JULY 2023
ASEAN-AUSTRALIA ONE HEALTH FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM (AUD2.4 MILLION, 2021-2024)
OVERVIEW
Australia is increasing its regional health security engagement through the ASEAN-Australia Health Security Initiative. Under this initiative we use One Health approaches that recognise the health of people, animals and the environment are interlinked. The ASEAN-Australia One Health Fellowship Program is funded by the Australian Government to strengthen One Health capacity and support ASEAN’s health security agenda. It contributes to Australia’s health security commitments outlined in Australia’s
Partnership for Recovery Strategy, aligns with ASEAN’s Comprehensive Recovery Framework and Plan of Action to Implement the ASEAN-Australia Strategic Partnership 2020-2024.
The program is providing forty (40) fellowships to ASEAN member state officials across public, animal and environmental health, including expertise in epidemiology, wildlife medicine, health economics, and biosecurity. The fellows will complete an Online Graduate Certificate with Murdoch University over 2.5 years comprising three components: 1) online training, through the delivery of course materials and research training workshops; 2) mentoring program, that links fellows with One Health Murdoch University academics and professional development opportunities, and 3) hands-on research, to develop key considerations for the implementation of One Health principles in their own countries. On completing the program, it is expected fellows will be able to contribute to the region's capacity to respond to future pandemics using One Health approaches.
The first cohort of nineteen (19) fellows has commenced online studies in the academic year of 2022-2023. The second cohort will be identified for 2023. More details are available here - Boosting One Health Expertise within ASEAN partner governments | Indo-Pacific Centre for Health Security (dfat.gov.au)
For further information contact:
Anna Bachmann, Assistant Director, ASEAN and Regional Programs Section - anna.bachman- n@dfat.gov.au
Chad Hewitt, Professor and Director, Murdoch University - Chad.Hewitt@murdoch.edu.au
ASEAN-AUSTRALIA ONE HEALTH FELLOWS (COHORT 2022-2023)
BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
1. Hafiy Ramli (M)
Hafiy is a Public Health Officer at Ministry of Health, Brunei Darussalam (2017- present) and currently works in Temburong District Health Office under the Department of Environmental Health. During the past years of Covid-19 pandemic, Hafiy has been involved in works to minimise the impact of the pandemic such as in vaccination program, contact tracing and quarantine.
Within the Department of Environmental Health Services, Hafiy has the duty to conduct the surveillance of vector-borne diseases (e.g., Dengue and Malaria).
Prior to that, Hafiy worked for several divisions under the same department including Environmental Health Division, Occupational Health Division and Food Safety and Quality Control Division. Hafiy earned his bachelor’s degree in Environmental Studies from University of Brunei Darussalam (2015).
Through the participation of this program, Hafiy hopes to learn different perspectives from other participants from other fields. In relation to his duty in Department of Environmental Health Services, he would like to learn more on One Health to do assessment on environmental health and vector-borne disease using this approach.
2. Jaharayani Haji Bujang (F)
Jaharayani is a Public Health Officer who currently works at Vaccination Centre Berakas under the Disease Control Division of Ministry of Health where she is responsible to ensure vaccination processes run smoothly. She started her
career as a Health Assistant at Food Safety and Food Quality Control Division, Ministry of Health (2002) to assist in carrying out food inspections and providing advice on health and food safety. She continued her career as a Health Inspector under the Department of Health Services (2007) and promoted to Public Health Officer (2012) in Food Safety and Food Quality Division where she was involved in developing Food Health Regulation. After this, she moved to Environmental Health Division in 2014 where her work included drafting the Public Health Order for Environment and for Vector Control. In 2019, Jaharayani worked at Tutong District Health Office where she was responsible in carrying out the enforcement operations on food premises. She was then transferred to Disease Control Division to perform investigations of infectious diseases including vector-borne diseases. Along with her extensive professional background of working at the Ministry of Health of Brunei Darussalam, she holds a bachelor’s degree in Environmental Health and a diploma in Environmental Sciences.
Jaharayani is keen to apply the knowledge and skills gained from this program to conduct outbreak investigations, diseases prevention and surveillance. Upon completion of the program, she hopes to continue contributing and updating relevant laws and regulations according to One Health approaches.
