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One Health Trust @onehealthtrust.bsky.social · 5h

Check out the new EAT–Lancet Commission report!

Including OHT’s Dr. Ramanan Laxminarayan, the Commission shows how #food systems can be transformed to provide #healthy, #sustainablediets for all, even in times of crisis.

Read the report: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

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One Health Trust @onehealthtrust.bsky.social · 5h

💉 In 2023, Vietnam shifted #vaccine financing from the national to provincial level, a move that led to vaccine shortages & a drop in childhood immunization. This article highlights why central funding remains crucial for equitable #vaccineaccess.

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Decentralizing vaccine financing; Measles control & armed conflict

This week’s digest covers risks in decentralizing vaccine financing, measles control and armed conflict, and more

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One Health Trust @onehealthtrust.bsky.social · 1d

#Vaccines are a powerful tool in the fight to control #AMR! Increasing access to #vaccines can save lives and ensure antibiotics work when we need them most.

Learn more: onehealthtrust.org/publications...

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One Health Trust @onehealthtrust.bsky.social · 2d

Check out this week's One Health research digest!

Find articles on the risks of decentralizing vaccine financing in middle-income countries, barriers to measles control in conflict areas, a review of malaria vaccines in Africa, and much more!

Give it a read here: onehealthtrust.org/news-media/w...

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One Health Trust @onehealthtrust.bsky.social · 2d

Did you know #CervicalCancer kills more than 340,000 women a year?

Early #HPVVaccination prevents many cancers. Despite its benefits, hesitancy around the #Vaccine persists.

Hear Dr. Grace Ryan of @umasschan.bsky.social discuss this on the OWOH #podcast here: onehealthtrust.org/news-media/p...

One Health Trust @onehealthtrust.bsky.social · 5d

🌍 New: The 2025 EAT-Lancet Report is here!

OHT’s Dr. Ramanan Laxminarayan and other commission members show is what a healthy, sustainable, and just food system could look like to feed 10B sustainably.

📘 Read more: eatforum.org/update/eat-l...

#EATLancet2025 #FoodSystems #PlanetaryHealth

New landmark EAT-Lancet Commission warns food systems breach planetary limits - EAT

The 2025 EAT-Lancet Commission today released its Report on Healthy, Sustainable, and Just Food Systems, presenting the most comprehensive global scientific evaluation of food systems to date.

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One Health Trust @onehealthtrust.bsky.social · 5d

This #WorldAnimalDay, tune into our OWOH podcast with Raina Plowright of @cornellupress.bsky.social. She explains how #Deforestation affect #AnimalHealth & spreads #ZoonoticDiseases.

Listen: onehealthtrust.org/news-media/p...
gry-bats-flowering-trees-and-dead-horses-a-tale-of-disease-spillover/

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One Health Trust @onehealthtrust.bsky.social · 5d

It’s #WorldOxygenDay!

#Oxygen is life. Yet in many LMICs, preventable deaths happen every day due to #medicaloxygen shortages.

OHT is building the National Medical Oxygen Grid (#NMOG) to track supply in real time & prevent future oxygen crises.

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One Health Trust @onehealthtrust.bsky.social · 6d

Tomorrow, the 2025 EAT-Lancet Commission (which OHT's Dr. Ramanan Laxminarayan is part of) will present new science on what a healthy, sustainable, and just food system can look like today.

Register for the livestream here: bit.ly/3Kg9SW8

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One Health Trust @onehealthtrust.bsky.social · 6d

This week on OWOH #podcast, Bosco Atukwatse and Dr. Alex Braczkowski of the Kyambura Lion Project share how 14 species feeding on bats in Uganda may open hidden pathways for #virus spillover & how monitoring reveals unseen #disease risks. 🦇🌍

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A Viral Surprise at a Bat Cave - One Health Trust

In this podcast, Bosco Atukwatse & Dr. Alex Braczkowski tell us about the potential impact of their discovery at a bat cave in Uganda.

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One Health Trust @onehealthtrust.bsky.social · 7d

OHT is proud to join the Executive Advisory Council of the AMR Strategic Coalition, a new cross-sector partnership to combat #AMR.

At OHT, we bring a #OneHealth perspective to shape policy & drive action against AMR & globally.

More about the coalition: strategiccoalitions.com/

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One Health Trust @onehealthtrust.bsky.social · 8d

Monkeys and leopards eat bats? 🦇🦁

In Uganda, researchers caught predators hunting bats in a cave known to host #MarburgVirus — a deadly cousin of #Ebola. 🦠

Could these animals be spreading viruses from bats to humans?

