Establishing a One Health office in Kenya.
A One Health (OH) approach that integrates human,animal and environmental approaches to management of zoonotic diseases has gained momentum in the last decadeas part of a strategy to prevent and control emerging infectious diseases. However, there are few examples of howan OH approach can be established in a country. Kenya establishment of an OH office, referred to asthe Zoonotic Disease Unit (ZDU) in 2011. The ZDU bridges theanimal and human health sectors with a senior epidemiologist deployed from each ministry; and agoal of maintaining collaboration at the animal and human health interface towards better prevention and control of zoonoses. The country is adding an ecologist to the ZDU to ensure that environmental risks are adequately addressed in emerging disease control.
Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries Nairobi, Kenya.
Murithi
M
Mbabu
Ministry of Health, Nairobi, Kenya.
Ian
I
Njeru
One Health Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Sarah
S
File
Zoonotic Disease Unit, Government of Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya.
Eric
E
Osoro
Zoonotic Disease Unit, Government of Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya.
Stella
S
Kiambi
Zoonotic Disease Unit, Government of Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya.
Austine
A
Bitek
Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries Nairobi, Kenya.
Peter
P
Ithondeka
Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries Nairobi, Kenya.
Salome
S
Kairu-Wanyoike
Ministry of Health, Nairobi, Kenya.
Shanaaz
S
Sharif
Global Disease Detection Division, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya ; Division of Global Health Protection, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Eric
E
Gogstad
Kenya Wildlife Service, Nairobi, Kenya.
Francis
F
Gakuya
Global Implementation Solutions, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Kaitlin
K
Sandhaus
Global Disease Detection Division, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya.
Peninah
P
Munyua
Global Disease Detection Division, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya ; Global Implementation Solutions, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Joel
J
Montgomery
Global Disease Detection Division, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya ; Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Robert
R
Breiman
One Health Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Carol
C
Rubin
Global Disease Detection Division, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya.
Kariuki
K
Njenga
D000818:Animals; D021821:Communicable Diseases, Emerging / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D019033:Delivery of Health Care, Integrated / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007630:Kenya / Q000453:epidemiology; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*
One Health (OH); animal health; human health; zoonoses