3. Noraskhin Fadillah (F)
Noraskhin is a Senior Medical Officer for Public Health at Diseases Control Division, Department of Environmental Health, Ministry of Health (2020- present). In this role, she leads the COVID-19 contact tracing and COVID-19 quarantine in Brunei Darussalam. Prior to that, she was appointed as the Head of Food, Safety, and Quality Control Division of Ministry of Health (2019-2020), in which she is responsible for the development and monitoring &
evaluation of public health programmes and policies, including the National Safety Emergency Response Plan, Standard Operating Procedure and Guidelines. She was also a part of the Secretariat for the Prevention Working Group under the International Health Regulation covering areas of antimicrobial resistance and prevention of infectious diseases including Zoonosis and Food Safety. In 2011 – 2018, she worked as a medical officer under the Diseases Control Division and was actively involved in epidemiological investigations, including on Dengue, Malaria, and Tuberculosis at school level. She was also actively engaged with ASEAN by participating in ASEAN related meetings e.g., ASEAN Plus Three Field Epidemiology Training Network (2018) and ASEAN Plus Three Health Ministers’ Meeting (2015). Her educational background includes a master’s degree in Public Health from the University of Brunei Darussalam (2017) and a bachelor’s degree in Medicine from the University of Queensland (2009).
Noraskhin will continue teaching master’s courses in Public Health at the University of Brunei Darussalam and strengthening the One Health approach in combating zoonotic diseases in her work. With this fellowship, she believes she will also be able to better educate future trainees and students on epidemiology.
4. Sirajul Adli Jamaludin (M)
Sirajul is a Senior Medical Officer and physician working in the Department of Environmental Health, Ministry of Health (2018-present). He has been involved in various public health programs, such as infectious disease surveillance, outbreak investigation and response. He also advises relevant stakeholders on public health matters. He is currently serving as the Head of the Environmental Health Division at the Ministry of Health. Since the COVID-19 pandemic started, he has been leading COVID-19 case investigations and contact tracings as part of the Public Health Emergency Operation Centre. In 2019, Sirajul joined the country lead secretariat for the WHO International Health Regulation (IHR) Joint External Evaluation. Sirajul earned his master’s degree in Public Health from University of Brunei Darussalam (2017) and double bachelor’s degrees (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery) from the University of Manchester (2007). Sirajul has also written a number of publications on SARS- CoV-2 transmission and surveillance over the past two (2) years.
Sirajul believes that by taking a part in this Fellowship, he will gain a deep understanding of the interaction between human, zoonotic and environment interface so that he can excel in the field of Public Health. In the future, Sirajul also wants to develop a more sustainable collaboration among different sectors and ministries in Brunei Darussalam to build a strong and effective One Health cooperation regionally and globally.
INDONESIA
5. Maria Aega Gelolodo (F)
Maria is a lecturer at Department of Animal Disease and Veterinary Public Health at the University of Nusa Cendana. She obtained a bachelor’s degree and is currently pursuing a doctorate degree in Veterinary Medicine from the same university. She chaired the Animal Ethics Committee (AEC) in the Faculty of Vet- erinary Medicine. Maria has written several research studies and publications related to infectious dis- eases, i.e., Hog Cholera, Zika, Dengue and Rabies.
She completed a community outreach project to develop a Roadmap for Eradi- cation Program of 5 strategic animal diseases (Rabies, Hog Cholera, Brucellosis, Newcastle diseases, and Anthrax) in East Nusa Tenggara (2015). Since 2016, she has actively participated in the Indonesia One Health University Network (INDOHUN) and completed a community outreach project about the prevention on potential re-emerging diseases (Lympathic Filariasis) in Nusa Tenggara Timur (2017). As the project coordinator, she managed the implementation and con- nected all stakeholders involved in diseases control and elimination.
She would like to continue working as a lecturer in her home institution and conduct research and community service activities in infectious diseases in human, zoonotic diseases, and veterinary public health, especially in coastal areas. She is keen to strengthen the collaborative work with multidisciplinary or cross-sectoral groups such as public health professionals, NGOs and communities.
6. Achmad Solikhin (M)
Achmad has an immersive work experience and engagement with ASEAN Secretariat for three years.
He works as a Project Officer for ARISE Plus, a project supported by the European Union in the Food, Agriculture and Forestry Division, ASEAN Secretariat (2019-present). Achmad provides technical support and conducts primary research on issues related to ASEAN’s food, agriculture and forestry for all ASEAN working groups under ASEAN Ministers of Agriculture and Forestry and Senior Officials of ASEAN Ministers of Agriculture and Forestry (AMAF/SOM-AMAF), e.g., ASEAN National Focal Point on Veterinary Product, ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Animal Health and Zoonoses (ACCAHZ) PrepCOM, ASEAN Ad-hoc Communication Group for Livestock, ASEAN Ad-hoc Veterinary Epidemiology Group, and ASEAN Laboratory Directors’ Forum.
Achmad conducted a preliminary study on Antimicrobial Resistance and Antimicrobial Use in the ASEAN region that was used to develop guidelines and protocols in the aquaculture and livestock sector by ASEAN Senior Officials and Ministers. Apart from his job at the ASEAN Secretariat, he is also an affiliated Researcher at the Southeast Asian Regional Centre for Tropical Biodiversity (2017-present). His experience also includes working as a National Expert Consultant for a terminal evaluation at UNDP Indonesia (2020-2021) to enhance the protected area system for biodiversity conservation in Sulawesi. Prior to that, Achmad worked as a Research Consultant at the Centre for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) (2018) and at Shizuoka University, Japan (2016-2017) where he published numerous journal articles.
