Managing animal health emergencies with a One Health approach

FAO

Managing animal health emergencies with a One Health approach

Year of publication 2022

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 3p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Brochure, flyer, fact-sheet

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Synopsis (short abstract) The concept of One Health is woven into the fabric of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Emergency Management Centre for Animal Health (EMC-AH). EMC-AH was created in 2006 as a global response platform to the outbreak of H5N1, a disease which affects both animals and humans. Part of EMC-AH’s mandate was to collaborate, at the global level, with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) to address the outbreak and engage in a One Health approach. Since its establishment, EMC-AH continues to carry out its activities in close collaboration with One Health partners. By engaging in One Health activities, EMC-AH supports FAO’s Strategic Framework 2022-20311 through its Programme Priority Area (PPA) BP3 (Better Production – One Health). Under the new PPA, EMC-AH is supporting the design and implementation of preparedness and response activities worldwide.

Language English

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