, poverty alleviation and health.
• Develop practical and innovative solutions to address health
and environment problems identified.
• Engage with local policy makers during the early stage of the
research process, and to inform them about research findings.
Multi-institutional, inter-disciplinary team

8. Where are we active?
Reduce pesticide use and its health and
environment impact in Yuanmou County,
Yunnan Province, China
Better Human and Animal Waste
Management in Hanam Province, Vietnam
(Eco-HAWAM)
Rubber Plantation Expansion and
Increased Risk of Vector-Borne Diseases in
Eastern Thailand
Dairy Production: Connecting Issues and
Finding Interventions for Small-Scale
Farming in a Southeast Asian Context
• Yuanmou (CN)
“Site based- concept”
• Hanam (VN)
• Chachoengsao (TH)
• Pangalengen , West Java (ID)

9. Capacity building

10. Knowledge translation

11. Highlights: Capacity Building
The FBLI Ecohealth Trainer
Manual and Regional
Ecohealth/One Health in SEA
• Developed by a group of
researchers working in the field
of Ecohealth, including FBLI
team members
• Focus on how to teach
Ecohealth
• Publication and launch in May
2013
Free download at:
https://www.vetswithoutborders.ca/ge
t-involved/resources/fbli

12. Highlights: Capacity Building
Regional Ecohealth/One Health
short course in SEA
• Regionally based trainers
• Practical, theory and field work
• Built on EHRC Chiangmai
success of risk assessment and
ecohealth course
• 25 participants from SEA

13. Highlights: Capacity Building
• Master and PhD in One Health and Ecosytem
Management (first intake expected for 2014 at
Mahidol University)
• Ecohealth Future Leader Program (University of
Indonesia)
• Journal One Health and Ecosytem Management
(to be launched early 2014)
• Ecohealth Network

14. Networking – Reflections on Ecohealth
Future in Southeast Asia
EcoEID

15. EcoEID
• INDOHUN
• THOHUN
• VOHUN
• MYOHUN
2 EHRCs
Emerging Pandemic Threats Program
PREDICT • RESPOND • PREVENT • IDENTIFY

16. Networking – Reflections on Ecohealth
Future in Southeast Asia
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Complementarity : EIDs vs. non EIDs
“Competitive” networks of Ecohealth and One Health in SEA
Donor driven and weak sustainability
Future of Ecohealth: a more “viable” and “sustainable”
network with support of several donors?
 A new regional platform / structure / foundation /
department regionally recognised and strongly attached to the
regional and national decision bodies (ministries, ASEAN…)
with a more coordinated way of pooling resources from
several donors to make more impacts in EIDs and Ecohealth
research

17. Thank you!