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One Health Bangladesh Multidisciplinary Collaborative Platform Working Together to Combat the Challenges of Emerging Infectious Diseases at Human- Animal- Environment Interface

The outbreak of avian influenza in 2007 demonstrated the inter-dependencies of human, animal and environmental health and vulnerabilities of Bangladesh to the eyes of policy makers and related sectors. In order to combat HPAI in Bangladesh intersectoral collaboration was initiated and multisectoral task force was formed to take measures against the spread of avian influenza. While government initiative was underway to bring related sectors together to control avian influenza, informal discussion began at Chittagong Veterinary Animal Sciences University (CVASU) in 2007 to bring professionals including veterinarians, physicians and wildlife specialists to articulate one health approach for controlling emerging infectious diseases including HPAI H5N1, Nipah and other re-emerging diseases. Positive responses from professionals working in human, animal and environmental health sectors prompted to convene a meeting to promote one health concept among health professionals, scientists, policymakers and environmental activities. A leading role of CVASU, Institute of Epidemiology and Diseases Control Research (IEDCR), International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research, Bangladesh (ICDDR,B) attracted other major agencies associated with animal health, human health and environmental health to be involved with the promotion of one health concept at working level. Professionals, scientists and social workers from nearly twelve government and nongovernment organizations decided to get together in a conference in Chittagong in March 2008 and made a Chittagong Declaration and formed a professional body, One Health Bangladesh, to promote and coordinate one activities. One Health Alliance of South Asia (OHASA) and Bengal Declaration (2009) signing a Memorandum of Understanding between relevant agencies/ministries that will create a communication network to report emerging zoonotic disease surveillance results and coordinate response activities; Establishing an Interagency Task Force (ITF) that meets between the governments that will be responsible for the development of standardized reporting guidelines and protocols both within and between government agencies. Creating a network of diagnostic laboratories in India and l to transform One Health agenda to a whole-of-a society movement

🌍 Bangladesh at the 9th World One Health Congress | Lisbon, 4–7 September 2026Bangladesh had a strong presence at WOHC 2...
13/09/2026

🌍 Bangladesh at the 9th World One Health Congress | Lisbon, 4–7 September 2026

Bangladesh had a strong presence at WOHC 2026, contributing across the policy and science tracks.

Prof. Nitish Chandra Debnath, Senior Technical Advisor, GHS FHI360 Bangladesh & National Coordinator of One Health Bangladesh, a member of the One Health High-Level Expert Panel (OHHLEP), took part in three sessions. As an OHHLEP member, he co-presented the Panel's Enablers and Barriers analysis and recommendations for implementing the Quadripartite One Health Joint Plan of Action. He also spoke in the PREZODE–WOAH session on building science–society–policy interfaces for prevention, and joined the UNEP-led panel on biodiversity action as a One Health measure.

On One Health financing, Mr. Md. Shahinur Alam presented Bangladesh's return-on-investment work in the session on building the investment case for One Health, and Prof. Mohammad Rafiqul Islam presented a poster on Bangladesh's One Health pathway to financing pandemic prevention, preparedness and response.

The WHO Bangladesh Country Office, represented by Dr. Anthony Eshofonie, presented a poster on the One Health Field Epidemiology (COHFE) framework for strengthening multisectoral biosecurity capacities.

Dr. Ariful Islam (Charles Sturt University & IEDCR) shared findings on a bat-associated orthoreovirus linked to Nipah-like illness from raw date-palm sap consumption in Bangladesh.

From BRAC University, Syeda Tahmina Ahmed presented a political-economy analysis of gender and equity in Bangladesh's national AMR governance.

Together, our colleagues carried Bangladesh's One Health experience into global policy and scientific dialogue. 🇧🇩

Call for Proposals: SEAOHUN 2026 Regional Student Competition!Are you a university student passionate about solving real...
16/03/2026

Call for Proposals: SEAOHUN 2026 Regional Student Competition!
Are you a university student passionate about solving real-world health challenges? 🌏
The Southeast Asia One Health University Network (SEAOHUN) invites multidisciplinary student teams to join the One Health Campus-to-Community (OH-C2C) Challenge — turning classroom knowledge into real impact.
đź’ˇ Design and implement a community-based One Health project addressing issues like:
• Zoonotic diseases
• Antimicrobial resistance (AMR)
• Environmental health & climate change
• Food safety & sustainable agrifood systems
🏆 Selected teams will receive:
đź’° Up to USD 2,000 grant support
🤝 Technical mentorship and regional peer learning
🌏 Opportunity to showcase your project across the SEAOHUN network
đź“… Proposal deadline: 3 April 2026
đź”— Apply now: https://bit.ly/SEAOHUN2026Student
Turn your ideas into community action for One Health.

We are delighted to share the third issue of Interface: One Health Newsletter, covering August 2025 to January 2026. Thi...
10/02/2026

We are delighted to share the third issue of Interface: One Health Newsletter, covering August 2025 to January 2026. This issue brings together highlights from key One Health events, disease outbreaks that touched communities, and landmark policies and assessments shaping the One Health agenda

Unified Voices for Global Health Security: We are delighted to share the third issue of Interface: One Health Newsletter, covering August 2025 to January 2026. This issue brings together highlights from key One Health events, disease outbreaks that touched communities, and landmark policies and asse...

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