This document summarizes a presentation on strengthening human and animal health in Southeast Asia using a One Health approach. The presentation discusses: 1) What One Health is - an initiative that recognizes the interconnectedness of human, animal, and environmental health. 2) The rationale for using a One Health approach in Southeast Asia, which is a hotspot for transboundary and emerging diseases in livestock due to illegal animal movement and climate change. There is also limited access to reliable health services. 3) The project aims to strengthen government and community capacity to prevent and control health risks through tools and gender-focused interventions in Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar over 4 years with a $6.5 million budget.

1. Strengthening capacities for
improving human and animal health
in Southeast Asia using a One Health approach
Hu Suk Lee, International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)
2019 Third Global ODA Forum for Sustainable Agricultural Development –
Inclusive Growth and Global Partnerships
Seoul, Korea
13-15 May 2019

2. What is One Health?
(UNEP: Delia and Hu Suk et al.)
• Worldwide initiative
• Human, animal and environmental
health are linked
• Main Goal
• Enhance cooperation and expand
interdisciplinary collaborations between
all the fields to promote health

3. Rationale and Relevance
• Livestock sector plays a key role in SEA
• In SEA, hotspot for Transboundary and emerging
diseases (TEDs) (e.g. bird flu, H5N1)
• mainly, due to illegal movement and Climate Change
(e.g. Vietnam-> World bank report)
• However, there is limited reliable information
• Lack of access to reliable human/livestock health
services (especially, women and children)
• Need to strengthen One Health interventions at
the government/community level

4. Project Outlines
• Target country : Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and
Myanmar (Thailand is included, Not funded)
• Executing Agency: CGIAR-ILRI
• Direct and Indirect beneficiaries
• Policy makers and researchers from Ministries and
Institutes/Universities (D) (estimated total: > 250)
• Human/animal health workers and other professionals (D)
(estimated total: > 1,000)
• Farmers and households (I) (estimated total: >3.5 million)
• Estimated budget: USD 6.5 million (4 years)

5. Project Objectives
• To strengthen the capacity of the government and
community to prevent and control risks to human
and animal health (SDGs 1-5, 13, 15 and 17)
• TED prioritization using a One Health Approach
• To establish a regional One Health partnership in
response to TEDs in Southeast Asia
• To develop and transfer tools, methods and
approaches for better managing and communication
• To support strategies for equal benefits/right for
women through gender intervention programs
• To build capacities of functional research and policy
making groups – sustainable development

6. Expected Outputs
• To produce evidence that can inform TED priorities
• Engagement of project stakeholders in actionable
decisions and programs using a One Health approach
• To develop tools that help stakeholders understand,
manage and communicate about TEDs
• To improve equal benefit/right of agriculture,
veterinary service for women through interventions
• Capacity development of national partners in field
investigation, risk assessment and diagnosis etc.

7. Impact Pathways
Generating
evidence,
partnership and
tools
Used by
government and
donors to define
priority policy areas
Support policy
makers for TEDs
control/prevention
Support development
of cost-effective
interventions to
reduce TEDs
Sphere of Control (Outputs) Sphere of Influence (Outcomes) Sphere of Interest (Impacts)
Impacts on
farmers,
community
and others

8. This presentation is licensed for use under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence.
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