A socio-economic approach to One Health policy research in southern Africa
One-health approaches have started being applied to health systems in some countries in controlling infectious diseases in order to reduce the burden of disease in humans, livestock and wild animals collaboratively. However, one wonders whether the problem of lingering and emerging zoonoses is mo...
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doaj-a0594e720d5e4f22ad778c011a005bbe2020-11-25T00:37:52ZengAOSISOnderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research0030-24652219-06352012-06-01792e1e810.4102/ojvr.v79i2.460336A socio-economic approach to One Health policy research in southern AfricaKim A. Kayunze0Angwara D. Kiwara1Eligius Lyamuya2Dominic M. Kambarage3Jonathan Rushton4Richard Coker5Richard Kock6Mark M. Rweyemamu7Development Studies Institute, Sokoine University of AgricultureInstitute of Development Studies, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied SciencesMuhimbili University of Health and Allied SciencesSokoine University of AgricultureRoyal Veterinary College, Hawkshead Lane, UnitedMahidol UniversityRoyal Veterinary CollegeSokoine University of AgricultureOne-health approaches have started being applied to health systems in some countries in controlling infectious diseases in order to reduce the burden of disease in humans, livestock and wild animals collaboratively. However, one wonders whether the problem of lingering and emerging zoonoses is more affected by health policies, low application of one-health approaches, or other factors. As part of efforts to answer this question, the Southern African Centre for Infectious Disease Surveillance (SACIDS) smart partnership of human health, animal health and socio-economic experts published, in April 2011, a conceptual framework to support One Health research for policy on emerging zoonoses. The main objective of this paper was to identify which factors really affect the burden of disease and how the burden could affect socio-economic well-being. Amongst other issues, the review of literature shows that the occurrence of infectious diseases in humans and animals is driven by many factors, the most important ones being the causative agents (viruses, bacteria, parasites, etc.) and the mediator conditions (social, cultural, economic or climatic) which facilitate the infection to occur and hold. Literature also shows that in many countries there is little collaboration between medical and veterinary services despite the shared underlying science and the increasing infectious disease threat. In view of these findings, a research to inform health policy must walk on two legs: a natural sciences leg and a social sciences one.https://ojvr.org/index.php/ojvr/article/view/460Socio-economicsone healthinfectious diseaseshumanslivestockwild animalshealth policies |
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Kim A. Kayunze Angwara D. Kiwara Eligius Lyamuya Dominic M. Kambarage Jonathan Rushton Richard Coker Richard Kock Mark M. Rweyemamu |
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Kim A. Kayunze Angwara D. Kiwara Eligius Lyamuya Dominic M. Kambarage Jonathan Rushton Richard Coker Richard Kock Mark M. Rweyemamu A socio-economic approach to One Health policy research in southern Africa Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research Socio-economics one health infectious diseases humans livestock wild animals health policies |
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Kim A. Kayunze Angwara D. Kiwara Eligius Lyamuya Dominic M. Kambarage Jonathan Rushton Richard Coker Richard Kock Mark M. Rweyemamu |
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A socio-economic approach to One Health policy research in southern Africa |
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A socio-economic approach to One Health policy research in southern Africa |
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A socio-economic approach to One Health policy research in southern Africa |
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A socio-economic approach to One Health policy research in southern Africa |
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A socio-economic approach to One Health policy research in southern Africa |
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socio-economic approach to one health policy research in southern africa |
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One-health approaches have started being applied to health systems in some countries in controlling infectious diseases in order to reduce the burden of disease in humans, livestock and wild animals collaboratively. However, one wonders whether the problem of lingering and emerging zoonoses is more affected by health policies, low application of one-health approaches, or other factors. As part of efforts to answer this question, the Southern African Centre for Infectious Disease Surveillance (SACIDS) smart partnership of human health, animal health and socio-economic experts published, in April 2011, a conceptual framework to support One Health research for policy on emerging zoonoses. The main objective of this paper was to identify which factors really affect the burden of disease and how the burden could affect socio-economic well-being. Amongst other issues, the review of literature shows that the occurrence of infectious diseases in humans and animals is driven by many factors, the most important ones being the causative agents (viruses, bacteria, parasites, etc.) and the mediator conditions (social, cultural, economic or climatic) which facilitate the infection to occur and hold. Literature also shows that in many countries there is little collaboration between medical and veterinary services despite the shared underlying science and the increasing infectious disease threat. In view of these findings, a research to inform health policy must walk on two legs: a natural sciences leg and a social sciences one. |
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Socio-economics one health infectious diseases humans livestock wild animals health policies |
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