One Health

STAR IDAZ IRC has carried out activity to identify approaches to improve strategic mechanisms for funding research with an integrated One Health approach. A position paper was published on Why One Health Matters for Animal Health (2025), discussing the added value of a One Health approach to animal health research. Work to understand the current global…

STAR IDAZ IRC has published a report exploring the funding landscape for projects and initiatives that take a One Health approach to research and implementation. It builds on the Mapping One Health: An Exploration of the Global Funding Landscape for One Health Research report, which was produced by the STAR IDAZ IRC One Health Working…

The World Health Organization (WHO) has introduced a new course aimed at enhancing global awareness and understanding of dual-use research (DUR) and its implications within the life sciences. The course, titled Dual-Use Research and the Responsible Use of the Life Sciences, is structured into eight comprehensive modules designed to address the identification and mitigation of…

STAR IDAZ IRC held a One Health funding workshop on 12-13th March 2025 in Nairobi, Kenya. The event built on the excellent work of the One Health Working Group to date, including a survey, a series of workshops and the Mapping One Health: An exploration of the global funding landscape for One Health research report. …

At STAR IDAZ IRC, our One Health Working Group has been busy working on how to improve and better utilise existing funding mechanisms for research that embeds a One Health approach. The One Health Working Group members include expertise across human health, animal health, plant health, health of the environment and social sciences. Since 2022,…