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‘One Health: Setting up a risk analysis system for zoonoses'

WHY

Zoonoses are a constant threat to human and animal health. A systematic cross-sectoral (One Health) approach to share signals, assess risks and coordinate the response is essential to minimise impact of zoonotic diseases.

GOAL

Support countries to set up or strengthen their collaboration in the area of risk analysis of zoonoses and antimicrobial resistance (AMR), in a One Health fashion. In our definition risk analysis comprises of signalling, risk assessment, risk management and coordinated communication.

INTENDED FOR

Professionals who are involved in the risk analysis of zoonoses and AMR, who would like to make a change in the One Health collaboration, within their country. With this guidelines, professionals can take the initiative themselves to set up an interdisciplinary partnership between professionals in the human and veterinary health sectors, and in other sectors, such as food safety and environmental health, and develop an (institutionalised) One Health Risk Analysis System (OHRAS) to deal with the prevention and control of zoonotic diseases and AMR.

FOCUS

On implementation and operationalisation

HOW

Stepwise approach to implement OHRAS allowing to tailor it to the country’s situation and needs.

INCLUDED

Addressing barriers that can be faced, such as the difficulty of obtaining political will or to gain trust.

CO-CREATION

These guidelines are co-created by professionals from public health institutes, veterinary institutes and food safety authorities within COHESIVE, a One Health European Joint Programme project. It is based on their own experience with One Health risk analysis systems, and on the Tripartite Zoonoses Guide. It is set up as a practical guide for the co-creation of a One Health risk analysis approach within a country. The guidelines have been supplemented with material that was produced within the OHEJP MATRIX project

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