Laboratory Systems and Networks for One Health

Date: Thursday, 13 December 2018
Time: 13:30 – 15:00
Location: Niger/Enugu

Session Overview:
One Health requires the collaboration of multiple disciplines, tracking disease, and health interventions across sectorial boundaries. One Health approaches are essential to contain zoonotic diseases, identify and manage reservoirs for human and animal disease, and protect wildlife and livestock. They also avoid duplication and synergize health policy and public health actions. This session will give an overview of One Health challenges and opportunities with a particular focus on laboratory systems. Participants will gain an understanding of the concept of One Health, how to optimally develop and operate laboratory systems, so that maximal benefits accrue to all stakeholders, and will also be introduced to outcomes from One Health laboratory initiatives. The session will provide examples of laboratory systems and networks for disease surveillance in humans and livestock, along with anthropomorphic factors that contribute to resistance. The session will also give an overview of laboratory systems for the neglected zoonotic disease cysticercosis that are part of a network covering Tanzania, Mozambique, and Zambia.

  • Presentation
    • Tom Chiller, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, United States
  • A One Health Approach to Addressing Gaps in Laboratory Leadership Training
    • Lucy Maryogo Robinson, Association of Public Health Laboratories, United States
  • One Health Surveillance through a Network of Laboratories in Madagascar: the RESAMAD Network
    • Saïda Rasoanandrasana, RESAMAD Network, Madagascar
  • The RESOLAB Network of FAO & OIE
    • Cristian De Battisti, Food and Agriculture Organization, Italy
  •  Co-Conveners:
    • Iruka Okeke
      • University of Ibadan, Nigeria
    • Francois Xavier Babin
      • Fondation Merieux, France
  •  Speakers
    • Tom Chiller
      • US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, United States
    • Lucy Maryogo-Robinson
      • Association of Public Health Laboratories, United States
    • Saïda Rasoanandrasana
      • RESAMAD Network, Madagascar
    • Cristian De Battisti,
      • Food and Agriculture Organization, Italy