Namibia OH landscape: Challenges, opportunities and collaborative strategies
The Capacitating One Health in Eastern and Southern Africa (COHESA) initiative fosters research and innovation that facilitates seamless integration, customization, and operationalization of One Health (OH)-focused solutions. It is spearheaded by three consortia, namely, the International Livestock...
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2024
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| author | Angombe, Simon Gorejena, Brighton Freeman, Rachel J. Kashona, Hainushka D. Knight-Jones, Theodore J.D. Caron, Alexandre Hausiku, M. Mwanyengange, I. Richards, Shauna Shivolo-Useb, S. |
| author_browse | Angombe, Simon Caron, Alexandre Freeman, Rachel J. Gorejena, Brighton Hausiku, M. Kashona, Hainushka D. Knight-Jones, Theodore J.D. Mwanyengange, I. Richards, Shauna Shivolo-Useb, S. |
| author_facet | Angombe, Simon Gorejena, Brighton Freeman, Rachel J. Kashona, Hainushka D. Knight-Jones, Theodore J.D. Caron, Alexandre Hausiku, M. Mwanyengange, I. Richards, Shauna Shivolo-Useb, S. |
| author_sort | Angombe, Simon |
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| description | The Capacitating One Health in Eastern and Southern Africa (COHESA) initiative fosters research and innovation that facilitates seamless integration, customization, and operationalization of One Health (OH)-focused solutions. It is spearheaded by three consortia, namely, the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Centre de coopération Internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développement (CIRAD), and the International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications (ISAAA). COHESA has 12 multipliers, including Namibia. Although Namibia does not currently have a formal OH Institute, key stakeholders recognize the importance of this concept. A baseline key informant survey conducted by Namibia’s project team revealed that participants acknowledged the significance of OH, particularly considering emerging and re-emerging diseases that affect humans, animals, plants, environmental health, and ecosystems. The cabinet’s recent approval of the Namibia Public Health Institute (NamPHI) is expected to enhance Namibia’s responses to public health threats. The National Action Plan on Health Security (NAPHS) of 2020 has facilitated a collaborative agreement between crucial line ministries (Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS), the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism (MEFT), and the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform (MAWLR)). However, the OH concept remains fragmented in private and government sectors. While the government emphasizes regulatory compliance, broad collaborations across sectors, and disease-centric initiatives, the private sector focuses more on industry-specific regulations, projects, and evaluations. Efforts should be made to bridge these gaps and foster more collaborative and coordinated approaches to address health challenges across Namibia’s multisectoral landscape. |
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| institution | CGIAR Consortium |
| language | Inglés |
| publishDate | 2024 |
| publishDateRange | 2024 |
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| spelling | CGSpace1490752025-12-08T10:29:22Z Namibia OH landscape: Challenges, opportunities and collaborative strategies Angombe, Simon Gorejena, Brighton Freeman, Rachel J. Kashona, Hainushka D. Knight-Jones, Theodore J.D. Caron, Alexandre Hausiku, M. Mwanyengange, I. Richards, Shauna Shivolo-Useb, S. one health approach capacity building The Capacitating One Health in Eastern and Southern Africa (COHESA) initiative fosters research and innovation that facilitates seamless integration, customization, and operationalization of One Health (OH)-focused solutions. It is spearheaded by three consortia, namely, the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Centre de coopération Internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développement (CIRAD), and the International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications (ISAAA). COHESA has 12 multipliers, including Namibia. Although Namibia does not currently have a formal OH Institute, key stakeholders recognize the importance of this concept. A baseline key informant survey conducted by Namibia’s project team revealed that participants acknowledged the significance of OH, particularly considering emerging and re-emerging diseases that affect humans, animals, plants, environmental health, and ecosystems. The cabinet’s recent approval of the Namibia Public Health Institute (NamPHI) is expected to enhance Namibia’s responses to public health threats. The National Action Plan on Health Security (NAPHS) of 2020 has facilitated a collaborative agreement between crucial line ministries (Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS), the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism (MEFT), and the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform (MAWLR)). However, the OH concept remains fragmented in private and government sectors. While the government emphasizes regulatory compliance, broad collaborations across sectors, and disease-centric initiatives, the private sector focuses more on industry-specific regulations, projects, and evaluations. Efforts should be made to bridge these gaps and foster more collaborative and coordinated approaches to address health challenges across Namibia’s multisectoral landscape. 2024-07-12 2024-07-15T08:26:24Z 2024-07-15T08:26:24Z Case Study https://hdl.handle.net/10568/149075 en Open Access CAB International Angombe, S., Gorejena, B., Freeman, R., Kashona, H.D., Knight-Jones, T., Caron, A., Hausiku, M., Mwanyengange, I., Richards, S. and Shivolo-Useb, S. 2024. Namibia OH landscape: Challenges, opportunities and collaborative strategies. One Health Cases 2024(2024): ohcs20240014. |
| spellingShingle | one health approach capacity building Angombe, Simon Gorejena, Brighton Freeman, Rachel J. Kashona, Hainushka D. Knight-Jones, Theodore J.D. Caron, Alexandre Hausiku, M. Mwanyengange, I. Richards, Shauna Shivolo-Useb, S. Namibia OH landscape: Challenges, opportunities and collaborative strategies |
| title | Namibia OH landscape: Challenges, opportunities and collaborative strategies |
| title_full | Namibia OH landscape: Challenges, opportunities and collaborative strategies |
| title_fullStr | Namibia OH landscape: Challenges, opportunities and collaborative strategies |
| title_full_unstemmed | Namibia OH landscape: Challenges, opportunities and collaborative strategies |
| title_short | Namibia OH landscape: Challenges, opportunities and collaborative strategies |
| title_sort | namibia oh landscape challenges opportunities and collaborative strategies |
| topic | one health approach capacity building |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/149075 |
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