With the knowledge gained from this fellowship, Achmad will continue to conduct the evidence-based research and practical initiatives related to One Health in the region.
THE PHILIPPINES
7. Geminn Louis C. Apostol (M)
Dr Geminn Louis C. Apostol is a Scientific Expert on Environmental Health for the Philippine’s Inter- Agency Committee on Environmental Health (IACEH) (2019-present). With his team, he provides technical inputs for government institutions such as the Department of Health, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, and Department of Energy on promotion of public health against environmental challenges. His role enables him to contribute to enhancing the Department of Environment and Natural Resources’ six-year strategic plan (2020-2025), specifically to integrate the latest science on Climate Change and Health (CCAH). Besides his work at the agency, he also works as the Lead Environmental Health Specialist at the Centre for Research and Innovation, Ateneo de Manila University (2019-present) where he leads research teams in areas of environmental public health, risk assessment, and socio-environmental determinants of health. Moreover, he also has experience working at WHO as
the Environmental Health Consultant for the Revision of the Implementing Rules and Regulation on Sanitation in Philippines (2019) and as a Chairperson of Education and Research for GREENducation at the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (2018-2019). Currently, he is also serving as an Ambassador and Mentor for the Young Southeast Asian Leadership Initiative (YSEALI) Regional Initiative on Enhancing ASEAN Human Capital in health.
Through his work, he has completed research on Chronic Diseases and Translational Medicine (2021), Health System Adaption to Climate Change (2020), and Local Health System Preparedness against COVID-19 (2020). His educational background includes a bachelor’s degree in Health Sciences (2011), a master’s degree in Business Administration (2015) from Ateneo de Manila University, and a Doctor of Medicine in 2016.
For Dr Apostol, participating in this fellowship program serves a valuable opportunity to gain the necessary technical skills to perform his work in doing environmental health analysis. He also expects to broaden the institutional linkages for collaborative research and learning exchange and to provide policy recommendation by applying One Health interventions.
8. Jacqueline Frances F. Momville (F)
Dr Jacqueline Frances F. Momville has been working as a Health Officer at Agusan del Sur Provincial Health Office since 2018. Some of her duties include giving technical assistance to the local government units and undertakes evidence-based research and established health information system. Prior to that position, she worked as a Project Associate for Health Leadership and Governance Program in Agusan del Sur and South Catabo (2015-2018) and in the Cordillera Administrative Region (2015-2016), where she coached the governors and provincial core groups to effectively improve the local health system and outcomes. Before that, she served as a Municipal Health Officer at Sabtang, Batanes (2012-2014) to develop, implement, and monitor local public health programs, strategies, and policies. She was also a Health Policy Fellow for a USAID Project in cooperation with Health Policy and Development Program (HPDP) in 2012, through which she supported the local health activities through health policy work at the level of the regions specifically the Centre for Health Development (CHD) of the Department of Health. She holds a master’s degree in Public Management with the specialisation for Health Systems and Development (2014), a bachelor’s degree in Biology (2005) and a Doctor of Medicine (2011). She has written publications and academic research related to public health.
Dr Momville is committed to apply the learnings from the program in her pursuit of improving and integrating a resilient provincial health system of Agusan del Sur towards better health outcomes, quality of life and healthy communities. In the past ten years of her career in public health, she has been serving and working with the grassroots communities, local governments and civil society organisations in the Philippines and she hopes that she will continue delivering services into larger and wider areas within ASEAN.
9. Bituin S. Reyes (F)
Dr Reyes
currently holds the position of Medical Officer at the Policy Planning and Program
Development Division,
Department of Health (2021- present). She serves as the Patient Safety Program Manager and Secretariat of the Emergency Department Management Manual Development. Bituin is also a member of some technical Working Groups such as Patient Safety Program, and Inter-Agency and Intra-Agency Task Force on Migrant Health. Prior to working at the Ministry, she was an Occupational Health Physician at the Department of Trade and Industry, where her role includes contributing to safety and health related policies and promoting health and wellness measures to all employees (2020-2021). Dr Reyes earned her bachelor’s degree in Public Health from University of the Philippines (2014), master’s degree in Business Administration and the Doctor of Medicine (2019) from Ateneo de Manila University.
Through the experiences and knowledge that she will gain from this program, Dr Reyes will continue to conduct public health research and allow her to improve the Patient Safety program and other related policies that she handles by integrating the One Health approach into those programs and policies.
