Overcoming Barriers to One Health Surveillance Implementation.

Area of Science:

• Global Health Security
• Epidemiology
• Public Health Surveillance

Background:

• The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the need for enhanced global One Health surveillance capabilities.
• Progress has been hindered by a lack of standardized best practices and guidance for multisectoral coordination.
• Many nations struggle to implement coordinated surveillance due to missing shared goals, data policies, and tools.

Purpose of the Study:

• To identify priority components for establishing and documenting successful coordinated One Health surveillance.
• To provide a framework for countries to initiate and implement effective multisectoral surveillance systems.
• To guide the development of regional and global minimal One Health data standards.

Main Methods:

• Identification of three critical components for coordinated surveillance planning and implementation.
• Analysis of existing challenges in multisectoral data sharing and interoperability.
• Conceptual framework development for a One Health approach to disease surveillance.

Main Results:

• Three priority components identified: shared surveillance goals, multisectoral data sharing policies and standards, and interoperable tools.
• These components serve as foundational elements for building robust One Health surveillance systems.
• The proposed framework facilitates efficient data collection, sharing, and utilization across sectors.

Conclusions:

• Addressing the three priority components is essential for successful coordinated One Health surveillance.
• Implementation of these components can lead to the development of regional and global data standards.
• A collaborative One Health approach effectively minimizes the human, animal, and economic costs of epidemics.