Objective The aim of ADVANZ (Advocacy for Neglected Zoonotic Diseases) is to persuade decision makers and empower stakeholders at local, regional, and international levels towards a coordinated fight against neglected zoonotic diseases (NZD), first and foremost in Africa, where the burden from NZD are heaviest. If the battle against NZD is going to be won, a major part of the initiative must come through a behaviour change in the population at risk. A major challenge is that NZD to a large extent are ‘silent’ for the humans living in communities in endemic areas. Therefore locally adapted information is required to generate awareness and alter bad practices. At the same time, the change must be approached via an informed support mechanism, veterinarian, public health and agricultural extension workers being aware of the variety of NZD and the different approaches to combat them. ADVANZ will provide evidence-based knowledge of the cost-effectiveness of controlling these diseases in a manner that can be appreciated. We will implement a new model, based on the One Health approach, which targets decision making bodies involved in disease control: relevant Ministries, district health- veterinary and vector control offices and the locally affected communities. A new Pan-African OH NZD network will be created, harnessing strengths from existing disease specific networks and providing a platform for intersectoral collaboration. An advisory board will guide ADVANZ in design and targeting of NZD information materials. Board members will be experts, primarily from Africa drawn from a range of disciplines including of anthropology, health, agriculture, economics, traditional knowledge and environmental sciences. Strategic partners from relevant EU projects, and representatives from WHO and FAO will be additional board members. An international conference, organized jointly with WHO, FAO and OIE (NZ4) will showcase successful NZ approaches and the ADVANZ model. Fields of science social scienceseconomics and businesseconomicsnatural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesenvironmental sciencessocial sciencessociologyanthropologyagricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesagriculturemedical and health scienceshealth sciencespublic healthepidemiologyzoonosis Programme(s) FP7-KBBE - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology Topic(s) KBBE.2012.1.4-03 - Advocacy and informational material for different media targeting decision makers at different levels and end-users in Africa in the fight against neglected zoonotic diseases Call for proposal FP7-KBBE-2012-6-singlestage See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CSA-SA - Support actions Coordinator KOBENHAVNS UNIVERSITET Address Norregade 10 1165 Kobenhavn Denmark See on map Region Danmark Hovedstaden Byen København Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Ivan Kristoffersen (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window EU contribution No data Participants (5) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU-NATAL South Africa EU contribution € 69 282,50 Address University road, chiltern hills 3630 Westville See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Samson Mukaratirwa (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data AVIA-GIS NV Belgium EU contribution € 126 000,00 Address Risschotlei 33 2980 Zoersel See on map Region Vlaams Gewest Prov. Antwerpen Arr. Antwerpen Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Guy Hendrickx (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH United Kingdom EU contribution € 63 932,50 Address Old college, south bridge EH8 9YL Edinburgh See on map Region Scotland Eastern Scotland Edinburgh Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Angela Noble (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data INSTITUUT VOOR TROPISCHE GENEESKUNDE Belgium EU contribution € 37 985,00 Address Nationalestraat 155 2000 Antwerpen See on map Region Vlaams Gewest Prov. Antwerpen Arr. Antwerpen Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Tanguy Marcotty (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data SCHWEIZERISCHES TROPEN UND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUT Switzerland EU contribution € 37 985,00 Address Kreuzstrasse 2 4123 Allschwil See on map Region Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera Nordwestschweiz Basel-Landschaft Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Stefan Mörgeli (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data
