Global Goals at Home: Bringing the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals Down to Earth
It is a common Western perception that the seventeen Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the United Nations set of specific targets for...
One Health at 30,000 Feet: Measured Optimism
As many experts have warned, unless the world gets serious about infectious diseases, we will all pay a hefty price...
The Global Health System Needs More “Prevention” To Address Future Pandemics
The 2014-2016 West African Ebola outbreak was considered a major global threat, and was a wake-up call: It signaled serious...
It’s Time to Get Serious About Preventing Pandemics
We are being hit by a veritable smorgasbord of zoonotic microbes ranging from SARS-CoV-2 to Monkeypox to most recently, the...
Is One Health at a Turning Point?
The concept of One Health - the intersection of animal, human, and the environment - has been around for some...
Public Health: Good News From India and for Development Assistance
Worldwide, the views of many about India, the world’s largest democracy, are largely focused on its weaknesses, corruption, governance, and...
Religions and One Health Advocacy: Much in Common, Much Needs to Be Done
Diseases and pandemics have meant the world shares a common nightmare. While science can offer some answers as to why...
Dealing With Infectious Disease Outbreaks: Up to the Job?
Numerous infectious disease outbreaks and emergencies are reported to the World Health Organization (WHO) on almost a daily basis, with...
One Health Needs More Soft Power
Since the 1800s, scientists have noted the similarity in disease processes among animals and humans, but human and animal medicine...
Environment, Part of One Health, Is Often Missing in Action
There is good news in that, at the global level, there has been increased attention and deliberation about One Health...
One Health: The International Community Takes A New Step Forward
On June 30, 2022, the World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved the establishment of a Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and...
In Wartime, Mental Health and One Health Are Casualties
Mental Health and One Health, the latter being the interface of human/animal/ecosystem health, address largely different scientific research, methods, public...
