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Launch of Zambia One Health Baseline Report
Since 2022, the Embassy of Ireland to Zambia has been partnering with the Government of Zambia to support progress towards a just transition to a sustainable and resilient food system. This collaboration is delivered through the Zambia Ireland Sustainable Food Systems Strengthening Programme (ZISSP), with a strong focus on One Health and reducing vulnerability to production and consumption shocks.
Under this programme, a One Health Baseline Study was conducted to research knowledge and practices related to food safety, animal disease surveillance, control of animal medicines, and the regulation of the One Health system in Zambia. Insights were gathered in the Eastern, Northern and Southern provinces from 130 small and medium-sized livestock and crop farmers, 130 food processors, buyers and retailers and 40 regulators.
The research highlighted several positive findings which demonstrate progress in the adoption of OH principles across Zambia, as well as opportunities for the incremental improvement and progression of the One Health approach in Zambia.
Four recommendations are presented for consideration:
- Strengthening Zambia’s Institutional Framework to support a One Health Approach
- Enhancing Effectiveness of Policy Communication and Implementation across Zambia
- Adoption of Risk Based Solutions to address existing and emerging risks
- Supporting Zambia’s One Health Business and Economic Eco-system
The research was supported by Sustainable Food Systems Ireland and undertaken by the Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (CIDRZ) under the Zambia Ireland Sustainable Food Systems Strengthening Programme, an initiative of the Government of Ireland.
Appreciation is extended for the ongoing collaboration and expertise of the Zambia National Public Health Institute (ZNPHI), all Ministries, Institutions and personnel from the public and private sector who contributed to this research.
The full report is available here:
One Health Baseline Report (pdf 5,866Kb)