Capacity for One Health research in the Horn of Africa.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

In low-and-middle-income countries, many people live near livestock. Rural livelihoods need improvement, however livestock-sector growth is a 'wicked' problem, needing careful management and One Health approaches which balance positive aspects of livestock ownership against deleterious impacts.

Materials and methods

A Key Informant survey was delivered to higher education and research institute Units in Horn of Africa, to quantify baseline estimates for One Health research, understand characteristics, and risk factors for usage.

Principal results

Four-fifths of Units acknowledged some One Health research; however, this was biased towards human-focused dimensions including at the human/animal/environment-interface and human/animal-interface; One Health app

SUBMITTER: McIntyre KM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10288085 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature