University of Otago doctor and scientist is calling on New Zealand to be the first country in the world to eliminate tuberculosis (TB), the top infectious disease killer in the world. “With the right leadership, we could be the first country to eliminate tuberculosis and show the world it is possible,” Dr Ayesha Verrall, a…

Our latest newsletter announces the four plenary speakers for our annual symposium in December, invites our members to get involved with our work streams which focus on water quality and emerging infectious diseases, and highlights the research undertaken by the Food Assurance Team at AgResearch. View the One Health Aotearoa Winter 2018 newsletter

The fourth One Health Aotearoa Symposium will be held on Wednesday 12 and Thursday 13 December 2018 in the Nordmeyer Theatre at the University of Otago, Wellington. Plenary speakers The Symposium Organising Committee are delighted to announce that the plenary speakers will be: Dr Alison Mather (Quadram, UK) Professor Ross Thompson (Canberra, Australia) Dr Colleen…

Closing the border may make sense for New Zealand in some extreme pandemic situations, according to a newly published study of the costs and benefits of taking this step. “In a severe pandemic, timely/effective border closure could save tens of thousands of New Zealand lives far outweighing the disruptions to the economy and the temporary…

One Health Aotearoa Management Group member Professor Michael baker has been appointed to the HRC ‘Development Group’ to establish New Zealand’s first set of national health research priorities. Read the HRC’s press release about their ‘Development Group’.