Underlining the connexion between health and environment toward the audience

In Southeast Asia, where human and animal density rates are among the highest on the planet, the pressure exerted by human societies on the environment—deforestation, urbanization, transportation—combined with the consequences of climate change—recurring droughts, typhoons, and floods—can have immediate and significant impacts on both animal and human health. 
The environmental and climate disruptions we are experiencing call for more than sectoral responses. The One Health approach offers a comprehensive way to tackle these issues.

Yet, it remains relatively unknown among affected populations and media in the region. The One Health Media project trained media professionals in this approach so they can fulfill their mission of informing and preparing Southeast Asian populations for potential future crises.

By training 55 journalists in Southeast Asia to decode the complexity of health and environmental issues and their impacts, CFI continued its mission of supporting media as key development actors. We’re now heading out to meet some of the journalists supported by CFI in Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, and the Philippines.