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Saatja: HAGEBRO, Krystyna <[email protected]>

Saadetud: 04.10.2024 13:56

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Koopia: <"Triin Uusberg">; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>;

<[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; KÖHLER,

Kristina <[email protected]>; HOEJSKOV, Peter Sousa <[email protected]>;

KYDYSHOV, Kalysbek <[email protected]>; SIRK, Gerli <[email protected]>

Teema: Estonia_Virtual learning course on One Health 12 November – 13

December 2024

Dear Ms Sõber,

Virtual learning course on One Health

12 November 13 December 2024

I have the honour of sharing this invitation to the above mentioned

meeting. You are invited to nominate five participants from the human

health sector in your country by filling the attached form.

We are looking forward to receiving your nominations, giving the names,

functional titles and email addresses (including email addresses) of the

proposed participants at your earliest convenience and no later than 20

October 2024.

Yours sincerely,

Regional Emergency Director

WHEN 12 November - 13 December 2024

HOURS 10 (4 weeks)

PARTICIPANTS 400 (maximum)

FORMAT Hybrid (self-paced learning materials and live online sessions)

Virtual learning course on One Health

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the World Health Organization (WHO), and

the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH, founded as OIE) will jointly deliver a

4-week online tutored course on One Health between 12 November – 13 December 2024.

The course contents and structure have been developed by FAO, working with

international experts.

Aims of the course are to develop national capacity for the implementation of the One Health

approach by governments and to encourage interaction between people working in different areas

to solve One Health challenges. The course aims to gather professionals from the animal health,

public health, wildlife, and food safety sectors, and to provide them an introduction to the One

Health concept and its implementation.

Who is the course for?

Professionals working in different government institutions, with different backgrounds (animal

health / public health / wildlife / food safety), involved in risk analysis. Participants are expected to

be able to communicate in English and to dedicate a total of 10 hours study time to the course over

a four-week period. No previous knowledge on One Health related topics is required.

What will you learn?

The course is a tutored online course combining self-study interactive modules with webinars and a

discussion forum. The interactive modules will cover the following areas:

1. One Health: An overview

2. Sources of pathogens

3. Understanding anthropogenic drivers of disease emergence

4. Impact of infectious diseases

5. Principles of risk analysis: A One Health perspective

The webinars and the discussion forum will provide a unique opportunity to discuss with

international experts and among themselves on the topic and to network with people working in

different areas.

Participants who successfully complete the course requirements are provided with a certificate. For

successful completion, participants need to go through all the modules, actively participate in a case

study exercise, fill the pre- and post-course surveys, and pass a final course assessment on the last

week of the course. The records of course completion will be sent to the nominating organization.

[email protected] | https://virtual-learning-center.fao.org

UN City, Marmorvej 51 Tel.: +45 45 33 70 00 Email: [email protected] DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø Denmark

Fax: +45 45 33 70 01 Website: https://www.who.int/europe

WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION ORGANISATION MONDIALE DE LA SANTÉ

WELTGESUNDHEITSORGANISATION ВСЕМИРНАЯ ОРГАНИЗАЦИЯ ЗДРАВООХРАНЕНИЯ

Date: 4 October 2024 Ms Helen Sõber Adviser European Union Affairs and International Co- operation Department Ministry of Social Affairs Suur-Ameerika 1 10122 Tallinn Estonia

REGIONAL OFFICE FOR EUROPE BUREAU RÉGIONAL DE L’EUROPE

REGIONALBÜRO FÜR EUROPA ЕВРОПЕЙСКОЕ РЕГИОНАЛЬНОЕ БЮРО

Head office:

UN City, Marmorvej 51, DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark

Tel.: +45 45 33 70 00; Fax: +45 45 33 70 01 Email: [email protected]

Website: https://www.who.int/europe

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Dear Ms Sõber,

Virtual learning course on One Health 12 November – 13 December 2024

I have the honour to inform you that World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Europe, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), and World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) will jointly deliver a virtual learning course on One Health through the FAO Virtual Learning Center (VLC). The course is designed to develop national capacity for the implementation of the One Health approach and to encourage interaction between people working in different areas where the One Health approach applies. The course will bring together professionals from different fields (e.g. animal health, public health, wildlife, food safety), and aims to provide them an introduction to the One Health approach and its implementation. For more details, please find a course outline brochure. Of note, the course is accredited by the Veterinary Continuing Education in Europe (VetCEE). I have the pleasure in inviting you to nominate five participants from the human health sector in your country by filling the attached form. If there is more interest, two additional participants can be included on the waiting list. This invitation is sent to the Training Focal Point in your organisation. Please note, separate invitations have also been sent to the animal health, food safety and wildlife contact points of other authorities in your country to nominate participants from their organisations/sectors. It is important that the nominated participants will be able to apply what they learn during the course in their day-to-day work. For this reason, participants should:

• be available to study online for a total 10 hours over four weeks, • be able to communicate in Russian, and • work for government human health services (central, regional, or local level) • high speed internet connection is required for attending

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The course is free of charge and will start with an opening webinar on 12 November 2024 and close on 13 December 2024. The course consists of five interactive modules that will be open for completion for four weeks. In addition, the case study on risk analysis will be proposed.

During the course, international experts from FAO, UNEP, WHO, WOAH, and other agencies will be available through webinars and a discussion forum. Upon successful completion, the trainees will be issued a certificate.

