A multidisciplinary and multisectoral collaboration, through a One Health approach is required to effectively prepare for, detect, assess, and respond to emerging and endemic zoonotic diseases. However, during outbreaks of zoonosis, countries usually have limited time to organize the response. If no operational framework is in place, each sector tends to work independently.
In this online course participants will explore concepts of coordinated response to manage zoonotic disease outbreaks. The course will go into details of the perspectives of animal health and public health services and foster a better understanding of the diverse perspectives of different stakeholders during an outbreak response. Participants may reflect on several examples of national coordination at the human-animal-environment interface.
What you'll learn:
- Recall the One Health principles
- Apply One Health principles to zoonotic disease outbreak response
- Explain the diverse perspectives and mandates of different sectors involved in zoonotic disease outbreak response
- Descrive examples of how to coordinate a response between stakeholders in different phases of an outbreak.