🎧 Hear what they found: onehealthtrust.org/news-media/p...

One Health Trust @onehealthtrust.bsky.social · 8d

Can wastewater reveal how communities use medicines?

OHT’s Gilbert Osena co-authored an article showing how traces of #drugs in #wastewater can estimate regional #medicine use, helping fill critical #healthdata gaps.

Read it in Environment International: doi.org/10.1016/j.en...

One Health Trust @onehealthtrust.bsky.social · 9d

🚨 Disproven claims linking #Tylenol & #vaccines to #autism are spreading, fueling stigma & harmful policies.

In this June 2025 OWOH #podcast, Judith Miller (CHOP) explains why it’s time to move on — and what support the autism community really needs.

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Autism, Vaccines, and Measles

In this podcast, Judith Miller tells us why it’s a waste of time to re-examine the disproven links between vaccines & autism & what's needed.

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One Health Trust @onehealthtrust.bsky.social · 9d

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One Health Trust @onehealthtrust.bsky.social · 10d

#Rabies kills ~60,000 people each year, many of them children. Dr. Abi Vanak of Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment believes that a #OneHealth approach can help stop the spread of rabies.

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One Health Trust @onehealthtrust.bsky.social · 12d

Kids play a key role in fighting AMR!

From practicing good hygiene to understanding the importance of vaccines, they can make a big impact in slowing the spread of #AMR.

Learn how to include kids in the fight against AMR!

Learn more: onehealthtrust.org/publications...

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One Health Trust @onehealthtrust.bsky.social · 13d

Brazil’s 2022–23 #vaccine policy didn’t adopt #PCV13 (3 more strains vs PCV10). Why? Priorities like #DomesticProduction, #Costs & #Surveillance outweighed clinical benefits.

📖More: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

📰Digest: onehealthtrust.org/news-media/w...

Multidimensional challenges in Brazil's decision-making process of vaccines adoption: The case of childhood pneumococcal conjugate vaccines

The objective of this paper was to examine the process of adopting new vaccines in a middle-income country.We used an intrinsic explanatory case study…

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One Health Trust @onehealthtrust.bsky.social · 14d

It's been a year since #UNGA79's AMR meeting. As #UNGA80 begins, we must reflect on progress & challenges due to funding cuts and the shifting global health landscape. Prevention, access & funding remain key.

Read our blog from UNGA 79: onehealthtrust.org/news-media/b...

#AMR #OneHealth

Highlights from the 79th United Nations General Assembly Week – A critical time for global action to tackle AMR - One Health Trust

Read about OHT's co-hosted event on the sidelines of UNGA 2024 and our time at colleagues' events and at the UNGA High-level meeting on AMR.

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One Health Trust @onehealthtrust.bsky.social · 14d

Last week, the OHT-India team, with Dr. Ramanan Laxminarayan, construction workers & families, celebrated Vishwakarma Puja at Nimai Valley to honour creativity, craftsmanship & community that guides the vision of Nimai Valley.

Learn about #NimaiValley here: onehealthtrust.org/where-we-wor...

One Health Trust @onehealthtrust.bsky.social · 14d

Can AI predict #AMR?

A new #machinelearning model uses #genomicdata to identify AMR in Pseudomonas aeruginosa with up to 98% accuracy. Faster, smarter predictions for better patient care!

Read this article: academic.oup.com/bioinformati...

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One Health Trust @onehealthtrust.bsky.social · 15d

Join OHT’s Dr. Ramanan Laxminarayan at the @ameracadpeds.bsky.socials’ Global Health Now: Current Issues & Emerging Trends course!

🗓️ Nov 14, 2025 | 🕗 8:30 AM CST | 💻 Live, virtual & CME-accredited

Register: buff.ly/0K8k0ej

#GlobalHealth #Pediatrics #OneHealth #MedicalEducation

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One Health Trust @onehealthtrust.bsky.social · 15d

OHT’s Dr. Deepshikha Batheja co-authored a study showing particulate matter (PM2.5), carbon monoxide (CO) &ozone (O3) cut call center work productivity in 5 Indian cities.

CO alone drives over half the productivity losses!

Read it in @jee-econ.bsky.social: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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One Health Trust @onehealthtrust.bsky.social · 16d

What was found in the latest #GlobalHealth research?

💉 🇧🇷 Competing priorities influenced Brazil’s #pneumococcalvaccine strategy.

🦠 👄 ❤️ 🪦 An infection from bacteria often found in the mouth is associated with sudden cardiac death.

More in our latest digest! onehealthtrust.org/news-media/w...