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Prof Alessandra Scagliarini from the University of Bologna recently attended the 8th World One Health Congress in Cape Town where she presented on the 𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗣𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗧 project that the Applied Learning and Research Department (ALRD) had a role in facilitating. ELEPHANT (𝗘mpowering universities’ 𝗟earning and r𝗘search ca𝗣acities in the one 𝗛ealth 𝗔pproach for the ma𝗡agement of animals at the wildlife, livestock and human interface in Sou𝗧h Africa) aims at contributing to poverty relief, through the empowerment of South African Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) by boosting their innovation and research capacities in the One Health context, that should result in a more effective science-based health management at the interface between human, wildlife, livestock and environment. Through workshops participants learned from one another. We learned about the impact disease has on humans, economies, the environment, and on farming activities and how these impact each other. One of the goals was to foster collaboration between different sectors in society to address community health in terms of disease spread within communities and between wildlife, humans, and life stock. The project focussed on training educators which can then in turn train others. The learning was done by a mixture of theory sessions and visits to commercial and subsistence farming operations. The goal was further to increase the conversation of One Health into training courses and in research. The SAWC Herding Academy programme is one of such programs presented by the SAWC that is in line with the theory of one Health. One of the main tasks of the ALRD team was to host and facilitate learning through an online platform where files were stored and meetings were held. The Congress had four days of an outstanding, exceptional and forward-thinking agenda, which included parallel tracks addressing one health science, antimicrobial agents and resistance, and science policy interface, amongst others. It enabled discussing major One Health challenges, as well as sharing research data and policy developments. Above all, it provided a great opportunity to look at global One Health science and policy through an African lens. Through an open call for abstracts, notable work from distinguished scientists and opinion leaders was disseminated at the world’s largest forum dedicated to advancing the One Health agenda and community.  For more information get in touch with our ALRD department - rdadmin@sawc.org.za  #SouthernAfricanWildlifeCollege #TrainingBeyondBoundaries #ELEPHANT

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