Global One Health: towards Human, Animal and Plant Health 2021

The health of people, animals, plants and their environments are closely connected. This has implications for our effort to produce and consume food whilst safeguarding our planet, with a world population that will reach 9 billion in 2050. How do we deal with (re)emergence of infectious diseases driven by urbanisation and globalisation? The Global One Health course addresses these concerns and highlights approaches towards human, animal and plant health using a transdisciplinary lens. You will gain insights, tools and practices to better advise on and manage policies on Global One Health in your own country.

What will you learn?

Upon completion of the course you will:

• Have gained insight in the principles behind a Global One Health (GOH) approach and be able to apply these principles to health challenges for humans, animals and plants in their day-to-day work.
• Understand the scope of GOH and learn about the interrelatedness of animal, human, plant and environmental health;
• Get familiar with applying different tools and feel equipped to perform GOH analysis;
• Have learned about the ecological and economic relevance of GOH management;
• Have got exposed to GOH practices in the Netherlands and are able to identify entry points for GOH policy, planning and management in their own country.

Course programme in more detail

Think of zoonoses, plant pests, or other vector-borne diseases. Examples in human health are the well-known avian influenza and SARS epidemics, the recent outbreak of Ebola in West Africa; the global spread of Zika virus; and the alarming invasion of the American fall armyworm in Africa, which threatens food production. Understanding the factors that cause such outbreaks and how they interact is crucial to safeguard the health of people, animals and plants everywhere on the planet. An example: Antibiotic resistance is not a simple problem for which there is a simple solution. It is a complex conundrum that involves livestock farming, healthcare and consumer use but is also further complicated by the fact that bacteria are not hampered by borders in our globalised world. A Global One Health approach is needed to tackle this issue.

How to register:

For who is this course?

The course is open to international participants and mid-career professionals who are interested to learn more about (Global) One Health, and MSc students of Wageningen University. Participants should preferably be active in rural/urban/spatial planning, agribusiness development, livelihood governance, food and nutrition security and sustainable development, or other relevant areas. Several years of professional work experience and at least a BSc level are additional assets. Proficiency in English is a must.

To register, please visit the following link.

The Application Procedure

1. Register for the course of your interest by clicking the ‘apply’ button on the webpage of this course. A registration form will open;
2. Fill in the required fields of the registration form. Please note to write your date of birth without a zero (e.g. 1-5-1980 instead of 01-05-1980);
3. Before you submit, check your details on the final page of the registration form;
4. After submitting, you will receive a confirmation email. Make sure to directly click on the link in the email to confirm your registration. Without your confirmation, your registration cannot be processed;
5. If you apply as an OKP or MSP-scholarship candidate, you will receive a registration letter for the scholarship at the beginning of the scholarship cycle.
6. If you apply as a self-funded participant: we will forward your request for acceptance to the course leader. This can take some time as it depends on the coordinators' schedule (1-3 weeks);
7. If you’re accepted into the course programme, we’ll send you an admission letter by e-mail;
8. You receive all required travel documents from us after you are selected for the scholarship (OKP/MSP-scholarship candidates) or when we’ve received your payment (self-funded participant).

Technology Requirements Online Learning

Minimum technical and software requirements for online learning courses are:

• Stable internet connection: required to access the online learning platform and assignments (at least 3G mobile network).
• Hardware requirement: acces to a laptop, smartphone, tablet or a personal computer with webcam and microphone.