Governments need to lead the way in fostering One Health, says an OVC graduate student involved in organizing the 2014 Global Development Symposium.
Writing for the GuelphGDS blog, Dr. Katie Clow says public servants need to be at the table working with veterinarians and professionals from other disciplines to develop solutions to the issues at the animal-human-environmental interface.
Read the blog post here.
OVC faculty, students and staff are invited to be a part of the 2014 Global Development Symposium May 4-7. The deadline for abstract submissions for oral and poster research presentations is Feb. 3.
The symposium features outstanding outstanding key note speakers including:
• James Orbinski (Munk School of Global Affairs, Past President Médecins Sans Frontières )
• Joy Pritchard (The Brooke; University of Bristol, Clinical and Veterinary Science)
• Margot Parks (Canada Research Chair in Health, Ecosystems and Society, University of Northern British Columbia)
• Rohinton Medhora (president, Centre for International Governance Innovation)
• Alastair Summerlee (president, University of Guelph)
• Maya Ajmera (founder, Global Fund for Children; Johns Hopkins University)
Join international scholars examining critical issues affecting the world today as they explore the following themes:
• Public Health
Ecosystem approaches to health; one health; crisis intervention; domestic, wild and feral animals; translating research to action; educating future leaders
• Food and Water Security
Human and animal relations; adding value to agriculture; sustaining communities; market integration; climate change and health
• Community Empowerment
The role of animals in the community; conservation, biodiversity and natural resource management; participatory research, monitoring, evaluation; qualitative and quantitative methods.
For more information, download the poster or visit the GDS 2014 website.