One health workforce: Next generation: Southeast Asia - Year 2 semi annual report
The One Health Workforce – Next Generation (OHW-NG) project is a five-year initiative funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) that intends to develop a workforce that is capable of preventing, detecting and responding to infectious diseases around the world. Acting through a Global Consortium led by the University of California, Davis One Health Institute, OHW-NG enhances global health security by strengthening the capacity of One Health University Networks and their member institutions in Africa and Southeast Asia to develop a workforce with the skills and cross-sectoral competencies needed to address complex health issues. This includes equipping health professionals with critical thinking, communication, collaboration and systems approach to problem solving that considers all aspects of the human-animal-ecosystem interface.
This report summarizes activities undertaken during the period 1 October 2020 through 31 March 2021, addressing the following:
- Objective 1, Training and Empowerment
- Objective 2, Assessment and Tracking
- Objective 3, Organizational Sustainability
- Emergency COVID-19 response funding