Sustainable Health Security - Africa

The Team Europe Initiative (TEI) with Africa on Sustainable Health Security using a One Health Approach (TEI HSOH) aims to enhance health security across Africa by integrating efforts to address zoonotic diseases, antimicrobial resistance (AMR), food safety, and the health impacts of climate change. The initiative focuses on strengthening systems and capacities for sustainable, risk-informed prevention, preparedness, and response to infectious threats, adopting a One Health Approach. It aligns with Sustainable Development Goals 3 on Good Health and Well-being, SDG 2 on Zero Hunger, and SDG 15 on Life on Land. 

Impact Statement 

This initiative contributes to strengthening health security in Africa by enhancing the capacities and systems needed for effective risk-informed prevention, preparedness, and response to infectious threats and AMR. 

Objectives 

The TEI HSOH pursues the following strategic objectives: 

1. Strengthen systems and capacities for sustainable, risk-informed prevention, preparedness and response to infectious threats and antimicrobial resistance in African countries using a One health Approach.
2. Facilitate the building of diagnostic and surveillance capacities for zoonotic diseases as well as support the formulation and implementation of national and regional health surveillance policies.
3. Create an enabling environment to improve legislative frameworks, AMR strategies, and knowledge-sharing mechanisms, promoting sustainable One Health solutions. 

Expected Results 

1. Improved One Health coordination and implementation of prevention, preparedness, and response measures.
2. Enhanced skills, capacities, and engagement in relevant fields through a gender-sensitive One Health approach.
3. Strengthened surveillance systems with better integration and data sharing at community, national, regional, and continental levels.
4. Improved integrated laboratories and laboratory networks across regions.
5. Expanded capacity for research and evaluation, generating context-sensitive and gender-sensitive evidence for scalable One Health approach solutions.