#6 Dr. Elena Sassu

Dr. Cheryl Stroud is the Executive Director of One Health Commission and has been leading this organization since 2013. The Commission aims to connect One Health stakeholders with each other, to create strategic partnerships and to educate about One Health issues.Apart from telling us all about the One Health Commission and its future plans, Dr. Cheryl Stroud, also shares in this episode, her advice about having a career in One Health, the integration of arts and social sciences in the One Health approach and how to get involved with the Commission's initiatives.Dr. Cheryl Stroud's immense experience in One Health is a true guidance not only for students and young professionals but also for experienced professionals working in One Health.Enjoy the episode!Links/resources mentioned on the episode:One Health Commisionhttps://www.onehealthcommission.org/1HOPE Education Task Force:https://www.onehealthcommission.org/en/programs/one_health_education_task_force/Book:Introduction to One Health: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Planetary Health,Sharon L. Deem, Kelly E. Lane-deGraaf, Elizabeth A. Rayhel Connect with Dr. Cheryl Stroud (guest):[email protected] with Dr. Sara Perestrelo (host):https://www.linkedin.com/in/saraperestrelo/

Dr. Elena Sassu is a Post Doc at the University of Veterinary Medicine, Vetmeduni in Vienna. She worked in several projects aiming to improve pig health and is currently leading the Work Package on Health Management within the European project EU PiG.On this episode, we speak about the recent news concerning the shutdown of several slaughterhouses around the world due to the covid-19 pandemia. This situation impacted severely the workers from these slaughterhouses and meat plants but also, of course, the life and welfare of the animals involved, especially pigs.Dr. Elena Sassu provides us with an overview of the implications and repercussions related to this situation and also brings awareness to the need of implementing clearer guidelines in the livestock sector for extraordinary cases like the present one.Links mentioned on the episode:EU PiG innovation group:www.eupig.euConnect with Dr. Elena Sassu (guest):[email protected] with Dr. Sara Perestrelo (host):https://www.linkedin.com/in/saraperestrelo/

Dr. Steven Osofsky is a Professor of wildlife health and health policy at Cornell University and also the Director of the Cornell Wildlife Health Center. His vast experience with wildlife in Southern Africa is the main focus of our conversation. We talk about the complex relationship between wildlife and agriculture in this region and how the project "Beyond Fences", in which the AHEAD group founded by Dr. Osofsky, managed to find a balance between these two sectors.Dr. Steve Osofsky participated also on the "One World, One Health" meeting that happened in 2004, which supported the One Health approach to gain more awareness. In our conversation, we also discover how was to be in this meeting and the context behind it. We also discuss the trends, opportunities and the role of the next generations working with a One Health approach.Enjoy and if you like the episode don't forget to subscribe!Links mentioned on the episode:"Beauty and the Beef" videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9oH6wBlEZiUConnect with Sara Perestrelo (host):https://www.linkedin.com/in/saraperestrelo/

Dr. Deborah Thomson tells us about OneHealthLessons.com, a project that intends to teach One Health to children and teenagers between the ages of 6 and 18.During the interview, we also talk about the role of Education in the One Health approach and the huge need to progress in this direction.Also, Dr. Thomson shares with us how to get access to the online classes and how to get involved and support this project.Enjoy the episode!Links mentioned on the episode:http://www.onehealthlessons.com/Connect with Deborah Thomson (guest):https://www.linkedin.com/in/deborahthomsondvm/[email protected] with Sara Perestrelo (host):https://www.linkedin.com/in/saraperestrelo/If you like today’s episode, then please subscribe and leave a review so more people can learn about the podcast. Thank you!

Dr. Eric Fèvre is a Professor of Veterinary Infectious Diseases at the University of Liverpool, and now is appointed at the International Livestock Research Institute in Nairobi, Kenya. The research group lead by Dr. Eric is composed by 25 researchers that come from different background and nationalities. His research has been focused on emerging diseases with a focus on zoonoses and particularly on neglected zoonoses.On this episode, Dr. Eric Fèvre illustrates the importance of neglected zoonoses, how his research group can measure the impact of their work on farmers and some successful cases of zoonotic diseases eradication in sub-saharan Africa. Dr. Eric also has great advices for professionals who want to start working in One Health and for those who want to have an impact on this context.Enjoy!Links mentioned on the episode:http://www.zoonotic-diseases.org/Connect with Sara Perestrelo (host):https://www.linkedin.com/in/saraperestrelo/If you like today’s episode, then please subscribe and leave a review so more people can learn about the podcast. Thank you!

Dr. Juan Lubroth takes us on his journey from becoming a wildlife Veterinarian to being Veterinary Chief Officer at FAO (Food and Agriculture Organisation). As a wildlife Veterinarian, Dr. Juan Lubroth attended and is a co-author of the "Manhattan Principles", which formalized the One Health concept in 2004.His knowledge in Public Health and One Health is immense and his perspectives on the global challenges that we're are currently facing bring a great understanding of what needs to be improved in order to bring the One Health approach more into live.During this interview we cover different topics ranging from antimicrobial resistances, to waste management, wet market regulations and the role of Veterinarians during the Covid-19 pandemia.Enjoy!Links mentioned on the episode:12 Manhattan Principles:http://www.wcs-ahead.org/manhattan_principles.html FAO World Livestock 2013 - Changing Diseases Landscapeshttp://www.fao.org/3/i3440e/i3440e.pdfConnect with Sara Perestrelo (host):https://www.linkedin.com/in/saraperestrelo/If you like today’s episode, then please subscribe and leave a review so more people can learn about the podcast. Thank you!

Dr. Anna van Heeckeren is a Veterinarian and started her career doing research for cystic fibrosis, a genetic disease which affects the lungs and only occurs in humans; she brought her comparative biology mindset and could support the research team with a lot of knowledge from Veterinary medicine.After 15 years working on a human disease and many years of involvement in philanthropy, Dr. Anna started her nonprofit organization - One Health Organization. They have been supporting low income households to pay their veterinarian bills. Through this initiative, they assure that finances don't keep pet owners from preventing animal diseases and therefore contribute also to human and environmental health.Links mentioned on the episode:One Health Organization:https://onehealth.org/ COVID-19 Dashboard - Johns Hopkins University (JHU): https://gisanddata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6Connect with Dr. Anna van Heeckeren (guest):E-mail: [email protected]: https://www.linkedin.com/in/annamvanheeckeren/ Connect with Sara Perestrelo (host):https://www.linkedin.com/in/saraperestrelo/ If you like today’s episode, then please subscribe and leave a review so more people can learn about the podcast. Thank you!