I look forward to receiving your nominations, giving the names, functional titles and addresses (including email addresses) of the nominated participants by email to Mr Kalysbek Kydyshov, One Health Consultant, email: [email protected]. at your earliest convenience but no later than 20 October 2024.We shall then communicate with the participants directly providing the necessary documentation and administrative information.

Sincerely yours,

Dr Gundo Weiler Acting Regional Emergency Director

Encls: Course brochure Nomination form

Copy for information to: Ms Triin Uusberg, Head, European Union Affairs and International Co-operation Department, Ministry of Social Affairs, Suur-Ameerika 1, 10129 Tallinn, Estonia H.E. Ms Riia Salsa-Audiffren, Ambassador Representative of the Republic of Estonia, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Estonia to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva, Chemin du Petit-Saconnex 28A, CH-1209 Genève, Switzerland H.E. Mr Andre Pung, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Embassy of the Republic of Estonia, Frederiksgade 19, 4th floor, 1265 Copenhagen K, Denmark Ms Kristina Köhler, Liaison Officer, WHO Country Office, Estonia, Paldiski Road 81, 10617 Tallinn, Estonia

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Course curriculum – Virtual learning course on One Health Course title: Virtual learning course on One Health Course date: 12 November – 13 December 2024

Target audience(s): People working in different institutions and with different backgrounds:

 Government officials working in the animal health sector

 Government officials working in the public health sector

 Government officials working in the wildlife and environment sectors

 Government officials working in the food safety sector Individuals selected will be expected to use what they learn in the course to contribute to the implementation of the One Health approach in the way their organization works. Participants are expected to speak English and to have the availability to dedicate to the course the estimated number of hours. No previous knowledge on One Health related topics is expected.

Summary learning outcomes (LOs): By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

 explain essential One Health concepts that enable different sectors to collaborate and communicate effectively with one another,

 initiate and encourage streamlined One Health networking and collaboration,

 describe the ecology and drivers of diseases at the human, livestock, wildlife, & environmental interfaces,

 give examples of zoonotic diseases and their impacts on health, food safety and food security,

 explain the sources and routes of transmission of zoonotic diseases,

 describe how One Health approaches can be applied to risk communication, risk mitigation and risk management at the human-environment-wildlife- livestock interfaces

 explain the principles and benefits of Joint Risk Assessment  explain how the impact and likelihood of the same event can be different for different sectors (e.g. animal health, public health), and how this may

impact risk management measures

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Modality: The course will involve a combination of:

 self-paced, interactive online modules which will cover the theoretical part of the course,

 a webinar held with international experts of the topic,

 a case study exercise where participants can practice what they learnt in the modules.

Duration: The course will take 10 hours of study time, spread over a four-week period.

Course structure:

Week Modality Learning Outcomes / Topics covered Key Content

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Opening webinar 1 hour

 Introduction from the agencies

 1-2 country example (from the region or elsewhere) about good One Health joint work

 Course details/orientation

Presentations

Module 1: One Health: An overview 40 minutes

By the end of this module, participants will be able to:

 Explain the definition of term One Health

 List the main disease events that shaped One Health

 Describe the importance of One Health

 Provide an example on how One Health approach could be applied in practice

 Identify the benefits and challenges of One Health approach

Interactive online module

Module 2: Sources of pathogens 45 minutes

By the end of this module, participants will be able to:

 Explain the term “human-environment-wildlife-livestock interface”

 Explain basic concepts related to pathogens transmission at the interface

 Give examples of diseases that have emerged due to interactions at the interface

 Describe the role of food systems in pathogens transmission

Interactive online module

2 Module 3: Understanding anthropogenic drivers of disease emergence 40 minutes

By the end of this module, participants will be able to:

 List the different types of disease emergence drivers at the Human-Environment- Wildlife-Livestock (HEWILI) interface

 Discuss how human population growth and globalization have driven disease emergence at HEWILI interface

Interactive online module

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 Explain the concepts of biodiversity, ecosystem health and planetary health and how these are linked to disease emergence

 Describe how climate change can drive emergence of disease and affect human health

 Discuss the benefit of a One Health approach for disease to understanding and mitigating disease emergence at the interface

Module 4: Impact of infectious diseases 35 minutes

By the end of this module, participants will be able to:

 List the types of impacts caused by infectious diseases

 Outline the methods that can be used to estimate the impacts of infectious diseases

 Explain the importance of information on the global burden of infectious diseases

 Explain why some zoonotic diseases are considered neglected

 Explain the importance of zoonotic disease prioritization

Interactive online module

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Module 5: Introduction to Risk Analysis and the Join Risk Assessment Tool 40 minutes

By the end of this module, participants will be able to:

 Explain the purpose and the benefits of risk analysis

 Describe the process of risk analysis and its different components including risk assessment, risk management and risk communication

 Explain fundamental concepts and terminology associated with risk analysis (likelihood, consequences, uncertainty, qualitative, quantitative)

 Explain the importance of a One Health approach in risk assessment

 Provide examples of risk mitigation measures, considering a One Health perspective

Interactive online module

Case study exercise  Joint Risk Assessment with a focus on avian influenza Practical task via the discussion forum

4 Case study exercise  Joint Risk Assessment with a focus on avian influenza

Practical task via the discussion forum

Final assessment 40 multiple-choice questions to assess what participants learnt during the course