Challenge of One Health and Global Health strategies in Africa: a North-South, South-South networking experience for risk analysis
Chiara Frazzoli ; Pouokam Guy Bertrand ; Roberto Esposito ; Illaria Proietti ; Orish E. Rorisakwe ; Alberto Mantovani
CaHReF 2016, Yaoundé Conges hall, 23 – 26 August 2016 , PL178
The Network “Nutrition & food safety and wholesomeness - Prevention, education and research network” (NOODLES, http://www.noodlesonlus.org) is registered as a no-profit organization since 2008. NOODLES is a network crosscutting public institutions, universities, NGOs and social, professional and scientific organizations, in order to implement north-south and south-south strategy towards the translation of scientific knowledge into local proactive policy and movement.
A target is the safe and secure nutrition of women in childbearing age and therefore the Sustainable Food Safety and security; accordingly, the main objective is the mitigation of infant morbidity and mortality, and the increase of life expectancy at birth.
NOODLES protects and supports local food chains, food security, food sovereignty and dietary habits in an increasingly interconnected, “globalized”, food production system. Through its trans-disciplinary and multisectoral approach NOODLES intends to implement a One Health concept, where protection of environment, farm animals and human well-being are linked and mutually support each other.
The network allowed the understanding of food production and consumption scenarios in a data poor continent as Africa, from the e-waste piles in food producing lands to the nutritional value of staple foods. Powerful and popular social media showed potential significant role in achieving results in the assessment of risks and benefits, challenges and opportunities of staple food and diets.
The implementation of the One Health approach in Africa is challenging and complex, but feasible. It will allow identifying more effective actions for Sustainable Food Safety.
NOODLES thanks the contribution of local communities, and creative participation in shaping information by researchers and volunteers.
One Health - Networking - Risk analysis