Australia-UK-Kenya Partnership for One Health and Food Security

Lead Research Organisation: University of Liverpool
Department Name: Institute of Infection and Global Health

Abstract

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Description Global Burden of Animal Diseases framework
Amount $900,000 (USD)
Organisation Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation 
Sector Charity/Non Profit
Country United States
Start 09/2017 
End 12/2021
 
Description Global Burden of Animal Diseases programme
Amount $7,000,000 (USD)
Organisation Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation 
Sector Charity/Non Profit
Country United States
Start 01/2021 
End 12/2022
 
Description Collaboration with College of Veterinary Medicine and Agriculture, Addis Ababa University 
Organisation Addis Ababa University
Department College of Veterinary Medicine and Agriculture
Country Ethiopia 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution New collaborations with AAU CVMA, including co-supervision of AAU MSc students
Start Year 2012
 
Description Global Burden of Animal Diseases Programme 
Organisation Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Department CSIRO North Ryde
Country Australia 
Sector Public 
PI Contribution Jonathan Rushton has led the development of the Global Burden of Animal Diseases programme. An initiation of this programme was published in 2018 and a rollout in 2021,
Collaborator Contribution Mario Herrero and his team (CSIRO) lead the work on Populations and Production systems. Mieghan Bruce (Murdoch University) lead the work on Ontology and Attribution Delia Grace and her team (ILRI) lead the Disease Prioritisation work Barbara Wieland and Theo Knight-Jones (ILRI) lead the country case study for Ethiopia They have also led the development of a concept note for a case study in Indonesia
Impact Funded rollout proposal from BMGF and FCDO Funded cases study from ACIAR Comments in the Lancet 2018 and 2020
Start Year 2018
 
Description Global Burden of Animal Diseases Programme 
Organisation International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)
Country Kenya 
Sector Charity/Non Profit 
PI Contribution Jonathan Rushton has led the development of the Global Burden of Animal Diseases programme. An initiation of this programme was published in 2018 and a rollout in 2021,
Collaborator Contribution Mario Herrero and his team (CSIRO) lead the work on Populations and Production systems. Mieghan Bruce (Murdoch University) lead the work on Ontology and Attribution Delia Grace and her team (ILRI) lead the Disease Prioritisation work Barbara Wieland and Theo Knight-Jones (ILRI) lead the country case study for Ethiopia They have also led the development of a concept note for a case study in Indonesia
Impact Funded rollout proposal from BMGF and FCDO Funded cases study from ACIAR Comments in the Lancet 2018 and 2020
Start Year 2018
 
Description Global Burden of Animal Diseases Programme 
Organisation Murdoch University
Country Australia 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution Jonathan Rushton has led the development of the Global Burden of Animal Diseases programme. An initiation of this programme was published in 2018 and a rollout in 2021,
Collaborator Contribution Mario Herrero and his team (CSIRO) lead the work on Populations and Production systems. Mieghan Bruce (Murdoch University) lead the work on Ontology and Attribution Delia Grace and her team (ILRI) lead the Disease Prioritisation work Barbara Wieland and Theo Knight-Jones (ILRI) lead the country case study for Ethiopia They have also led the development of a concept note for a case study in Indonesia
Impact Funded rollout proposal from BMGF and FCDO Funded cases study from ACIAR Comments in the Lancet 2018 and 2020
Start Year 2018
 
Description One Health Regional Network for the Horn of Africa (HORN) 
Organisation Addis Ababa University
Country Ethiopia 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution We are leading the One Health Regional Network for the Horn of Africa (HORN) programme, with Universities of Nairobi and Addis Ababa as co-applicants. This builds upon and extends our work on Poultry health in Ethiopia by extending the geographic reach to Kenya, Eritrea and Somaliland, and extending the project scope.
Collaborator Contribution Co-applicants and project partners, each leading activities within their countries, and with AAU contributing to work in Somaliland and UoN contributing to work in Eritrea. Both will host UoL staff and students.
Impact None yet
Start Year 2017
 
Description One Health Regional Network for the Horn of Africa (HORN) 
Organisation University of Nairobi
Country Kenya 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution We are leading the One Health Regional Network for the Horn of Africa (HORN) programme, with Universities of Nairobi and Addis Ababa as co-applicants. This builds upon and extends our work on Poultry health in Ethiopia by extending the geographic reach to Kenya, Eritrea and Somaliland, and extending the project scope.
Collaborator Contribution Co-applicants and project partners, each leading activities within their countries, and with AAU contributing to work in Somaliland and UoN contributing to work in Eritrea. Both will host UoL staff and students.
Impact None yet
Start Year 2017
 
Description Developing thinking and documents around One Health 
Form Of Engagement Activity A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Developing thinking and documents around One Health with Anna Okello, Research Program Manager, Livestock Systems at Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR), as part of activies linked to the Lancet One Health Commission
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019,2020
URL https://www.med.uio.no/helsam/english/research/centres/global-health/lancet-commision-one-health/
 
Description Discussions with CSIRO on the Global Burden of Animal Diseases programme 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Meeting was held with senior management of CSIRO on their potential contributions to the Global Burden of Animal Diseases programme. They subsequently contributed to a successful proposal for the rollout of the GBADs programme that is funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and FCDO. They also contributed to the development of a successful concept note for case study work in Indonesia funded by ACIAR.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
 
Description Invited presentation at the ACIAR funded workshop on African Swine Fever. The talk was about the impact of animal diseases and the Global Burden of Animal Diseases programme 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Workshop was organised to discuss ongoing research on the outbreaks of ASF in Asia. Reports were made from different countries and Jonathan Rushton made a presentation on the Global Burden of Animal Diseases programme. Following this meeting ACIAR have worked with the GBADs programme in developing a concept note for funding with activities in Indonesia.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
URL https://aciar.gov.au/media-search/news/disease-experts-meet-canberra
 
Description Presentation in the veterinary faculty of Melbourne University on the Global Burden of Diseases programme 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Postgraduate students
Results and Impact The invited presentation on the Global Burden of Animal Diseases programme was to stimulate interest in the application of the methodology presented within Australia. The presentation was made to academics at Melbourne University as well as epidemiologists who have a network in Australia from Universities in Adelaide, Brisbane, Wagga Wagga and Sydney.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
 
Description Presentation of the Global Burden of Animal Diseases programme to an academic and industry meeting 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact A meeting was organised by Murdoch University, Perth, Australia to discuss the Global Burden of Animal Diseases programme with academics in the veterinary faculty, Western Australia veterinary services with the CVO present and the pharmaceutical industry. Resulting from the meeting was a successful application of support for GBADs from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and FCDO with Murdoch as a partner of an international consortium and Dr Mieghan Bruce as a theme lead
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
URL https://www.murdoch.edu.au/news/articles/taking-a-one-health-approach-to-animal-diseases