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Web-Enabled Veterinary Public Health Networking in Sri Lanka |
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Written by Tyler Stitt
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Dr. Tim DeJager has been leading this 2-year project to develop a knowledge translation and exchange (KTE) network of veterinary public health peers and trainees within Sri Lanka and between Sri Lanka and other nations to broaden information flows, improve knowledge relationships across ministries, universities, and nations, and increase capacity for mentored training of future researchers and practitioners. After input from stakeholders in workshops, focus groups, surveys, and meetings, the key output of the project, a social networking web site, has been developed and launched to achieve these goals. The site, called Veterinarians for One Health, is a community social networking platform that enables people to access as well as contribute key knowledge resources, to stay informed of important news and upcoming events, to mentor students, and to communicate with each other through forming groups, and using chat and email. Other projects will be able to use the site to help connect teams and stakeholders. Visit the site at http://www.vetsforonehealth.org. |
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Prevention and Control of Pandemics and Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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Three-quarters of all recent emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) have arisen from animals, many in tropical areas. The global public health community now recognizes that the control of disease in animals is the principle way to reduce human exposure and prevent EIDs. Veterinary Public Health (VPH) is the branch of biomedical science best suited to do this. Unfortunately, VPH capacities are rudimentary in many Low and Middle Income countries even showing a marked decline in recent decades. Our goal is to provide evidence to enhance the prominence of VPH within academia, governments and communities in S and SE Asia to create enthusiasm and sustainable support for regional VPH research and action. We will do this by developing the components of a VPH system in Sri Lanka and then extend this knowledge through a regional network.
Dr. Craig Stephen is the recipient of a Teasdale-Corti Team Grant from the Global Health Research Initiative. In all, 13 research teams, pairing Canadian health researchers with counterparts in the developing world, will receive more than $20 million. This veterinary public health project is the only veterinary project to be funded in this round of Teasdale-Corti grants.
Project Information:
Jennifer Dawson-Coates
Project Manager (Canada)
phone: 250-753-3245 local 2370
fax: 250-740-6256
www.ucalgary.ca/VetPublicHealthSriLanka/
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