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FAO in one health

ECTAD Information Sheet: April 2010

Year of publication 2012

Pages 2

Author Animal Production and Health Division

Product type Book (stand-alone)

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) A seminal document entitled ‘Contributing to One World, One Health: A strategic framework for reducing risks at the Animal-Human-Ecosystems Interface’ (2008) was formulated by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the World Health Organization (WHO), the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the United Nations System Influenza Coordination (UNSIC) and the World Bank. The document provides a basis foroperationalizing the One Health approach to generically address emerging and re-emerging infectious animal and zoonotic diseases at the animal-human-ecosystem interface, which impact negatively on people’s well-being, safety and livelihoods…

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