Why One Health matters

One Health is traditionally defined as the collaboration of several disciplines working locally, nationally and globally to attain optimal health for people, animals, and the environment -- but what exactly does this mean, and what does it look like in practice? 

Today’s episode of The Boma features food expert Hung Nguyen, co-leader of the Animal and Human Health Program at ILRI. Nguyen takes us through how his childhood in a rural area of north Vietnam sparked his interest in livestock, public health, and then One Health. One of the challenges to the One Health approach remains the collaboration of different sectors, something that Vietnam has been unusually successful at managing. Hung provides insight into Vietnam as a case study for successfully integrating One Health, and One Health as a core consideration for global health concerns.

Chapters

0.48  What is One Health?

1.41  From a childhood in Vietnam to ILRI today - Hung Nguyen recalls his journey

3.57  Why a One Health approach also makes economic sense

6.40  Why One Health can be hard to do

8.31  Vietnam - a One Health success story

13.43  How has COVID-19 challenged the use of One Health?

14.18  Why banning wet markets won't work

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You can find the episode transcript and show notes here.