Since 2021, the SEGA – One Health Network has included non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in its thematic clusters.
These include diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, cancer and chronic respiratory diseases.
The aim?
To help reduce NCD-related mortality and morbidity.
STRATEGIC ORIENTATIONS
Monitoring
Case definitions, indicators, target/covered population…
Sharing experience and knowledge
integrating human, animal and environmental healthOn control systems to identify common denominators and generate joint actions in terms of prevention
Integration into FETP
integration of cardiovascular disease, diabetes and cancer monitoring into FETP-Frontline and FETP Master trainings
ACHIEVEMENTS AND BEST PRACTICES
Health – climate change and operational research: a regional scientific seminar for joint action
A scientific seminar dedicated to climate change and infectious risks in the Indian Ocean was held in Mauritius on September 12 and 13, 2024. [... lire plus]
4 priorities identified following the One Health workshop in Comoros
A national One Health workshop was held in the Comoros from August 20 to 22, 2024. Objective: to strengthen intersectoral coordination. This workshop focused on [... lire plus]
Supporting Madagascar in the fight against rabies
Since 2022, Madagascar has been at the heart of rabies vaccination campaigns carried out as part of the Indian Ocean Commission's (IOC) SEGA - [... lire plus]
A mobile veterinary clinic for Mauritius
Mauritius's first mobile veterinary clinic was inaugurated on July 08, 2024. The acquisition was made possible by the SEGA - One Health Network of [... lire plus]
Launch of the first Master’s degree in field epidemiology in the Indian Ocean
Accredited in the first quarter of 2024, Indianoceania's first Master's degree in Field Epidemiology was officially launched in July 2024. Supported by the Agence [... lire plus]
+25 certified field epidemiologists for Comoros… and Indianoceania
25 Comorian healthcare professionals received their FETP-Frontline One Health certification on May 10, 2024. This is the second Comorian cohort. The certificate ceremony was [... lire plus]