This initiative is supported by the School of Public Health, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong to bring people and communities together for One Health
The health of humans, animals, and our shared environment is deeply interconnected. One Health is an integrated and interdisciplinary approach to solve complex health challenges at the human-animal-environment interface. However, implementing One Health solutions faces significant barriers, including misaligned goals between stakeholders, ineffective cross-disciplinary communication, and weak governance, which fragment efforts across sectors. The Interdisciplinary Collaboration on One Health (One Health Hub) bridges four divisions within the School of Public Health, leveraging a systems perspective to foster synergistic collaborations, drive innovative solutions, improve education and training, and find practical ways to change behaviors and shape better policies for a healthier world.
As Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General, said “It’s obvious that we can only protect and promote the health of humans by protecting and promoting the health of animals, and the planet on which all life depends.”
The Interdisciplinary Collaboration Hub on One Health (One Health Hub) is dedicated to advancing solutions for complex health challenges at the human-animal-environment interface, embodying the One Health approach. By bringing together the diverse strengths of the School of Public Health and empowering the community, we create opportunities for collective action aimed at achieving population health outcomes. Through strategic knowledge exchange, collaborative research partnerships, and dynamic community outreach, we tackle urgent issues such as antimicrobial resistance, emerging infectious diseases, and the far-reaching effects of climate change.
The School of Public Health has actively pursued a range of initiatives to tackle the issue head-on, employing a comprehensive One Health approach to deepen understanding and drive effective solutions since the roll out of the “Hong Kong Strategy and Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance” in 2017. The One Health hub will continue to build on the gains of the past and take the lead in a unified manner hereon:
Our priorities include but not limited to:
We aim to strengthen the integration of different disciplines within the School and beyond for a stronger multi-pronged actions for a healthier Hong Kong:
One Health maybe new to many, and as public health educators, we are dedicated to advancing education amongst our learners and offer these blocks of knowledge with the community to promote positive health outcomes. We will achieve this through:
