Ecohealth Field-building Leadership Initiative in Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia is undergoing rapid agricultural intensification affecting crops, livestock and plantation forestry. Such agricultural change can be good for human health by improving food security, nutrition and income. However, intensification can also increase the risk of disease, exposure to agro-chemicals and loss of biodiversity. This grant will allow a consortium of research centres in China, Indonesia, Thailand and Viet Nam to carry out research, capacity building, policy advocacy and networking on the links between changing agricultural practices and human health. At the same time, the consortium will endeavour to strengthen the emerging field of Ecohealth research and practice in Southeast Asia.

Project ID
106556
Project Status
Completed
End Date
Duration
60 months
IDRC Officer
Arlyne Beeche
Total Funding
CA$ 4,000,000.00
Location
China
Indonesia
Thailand
Viet Nam
Programs
Food, Environment, and Health
Food, Environment, and Health
Institution Country
China
Project Leader
Dr Fang Jing
Institution
Kunming Medical University as represented by Jiang Runsheng
Institution Website
https://www.kmmu.edu.cn
Institution Country
Thailand
Project Leader
Dr Pattamaporn Kittayapong
Institution
Mahidol University
Institution Website
https://www.mahidol.ac.th/mahidol.html
Institution Country
China
Project Leader
Dr Xu Jianchu
Institution
Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences as represented by Sun Hang
Institution Country
Viet Nam
Project Leader
Dr. Hung Nguyen-Viet
Institution
Hanoi School of Public Health
Institution Website
https://www.hsph.edu.vn
Institution
Kunming Institute of Botany
Institution Website
https://China
Institution Country
Thailand
Project Leader
Ms Pornpit Silkavute
Institution
Health Systems Research Institute
Institution Website
https://eng.moph.go.th/TechResearch/hsri/hsri_web.htm
Institution Country
Viet Nam
Project Leader
Prof. Le Vu Anh
Institution
Vietnam Public Health Association
Institution Website
https://www.vpha.org.vn
Institution Country
Canada
Project Leader
Sonia Fèvre
Institution
Veterinarians Without Borders/Vétérinaires sans frontières
Institution Website
https://www.vwb-vsf.ca
Institution Country
Indonesia
Project Leader
Wiku Adisasmito
Institution
University of Indonesia
Institution Website
https://www.ui.ac.id

Outputs

Ecohealth trainer manual (FBLI)

Ecohealth trainer manual (FBLI)

Training Materials

This training manual is one component of the Field Building Leadership Initiative (FBLI) and part of a global initiative to build capacity in ecosystem approaches to health. It is intended to act as a starting point and guide for teachers and trainers to design and deliver courses in Ecohealth. Trainers need a common set of competencies regarding teaching Ecohealth to successfully deliver courses based on the modules proposed here. These are divided into sections, providing background, objectives, and information about teaching the subject. Complementary training materials are being created in Canada, Latin America, and West Africa, led by Communities of Practice in Ecohealth in each of those regions.

Author(s): Basuno, Edi, Borin, Khieu, Crocetti, Erin Michelle, Nguyen Thanh Huong, Jing Fang

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CENPHER five year report, 2009 – 2014 : from a research project to a research center

CENPHER five year report, 2009 – 2014 : from a research project to a research center

Study

Beginning in 2009 with a postdoc project working on environmental sanitation and health issues, the Hanoi School of Public Health (HSPH) research group gradually established other projects and activities that have been both nationally and internationally funded. This was the basis for the upgrade of the research group to a research center in 2012, Public Health and Ecosystem Research (CENPHER). The creation and the development of CENPHER reflects not only North- South partnership in research and public health action, but also how great issues in national public health and global health can be tackled through ecosystems/ecohealth approaches.

Author(s): Hung, Nguyen Viet, Giang, Pham Thi Huong

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Ecohealth research in Southeast Asia : past, present and the way forward

Ecohealth research in Southeast Asia : past, present and the way forward

Article

The introduction of Ecohealth in Southeast Asia (SEA) was stimulated by emergence of avian influenza, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) and other persistent zoonotic diseases. Interlinkages of health and the environment are particularly acute in SEA where rapid agricultural intensification, rural–urban transitions and climate change are having profound effects on ecosystems. The objective of this paper is to review Ecohealth activities within Southeast Asia over the last 10 years, to address the lessons learned, challenges faced, and the way forward for Ecohealth in the region. Activities range from those focusing purely on capacity, projects focusing on research, and projects covering both.

Author(s): Hung Nguyen-Viet, Doria, Siobhan, Dinh Xuan Tung, Mallee, Hein, Wilcox, Bruce A., Grace, Delia

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