(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 19. The world is now
clearly showing phenomena causing serious harm to the health of
people and other living beings, as well as to the environment,
Deputy Chairwoman of the Food Safety Agency of Azerbaijan Zakiya
Mustafayeva said at the "One Health Conference" held within the
framework of COP29, Trend reports.
She pointed out that environmental pollution and shifting
climatic conditions can open a can of worms, leading to
repercussions that could put human and animal health in a tight
spot, paving the way for new infectious diseases to rear their ugly
heads.
“Coordinated actions are being carried out at the international
level to manage the current situation. Of particular relevance in
this area is the concept of“One Health” put forward by
international organizations.
“One Health” is a holistic approach aimed at achieving optimal
levels of human, animal, and ecosystem health and achieving a
sustainable balance between them. This concept is very relevant in
the areas of food and water safety, nutrition, zoonotic disease
control, pollution management, and antimicrobial resistance.
For the productive implementation of the One Health approach
both nationally and internationally, the interaction of different
sectors such as public health, environmental protection,
agriculture, and food safety is one of the important conditions for
achieving the set objectives, including the anticipation and
prevention of threats that may arise to humans, animals, and the
environment. Therefore, the protection of public health in our
country is considered a task of every organization that plays a
role in this field.
For example, under international practice in our country, to
detect zoonotic epidemics in time and take flexible response
measures, the relevant bodies carry out joint activities. To create
flexible mechanisms for early detection of zoonotic diseases,
crisis management, the formation of various methods of control, and
the introduction of a single platform for information exchange by
relevant bodies with the support of international experts, a draft
National Strategy has been developed and will be presented
today.
Since in the era of globalization in which we live, human,
animal, and environmental health depend on each other, we should
jointly solve problems in these areas with a cooperative approach,”
Mustafayeva added.
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