Interventions to support OneHealth and hygienic markets Jimmy Smith Director General International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) BIFAD 181st public meeting Food security and nutrition in the context of COVID-19 4 June 2020 Key messages A One Health approach is essential to ensure food and nutrition security and resilience for the whole world Human, animal and environment health must be integrated across all levels, from grassroots to national ministries to global initiatives and organizations One Health provides practical approaches to improving fresh markets without jeopardizing food and nutrition security or resilience COVID-19: a harsh reminder of inextricable linkages in the food system One Health One Health matters We have known for a long time Past pandemics…..bird flu, swine flu, MERS, SARS Why hasn’t this worked? Does it make economic sense? One Health and the institutional opportunity (Figure 5, p26 World Bank. 2010. People, Pathogens and Our Planet. Volume 1: Towards a One Health Approach for Controlling Zoonotic Diseases. Report No. 50833-GLB) From grassroots…..to ministries…to regional and global One Health is cost-effective to reduce the likelihood of future pandemics Better animal disease surveillance, and a One Health approach could save billions by addressing disease outbreaks in animals rather than people as timely ‘sentinels’ A global investment of US$25 billion over 10 years in One Health could generate benefits worth at least US$125 billion World Bank. 2012. People, Pathogens and Our Planet. Volume 2. The Economics of One Health. Report No. 69145-GLB. Grace, D., 2014, ‘The business case for One Health’, Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research 81(2), Art. #725, 6 pages. http://dx.doi. org/10.4102/ojvr.v81i2.725 Fresh food markets all around the world: 80% of the food for most people Wet markets Traditional markets Farmers markets Informal markets Photo credits: ILRI/HUPH/Ngan Tran EADD/Neil Thomas ILRI/Jules Mateo A work-station at a local slaughterhouse in the Vietnamese central highland province of Binh Phuoc (photo credit: ILRI/Andrew Nguyen). Carcass surfaces is roasted with a gas burner in the market in Phnom Penh, Cambodia (photo credit: ILRI/ Fred Unger) China in 2005 (photo credit: ILRI/ Stevie Mann). Throughout the value chain – to market People, animals and their productsinteract in multiple ways with diverse environments Interventions: to improve not prohibit Enabling (regulatory) environment Risk based – not hazard based command/control Co-create solutions to improve Enhance the benefits of fresh food markets Target and tailor regulations to issues (eg wildlife NOT all animal markets) Be aware of unintended consequences Training and simple technology Regular, short, simple, innovative, gender sensitive training Markers of training (posters, certificates, white coats…..) Simple, effective solutions (cutting boards, disinfectant, safe containers) Incentives All consumers recognize and will pay (more) for safer food Certificates, recognition Understand and promote (‘nudge’) behavioural changes One Health and fresh food markets for food, nutrition and resilience Key messages A One Health approach is essential to ensure food and nutrition security and resilience for the whole world Human, animal and environment health must be integrated across all levels, from grassroots to national ministries to global initiatives and organizations One Health provides practical approaches to improving fresh markets without jeopardizing food and nutrition security or resilience THANK YOU