@WMarkotter

Virologist studying bat pathogens

 South Africa
Joined March 2020
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My acceptance remarks for an honorary doctorate from the @UPTuks xitter.cf/i/broadcasts/1OdKrzppL…
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David Hayman@dtsh217 Oct 2022
WHO One Health Initiative Newsletter | One Health Joint Plan of Action launched createsend.com/t/d-90C41E951…
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I'm very pleased to have signed the MoU that will further strengthen the #OneHealth collaboration between @FAO, @WHO and now @UNEP to tackle global health issues such as #AntiMicrobialResistance, the continued threat of #zoonoses and finding ways to reinforce our health systems.
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FAO Livestock
@FAOLivestock17 Mar 2022
Today is a historical moment where Tripartite becomes the Quadripartite! The #OneHealth Tripartite Secretariat is proud to welcome @UNEP to this powerful alliance. We have made notable progress together and will continue even stronger in the years to come!
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"I thank #Botswana and #SouthAfrica for detecting, sequencing and reporting this variant so rapidly. It is deeply concerning to me that those countries are now being penalized by others for doing the right thing." -@DrTedros at the @WHO #COVID19 press briefing on 1 Dec.
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UNEP joins @FAO, @WHO & @OIEAnimalHealth in welcoming the newly-formed operational definition of #OneHealth Working together to prevent, predict, detect & respond to global health threats & to promote sustainable development is essential bit.ly/3I9T5P6

Joint tripartite and UNEP statement on definition of “One Health”

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the World Health Organization...

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FAO Livestock
@FAOLivestock1 Dec 2021
The Tripartite & UNEP welcome the newly formed definition of #OneHealth from the One Health High Level Expert Panel (#OHHLEP). This definition will promote a clear understanding & translation across sectors & areas of expertise. Read full statement: bit.ly/3De0hpH
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What is #OneHealth? The One Health High Level Expert Panel has developed a new operational definition which aims to be comprehensive to promote a clear understanding and translation across sectors and areas of expertise. LEARN MORE → oie.int/en/tripartite-and-un…
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There are >200 known #zoonoses, causing >60% of all human infections, particularly affecting poorer communities.We must focus on #OneHealth approaches in disease prevention & control to minimise risk of potential spillovers at human-animal-environment interface. #WorldZoonosesDay
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HIGH-LEVEL DIALOGUE: President @CyrilRamaphosa and President @EmmanuelMacron are at the @FutureAfricaUP Auditorium in Tshwane to lead a discussion on their efforts to fight #COVID19 and share their visions for development of long-term capabilities. youtu.be/JK76ENzNnIU
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Chantal Marx@chantal_marx28 Mar 2020
Number crunching Saturday. By yesterday (18 days after the first case) SA had conducted 28 537 tests. It took the Italy 56 days after day 0 to reach that number. The US took 34 days and South Korea took 36. #Covid19SA
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Escalation of measures to combat the #COVID19 pandemic #CoronaVirusSA pscp.tv/w/cUedODF4a1FEQkxtTl…

Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 @CyrilRamaphosa

Escalation of measures to combat the #COVID19 pandemic #CoronaVirusSA

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“This epidemic will pass. But it is up to us to determine how long it will last, how damaging it will be, and how long it will take our economy and our country to recover. If we act together, if we act now, and if we act decisively, we will overcome it.” #CoronaVirusSA
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