To ensure research outcomes are sustainable and equitable, participatory and community-centric approaches are being embraced. This project aims to capture priority areas amongst One Health beneficiaries at the community level to inform future research directions. The research team travelled to Upper River Region to engage farmers and regional human and animal health representatives in a series of interviews and focus group discussions.
Although awareness of the term One Health was low, farmers recognised the interconnections between human, animal and environmental health in their community environment, and made important suggestions on how to operationalise One Health in a sustainable manner. Our research activities are proving to be enriching both for our participants as a sensitisation exercise on the One Health concept and for us, the researchers, as we continue to learn valuable context-specific insights on One Health priorities at different levels of society.
Representatives of women farmers organisation, URR
Livestock Assistants, Regional Directorate URR, Department of Livestock Services, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Security