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Overview and Scope of One Health underpinning FAO, OIE, WHO work

One Health Session,

STDF Working Group,

20-21 October 2016

Geneva

Professor Alan ReillyAdjunct Professor

Institute of Food and HealthUniversity College Dublin

“One Health” what is it?

Recognition of the Interdependency:Mankind – Environment - Animals

Food Safety Context

Protect Consumers

Food Safety Context

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Feed

Fertilizer

Crop/Animal

Production

Storage

Processing

Transport

Distribution

Wholesale

Retail

Catering

Farm to Fork - Food Safety Regulatory ControlFarm to Fork – One Health

Good Agricultural PracticeGood Agricultural Practice- Environment

Plant Health……

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How Important Is Animal Welfare?

Very Important to Consumers!

Avian Flu Animal Health

Animal Health Problem – Fear in the Food Chain

Why Is Feed So Important?

…because everything WE eat – YOU eat!

Don’t Forget the Water!

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Animal Feed – Key Quality Indicator

High Quality Safe Feed In…

High Quality Safe Food Out…

Source: WardheerNews.com

Animal Production

Slaughter and Inspection Food Processing – from here to….

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Overuse ofAntibiotics

Antimicrobial Resistance in the Food Chain

Environment

Stronger Every Day!

Antimicrobial Resistance in the Food Chain

How Is “One Health” Organised?

A strategic framework…

…joined up thinking!

…just like the Rubik Cube!

…better alignment

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…Linking Government AgenciesLinking Government Agencies……

Food Safety Authority of Ireland

One Health

Public HealthPhysicians

Local Authorities

Environmental Health

Inspectors

Environmental Protection Authority

Ministry of Agriculture

Fisheries

Food Safety Authority of Ireland

OBJECTIVES

Detect

Assess

Manage

Communicate

Working together at National LevelWorking Together at National Level

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Food Safety AuthorityInputs

The Single Agency Model has Advantages

Legislation

Enforcement

Inspection

Scientific Committees

Monitoring andSurveillance

Data Collection

Outputs

Consumer Protection

Risk Assessments

Advice to Government

Crisis Management

Inter-agency Collaboration

Food Chain Cooperation

The Single Model has many Advantages

The Development of “One Health”

Legislation

Ireland

Legislation

European Union

The Development of “One Health”

EU Commission Makes the ConnectionEU Commission Makes the Connection

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“One Health” in action in the EU“One Health” in Action in the EU

EU-wide Food Safety Risk AssessmentEU-wide Risk Assessment

Examples of working together in EU

SCIENTIFIC REPORT OF EFSA AND ECDC The European Union Summary Report on Trends and Sources of Zoonoses, Zoonotic Agents and Foodborne Outbreaks in 2012

SCIENTIFIC REPORT OF EFSA AND ECDCThe European Union Summary Report on Antimicrobial Resistance in zoonotic and indicator bacteria from Humans, Animals and Food in 2012

Examples of Working together

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…joined up EU integrated response

12 - Point Action Plan

Appropriate use of antimicrobials in both humans and animals

Improved monitoring and surveillance in human and animal medicine

Strengthen surveillance systems on AMR and antimicrobial consumption in human/animal medicine

EU Integrated Response

Leading “One Health” in ASEAN

ASEAN Region

Singapore

• One Health Committee

• ToR – Scope –Workplans

• Focus: Emerging Risk Analysis – Networking-Data Sharing

Leading “One Health” in Asia

National Systems – International ConnectionsNational Systems – International Connections

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International CooperationInternational Cooperation

OIE One Health

One Health widely discussed at regional and international meetings - high moral ground platforms

Few examples of successful implementation of One Health at national/regional level

Private sector/ multinationals pay lip service to the concept

Conflicting Priorities between Sectors..

Conclusions?

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One Health – the Future?

Much of the science we depend on we get FREE – Sustainable?

A Peacetime Activity

Protocol for Implementation

Promotion at National Level

Demonstrate Added Value/Win-Win

Emerging Risk/Collection, Analysis, Sharing Data

Working at the Interface

One Health – the Future?

OneHealth

Totally Interdependent…

MankindAnimals

Enviro-nment

Totally Interdependent