Opportunities, gaps, and challenges in the implementation of the One Health approach in Kenya

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dc.creatorBukachi, Salome R.A.
dc.creatorOnono, Joshua O.
dc.creatorOnyango-Ouma, Washington
dc.creatorOnyango, Tonny
dc.creatorJeptoo, Mosbei
dc.creatorYussuf, Buke
dc.creatorKnight-Jones, Theodore J.D.
dc.creatorFèvre, Eric M.
dc.creatorRichards, Shauna
dc.date2024-08-14
dc.date2024-08-15T15:51:31Z
dc.date2024-08-15T15:51:31Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T17:00:19Z
dc.descriptionThe health of humans, animals, and the environment are all under unprecedented, interdependent risks. The Quadripartite Organizations (FAO, UNEP, WHO and WOAH) define OH as an integrated, unifying strategy that seeks to optimally and sustainably balance the health of people, animals, and ecosystems. Capacitating One Health in Eastern and Southern Africa (COHESA) is a project with the objective of facilitating the rapid uptake, adaptation, and adoption of solutions using the OH concept embedded across government and research entities, educational and training institutes, and public-private partnerships in Eastern and Southern Africa. The COHESA project team in Kenya conducted a baseline assessment to understand challenges, gaps, and capacities in OH in the country. The findings illustrated that an OH strategic plan for the period 2021 to 2025 was launched in Kenya and had three strategic objectives: (a) to strengthen implementation of the OH approach at national and county levels, (b) to strengthen prevention, surveillance, response, and control of priority zoonotic diseases in both humans and animals, (c) to conduct applied research using OH approach. The findings also illustrated that the country has been involved in several activities involving a multisectoral OH approach, including but not limited to research and innovation, national policies and strategies development, capacity building of human and animal health workforce, and implementation. Despite making these steps, challenges persist in translating policies into effective actions, and limited collaboration among actors while public awareness and involvement of the environmental sector remain suboptimal.
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/151699
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/139420
dc.languageen
dc.publisherCAB International
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceBukachi, S.A., Onono, J., Onyango-Ouma, W., Onyango, T., Jeptoo, M., Yussuf, B., Knight-Jones, T., Fèvre, E. and Richards, S. 2024. Opportunities, gaps, and challenges in the implementation of the One Health approach in Kenya. One Health Cases 2024(2024): ohcs20240019.
dc.subjectone health approach
dc.subjectcapacity building
dc.titleOpportunities, gaps, and challenges in the implementation of the One Health approach in Kenya
dc.typeCase Study

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