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Dossier ONE HEALTH

Camels can’t be put on motorbikes

The One Health approach recognises the interdependence of animals, humans and the environment through transdisciplinary cooperation in public health systems.

Text: Samuel SchlaefliIssue: 04/2023
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Dossier ONE HEALTH

Swiss-Ethiopian research partnership for preventing zoonotic diseases

Researchers at the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) work closely with partners at Jigjiga University in the Somali Region. Their common goal is to improve health service delivery for pastoral and agropastoral communities in Ethiopia.

Text: Samuel SchlaefliIssue: 04/2023
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Dossier ONE HEALTH

Swiss expertise in international policy

Nowhere in the world is as much research per capita conducted on One Health as in Switzerland. Nor, as a policy brief by the Institute of Global Health notes, exist as many organisations that engage with One Health anywhere else.

Text: Samuel SchlaefliIssue: 04/2023
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Dossier ONE HEALTH

One Health requires us to reorient our perceptions and value systems

As co-director of The Lancet One Health Commission, Ghanian epidemiologist John H. Amuasi is at the forefront of shaping the One Health agenda. He advocates a slow but radical transformation of the economy, global health policy and education.

Text: Samuel SchlaefliIssue: 04/2023
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Dossier ONE HEALTH

Facts & Figures

One Health and pandemic prevention

Issue: 04/2023
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Horizons Chad

A question of survival

Chad is among the countries worldwide most vulnerable to climate change. The impacts are all-pervasive. A small group of environmental activists in the Sahelian country is striving to create greater awareness about climate action.

Text: Helena KreiensiekIssue: 04/2023
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Horizons Chad

A day in the life of...

Fatimé Abdallah Mahamat

Text: Recorded by Zélie SchallerIssue: 04/2023
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Horizons Chad

Voice of Chad

Heroic struggle for empowerment by women in Chad

Issue: 04/2023
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Transformative North-South research partnerships

The key objective of one of the programmes funded by Switzerland is to foster interdisciplinary and transnational research to reduce poverty and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the 2030 Agenda.

Text: Luca BetiIssue: 04/2023
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Soft power of the diaspora

For many years, emigration has been a huge challenge for the Republic of Moldova. Yet the diaspora also has tremendous potential to give impetus to the country’s development.

Text: Samanta SiegfriedIssue: 04/2023
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Women and girls first

Gender-specific violence in Myanmar has increased since the COVID-19 crisis and the military coup in 2021. An extensive programme offers a range of services for victims, strengthens civil society resources and sensitises communities to preventive approaches.

Text: Zélie SchallerIssue: 04/2023
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Smart(phone) farming

Digital technologies have been revolutionising farming for some time. Smartphones make it possible to identify plant diseases and their treatment, measure soil fertility and facilitate the marketing of farm produce. Yet Agriculture 4.0 also poses challenges.

Text: Samanta SiegfriedIssue: 04/2023
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Carte blanche

Demographics and birth control

Issue: 04/2023
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Keep the humour going 

Filmmaking in Tbilisi has passed through various phases, retaining an astounding individuality and, at a fundamental level, its laconic humour.

Text: Walter RuggleIssue: 04/2023
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