SUB-REGIONAL WORKSHOP ON ONE HEALTH COLLABORATIVE SURVEILLANCE

From 22 to 24 October 2024, experts from the World Health Organization (WHO) and World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) teamed up in Almaty, Kazakhstan, to conduct the first Sub-regional workshop on public health and animal health surveillance and control of pathogens with epidemic potential at the human-animal-environment interface.

Approximately 50 participants, from Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Kazakhstan, attended. During the workshop, participants shared their experiences on surveillance and response to food and waterborne diseases, zoonotic diseases, including Avian influenza, at the human-animal-environment interface.

It was also an opportunity for participants to expand their knowledge of collaborative surveillance and how it is linked to the One Health approach.

On the last day, a group discussion on priorities and needs for integrating One Health and collaborative surveillance into National Action Plans for Health Security (NAPHS), took place.

A follow-up call between country teams is planned, following the workshop, to discuss progress and other next steps.