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ArticleFrontiers in public health2025

Advancing one health implementation in the Eastern Mediterranean region: insights from the EMPHNET 8th biennial roundtable.

Sayed Himatt, Muna Abdel Aziz, Baher ElDesouki, Marion Muehlen, Mazen Malkawi, Julio Pinto, Mohannad Al Nsour, Yousef Khader, Haitham Bashier, Shukri Adam and 1 more

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Sayed HimattThe Eastern Mediterranean Public Health Network (EMPHNET), Amman, Jordan.
Muna Abdel AzizPublic Health for Salford, Salford, United Kingdom.
Baher ElDesoukiOne Health Expert, Preventive Medicine and Public Health Sector, Ministry of Health and Population, Cairo, Egypt.
Marion MuehlenSurveillance Systems/Field Epidemiology Capacity, Strengthening, World Health Organization (WHO), Geneva, Switzerland.
Mazen MalkawiPublic Health Department, Ministry of Health and Prevention, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Julio PintoAnimal Production and Health Division, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Liaison Office with the United Nations, Geneva, Switzerland.
Mohannad Al NsourThe Eastern Mediterranean Public Health Network (EMPHNET), Amman, Jordan.
Yousef KhaderDepartment of Public Health, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan.
Haitham BashierThe Eastern Mediterranean Public Health Network (EMPHNET), Amman, Jordan.
Shukri AdamRAK Medical & Health Sciences University, Ras Al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates.
Ibrahim Al FaouriRAK Medical & Health Sciences University, Ras Al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates.

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Abstract

Countries in the Eastern Mediterranean region (EMR) face interconnected risks at the human, animal, and environmental interface. This Perspective synthesizes lessons from a roundtable convened during the EMPHNET 8th Biennial Regional Conference (Amman, 15-18 September 2024) to identify near-term actions to operationalize One Health. The two-hour session featured five presentations, a panel, and open discussion with 68 participants from human, animal, and environmental health, food safety, life sciences, and social sciences. Rapporteur notes and slides were independently reviewed by two authors and consolidated into cross-cutting themes. Five priorities emerged: workforce development and mentorship; governance and multisectoral coordination; surveillance, data integration, and joint risk assessment; financing and sustainability; and climate and environmental determinants. Participants emphasized Competencies for One Health Field Epidemiology (COHFE)-aligned competency pathways, institutionalized coordination with defined roles, interoperable surveillance products using shared case definitions, early joint risk assessments with explicit triggers, and sustained cross-sector rapid response capacity. They called for embedding One Health tasks in national budgets, aligning external support to government plans, and integrating health within climate policies and investments. Egypt case illustrated national organization of governance, surveillance, and financing. The roundtable offers a practice-oriented entry point for EMR decision makers to operationalize One Health in the near term.

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One HealthHumansMediterranean RegionEastern Mediterranean region (EMR)multisectoral collaborationone health appraochsurveillanceworkforce development

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PMCPMC12665688

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