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SINGLE MULTI-SECTORAL HEALTH PLATFORM

The concept of Single Health came into being to translate the inseparable union of animal, human and environmental health. In this sense, looking at the whole becomes fundamental to ensure excellent levels of health. Many diseases can be better prevented and fought through integrated action between Veterinary Medicine, Human Medicine and other health professionals. This approach aims to reduce the fragmented view of health and to understand that the health issue is multidisciplinary. Recent data show that 6 out of 10 diseases affecting humans have some relationship with the environment or the animal.

A Unique Health and its challenges

The concept of One Health is the multi-professional and multi-sectoral collaborative effort within the areas of science and health, which needs to be implemented at local and national levels in order to promote human health, animal health, plant health and the environment. Part of the need to understand the ecosystem and that everything is interconnected.

The concept of Single Health is supported by the Alliance formed by the World Health Organization (WHO), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Organization for Animal Health (OIE), which promotes the interface between institutions governing animal, human and environmental health.

The context of high mobility with high-risk countries, where climate change is having an adverse effect everywhere and with water scarcity and difficult access to food, requires a multi-sectoral approach to health from Cape Verde.

Intersectoral combating of infectious and non-communicable diseases

The Single Health concept defines policies, legislation, research and programme implementation, in which multiple sectors communicate and work together in actions to reduce risks and combat infectious and non-communicable diseases. This integration can contribute to the effectiveness of actions in Public Health, with reduction of risks to global health.

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