“One health approach” towards effective health services delivery in sixty years of independent Tanzania
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2023-11
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PanAfrican Journal of Governance and Development (PJGD)
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The year
different phases of development and attempted innumerable interventions, including a series of
"development alternatives" to fight poverty, hunger, and infectious diseases. These efforts
towards effective health services provision treated humans, animals, and environmental health
separately. Due to the increase in human, livestock, wildlife, and environment interactions, the
efforts did not result in the anticipated health outcomes. This prompted the government to search
for an alternative approach. Cognizant of this, the government introduced the "One Health
Approach (OHA)", which recognizes health as one, without a dividing line between humans,
animals, and environmental health. This paper, therefore, analyzes (i) the debates for advancing
effective health services delivery sixty years after independence; (ii) an emerging approach for
interdisciplinary collaboration for human, animal, and environmental health, which is
considered to have the potential for effective delivery of health services; and, (iii) the relevance
of the OHA towards minimizing the undesirable impacts of human, livestock, and wildlife
interactions on health. A documentary analysis (documentary research method) was employed to
gather the information for the study. OHA is at its infancy stage, though this initiative signifies
an essential landmark towards dealing with health-related challenges reflected at the
convergence of humans, animals, and the environment. The milestone is outstanding as it leads
to building fundamental capacities concerning public health, particularly regarding
preparedness and response as per International Health Regulations. The OHA underscores the
need for collaborative working efforts involving human, livestock, wildlife, and environmental
health professionals for optimal human, animal, and environmental health attainment. There is a
need to upscale the OHA and further understand the consequences of the interactions for
optimum human, animal, and environmental health. Therefore, it conveys the idea that it is
necessary to expand and enhance the OHA and the importance of comprehending the implications of the interactions for the well-being of humans, animals, and the environment.
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Human-Livestock -Wildlife Interaction, Human-Animal -Environment Health, One Health Approach, Interdisciplinary Collaboration, Tanzania
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https://www.researchgate.net/publication/373824433