While it features real solutions, final content will undergo review by a technical working group and incorporate feedback from a validation workshop planned for December 2020. Please see these as examples only, and not a definitive list.
Solution /Innovation:

Joint Outbreak Investigation Tool (JOIN tool)

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Organization:

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

For more information:

Technical contact:
Dr. Sophie von Dobschuetz
Global surveillance coordinator
FAO
Sophie.VonDobschuetz@fao.org
Additional contacts:
Dr. Ihab El Masry
Veterinary epidemiologist, One Health Surveillance Specialist
FAO
ihab.elmasry@fao.org
Related PDF documents:
InnovationProgramme_mapping_JOInT_22July2019_SvD-2.pdf
Categories:
Dairy, Frameworks and tools, Healthy diets & Nutrition, One Health, Other breed, Pig, Poultry, and Red meat
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Challenge

The joint collection, verification and analysis of zoonotic disease outbreak investigation data is not well established in many countries. The critical information regarding the prevalent modes of zoonotic disease transmission, implicated animal species and production sectors, practices and drivers associated with pathogen spillover are outstanding knowledge gaps, and almost based on expert opinion rather than outputs of well-designed national or regional studies. Consequently, the relevance, effectiveness and quality of the surveillance, preparedness and response plans are affected.

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Solution

JOIN tool will be applicable to most zoonotic disease outbreak scenarios, with possibility of customization for a given disease or event. To date, there is no similar tool that address this area of work. JOIN tool would build on the previous achievements of the tripartite (FAO-OIE-WHO) four-way linking and one-health initiatives at country, regional and global levels.
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Impact

It will help in standardize the zoonotic outbreak investigation implementation and assessment processes under a One Health umbrella, and would be applicable to different outbreak scenarios. Key outcomes include:
- Improve understanding of the factors associated with animal and human exposure to zoonoses at country and regional levels.
- Enhance joint outbreak investigation and information sharing activities.
- Contribute to improving the relevance and efficiency of national zoonotic disease control programs.

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Dairy, Frameworks and tools, Healthy diets & Nutrition, One Health, Other breed, Pig, Poultry, and Red meat

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