Building Tripartite International Guidance Tools for the National Implementation of One Health
Abstract
In 2010, the Tripartite (OIE, FAO and WHO) formally agreed to work together to advocate for and coordinate global activities to address health risks at the human-animal-environment interface. As such, the Tripartite not only has the global vision and mandate, but also the unique and powerful position to convene key national stakeholders from a variety of sectors and ensure representation throughout all the regions of the world to contribute expertise to the development and implementation of such guidance. Furthermore, guidance and operational tools developed and issued through the Tripartite will benefit from the global exposure and the confidence and trust that partners in all sectors have for the Tripartite. Unisectoral and some bilateral guidance and tools are already available from the organizations, and the three organizations have already begun work to develop joint Tripartite materials to support countries. Only one jointly-developed, zoonoses-specific guidance document currently exists: the 2008 Tripartite “Zoonotic Diseases: A Guide to Establishing Collaboration between Animal and Human Health Sectors at the Country Level”. This guide has been used in WHO South-East Asia Region (SEARO) and Western Pacific Region (WPRO) countries when implementing multisectoral activities under the Asia Pacific Strategy for Emerging Diseases (APSED), but the guide has proven not to be adequately detailed or comprehensive for operational use. In order to make this Zoonoses Guide more operational and practical for use by countries, the scope needs to be expanded, country-level experience and good/best practices included, and operational tools added, to most effectively support countries in taking a ”One Health Approach” to address zoonotic diseases.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Jul 16, 2019
- Source ID
- HDTRA11810007
Entities
People
- Emily Tagliaro
Organizations
- Defense Threat Reduction Agency
- World Organisation for Animal Health