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The One Health Trust (founded as CDDEP) is unique in its combination of knowledge and talents for all the fields –economics, biology, and public health – needed to deal with the rapidly developing and increasingly dangerous emergence of drug resistance. OHT and its collaborators have already proven that they can identify the key issues and devise innovative solutions to the world’s major challenges in all facets of disease control.

Our ongoing pandemic and the ongoing threats of emerging challenges hammer home the peril of ignoring the spatial, temporal, social, and global dynamics of health in our hyperconnected world.   OHT is at the forefront of brokering the new partnerships needed for carrying out sophisticated knowledge generation and solution-building that transcends what has been accomplished with traditional approaches. We have this one planet and we share one health – we need OHT to help build a better future.

One Health Trust’s (and its predecessor The Center for Disease Dynamic, Economics and Policy) rigorous work on the economic and health impacts of Rotavirus and pneumococcal vaccines prompted the government of India to include these in their universal immunization program. More recently, OHT’s extensive work on epidemiology of COVID-19 has informed the response and mitigation approaches of governments in several developing countries. Going forward, we hope to deepen such policy research work and help countries strengthen their public health capacities.

No matter which metric you use – number of publications in peer-reviewed journals, citation counts, volume of research grants from some of the top funding agencies in the world, and service for the WHO and other global health agency expert committees – CDDEP/OHT stands out among all LMIC think-tanks for its remarkable impact – more so considering the fact that it is only a decade old. 

A One Health framework is essential to comprehend and create solutions to our greatest global health challenges, whether antimicrobial resistance, emerging microbial threats, climate disruption, or an inadequate food supply. The One Health Trust has the experience, tools, partners, and wisdom to innovate and lead in efforts to protect health for people and to preserve our planet.