How is One Health being approached in the Pacific? A conversation with Dr Salanieta Saketa

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This week we continue our analysis of One Health, bringing you a discussion about how One Health approaches are being advanced in the Pacific with Dr Salanieta Taka Saketa. Dr Sala is a Senior Epidemiologist in the public health division of the Pacific community (SPC).

We discuss how priorities vary in different Pacific country contexts, the application of One Health to noncommunicable diseases, the intersection between One Health and gender and what needs to be done to strengthen the One Health approach in the region.

Dr Sala also speaks about the history of One Health in the region, and how whole of government responses to climate change-driven disasters such as cyclones have laid the foundation for using multi-sectoral approaches for disease prevention activities.

This episode comes to you from the World One Health congress which was sponsored by the Indo Pacific Centre for Health Security. Find out more at: https://worldonehealthcongress2022.miceapps.com/client/sites/view/WOH2022

For more information on Dr Sala’s work, visit:

• The Pacific Community Public Health website: https://php.spc.int/
• Pacific Public Health Surveillance Network: https://www.pphsn.net/

We encourage you to join the conversation at @CentreHealthSec and @WOHCongress.