One Health

Future Africa hosts University of Utah students for One Health learning

University of Utah students visited Future Africa to learn about One Health and community engagement, including the importance of collaboration in preparing for and responding to pandemics.

Promoting AI-powered language inclusivity in rabies education

Future Africa’s One Health Research Chair is working with the Absa Chair of Data Science and UP’s Department of African Languages to explore how AI can improve access to reliable rabies information in local languages.

One Health research and capacity building across three regions

Recent work by the Future Africa One Health Research Chair spans Mozambique, Guinea and New Zealand, from wildlife surveillance and capacity building to One Health implementation and microbial ecology research.

Professor Wanda Markotter reappointed as Future Africa One Health Research Chair

Professor Wanda Markotter has been reappointed as Future Africa's One Health Research Chair for a second five-year term, strengthening transdisciplinary research, African collaboration and leadership in One Health across the continent.

Future Africa supports national avian influenza preparedness through One Health expertise

Future Africa hosted a national simulation exercise bringing together stakeholders across human, animal and environmental health to test South Africa’s preparedness and response capabilities for an H5N1 avian influenza outbreak.

Future Africa Community Engagement in One Health (FACE)

This edition highlights South Africa’s One Health approach, with a focus on strategic action tracks and cross-cutting areas that strengthen collaboration across human, animal and environmental health.

One Health Focus – June 2026 | Issue 3

This edition highlights South Africa’s One Health approach, with a focus on strategic action tracks and cross-cutting areas that strengthen collaboration across human, animal and environmental health.
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Lost in translation no more

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Research focusing on zoonotic disease and computer science may help shape a future where life-saving health knowledge truly speaks everyone’s language.

Momentum builds for One Health as South Africa advances national strategic framework

One Health in South Africa is advancing as stakeholders move to finalise the national strategic framework. Speaking at the recent engagement, Professor Wanda Markotter, One Health Research Chair at Future Africa, University of Pretoria, underscored the need for coordinated, cross-sectoral systems and highlighted the role of academia in supporting implementation.

Regional One Health workshop at UP strengthens collaboration on zoonotic disease surveillance

Future Africa and the Centre for Viral Zoonoses at the University of Pretoria convened a One Health workshop to strengthen collaboration on zoonotic disease surveillance and pandemic preparedness across Southern Africa.

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