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Journal article
Scaling up One Health: A network analysis in Lao PDR
One health, Vol.18, 100661
2024
PMCID: PMC10761780
PMID: 38179311
Abstract
Background
One Health focuses on sustainable health for humans, animals, and ecosystems. The approach has been well demonstrated, yet most efforts have not been scaled up. Understanding the organisations involved in scaling up processes is critical to translating research into practice. The Lao People's Democratic Republic has successfully implemented One Health projects for multiple decades; however, the organisational network has not been described and scaling up efforts have been limited.
Methods
Data from organisations involved in One Health projects over the past five years were collected by key-informant interview or workshop. The network was investigated using a mixture of quantitative network analysis and qualitative thematic analysis.
Results
The organisational network was quantitatively described as sparse and centralised. Organisations were required to harness pre-existing relationships to maximise scarce resources and make co-ordination and alignment of priorities more efficient. A lack of international organisations in the top 10% of resource sharing metrics suggests a potential disconnect between donors. This was reflected in the challenges faced by national organisations and a feeling of being stretched thin over numerous externally funded projects with donor-driven priorities.
Conclusions
It appears that high-level political support for country ownership of development and aid priorities remains unrealised. Developing network capacity and capability may assist scaling up efforts and build resilience in the network and its core organisations. This may allow for the inclusion of more development, education, environment, and water, sanitation, and hygiene organisations that were perceived to be lacking. Future One Health programmes should focus on practical activities that do not overload staff capacity. There is much for One Health to learn about the art of scaling up and organisations are encouraged to include implementation science in their research to inform future scaling up efforts.
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- Title
- Scaling up One Health: A network analysis in Lao PDR
- Authors/Creators
- Andrew LarkinsSoulasack Vannamahaxay - National University of LaosVannaphone PuttanaMalavanh ChittavongFongsamouth SouthammavongMayfong MayxayDavina Boyd - Murdoch UniversityMieghan BruceAmanda Ash
- Publication Details
- One health, Vol.18, 100661
- Publisher
- Elsevier B.V.
- Identifiers
- 991005621195607891
- Copyright
- © 2023 The Author(s)
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Medical, Molecular and Forensic Sciences; Centre for Biosecurity and One Health; School of Veterinary Medicine; Centre for Sustainable Farming Systems
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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