10. Pablo T. Rojas (M)
Rojas currently holds a position as a Chief of Fisheries Division at the Office of the City Agriculturist, Cagayan de Oro, Philippines (2019-present), responsible for planning, implementing, and monitoring the fisheries program in the city. Formerly, he worked at RARE Philippines Representative Office as a Senior Manager for Monitoring and Evaluation (2013-2019) where he managed to monitor 35 Marine Protected Areas in the Philippines and undertake the reports on biophysical and socio-economic monitoring. In 2010, he worked as a Research, Monitoring and Training Specialist (2010) at Coastal Conservation and Education Foundation, responsible for supervising a team of biologists in conducting resource monitoring and data analysis related to development planning and Marine Protected Areas (MPA) establishment and planning. His research experiences also include Guam Coastal Resource Management Office as a research assistant (2008-2009) and University of Guam Marine Laboratory (2006-2008) where he assisted in various projects such as the Coral Reef
Rehabilitation Project and Coral Disease Monitoring Project. His other experience includes his role as a Habitat Management Task Leader for Coastal Conservation and Education Foundation (2003-2006) and as a Marine Resource Project Officer for Feed the Children Philippines where he was tasked to oversee the implementation of Coastal Resource Management (CRM) programs. Rojas has a master’s degree in Biology and Marine Biology and bachelor’s degree in Marine Biology. Furthermore, he has published journal articles relating to Marine Protected Areas (2006;2008) and coral rehabilitation (2008).
As a marine biologist by profession and a supervisor in Fisheries Division, Pablo finds the strong logical connection between the issues of climate drivers to environmental conditions and hazards to public health outcomes (i.e., targeting a vast variety of vulnerable populations). Therefore, he intends to contextualise the One Health approach in designing study to measure health outcomes in the fisheries sector as consequence of environmental hazards brought by climate drivers. He finds it important to understand commonalities and differences of issues and identify best applicable practices from across Southeast Asia.
SINGAPORE
11. Geevan Elangovan (M)
Geevan is a public health officer (2014-present) at the National Environment Agency in Singapore and currently serves as the Manager where he leads a Team to plan and execute public health preventive and surveillance operations for vector-borne diseases such as Dengue and Zika. This includes conducting field epidemiological surveys according to the Infectious Diseases Act and conducting investigations into contraventions under the Control of Vectors and Pesticides Act, Environmental Public Health Act, Environmental Protection and Management Act and Smoking (Prohibition in Certain Places) Act. Through his work he is also involved in public awareness initiatives that educate the community on vector-borne diseases and public health issues. His exposure with ASEAN involves being the lead Liaison Officer for the Cambodian Delegation at the 29th Meeting of ASEAN Senior Officials on Environment (ASOEN) in 2018.
Previously, he was an intern at the agency to assist in data collection and analytics for National e-waste recycling program (2012-2013) and an intern at the Australian Council of Recycling (ACOR) where he was involved in drafting the Australia Tire Recycling Industry Standards. His educational background includes an MSc in Environmental Management from the National University of Singapore (NUS) (2019), MSc in Management from Singapore Management University (2016) and BSc in Environmental Management from the University of Queensland (2013).
By participating in this fellowship program, Geevan hopes develop research skills to further his study in field of public health, connect and collaborate with like-minded professionals across the ASEAN region to attain optimal health for all people, wildlife, and the environment. Geevan will utilise the knowledge and skills he gains from this study to progress Singapore’s national interests as well as ASEAN’s global agenda to achieve health security by developing contingency plans to prevent and manage disease outbreaks.
12. Suria Fabbri (F)
Dr Suria Fabbri works at the Animal & Veterinary Service, National Parks Board, Singapore (2021- present) with the main scope of work to develop and implement regulatory frameworks for the use of veterinary medicines and pharmacovigilance. In this role, Dr Fabbri also became a Member of First- Responders Veterinary Team to aid potential infectious disease outbreaks and currently is in charge for ongoing research on The Prevalence of Multidrug Resistance (MDR) in Healthy Dogs in Singapore. Prior to that, she worked at the Animal Clinic as a Veterinary Surgeon (2019-2020) and covered a range of cases including dermatological, internal medicine, emergency, and critical care. Along with her bachelor’s degree in Veterinary Bioscience (2015) and Doctor in Veterinary Medicine (2018) from the University of Adelaide, she continued her professional developments by participating in trainings such as Field Epidemiology Training Programme on the Outbreak Rapid Response (2021), Training Course on Risk Analysis for Antimicrobial Resistance (2021), and Lumpy Skin Disease Preparedness in Asia-Pacific (2021). Her recent engagement with ASEAN includes collaboration with ASEAN Secretariat and Food Agriculture Organisation (FAO), to organise the Introductory Training Course on Risk Analysis for Antimicrobial Resistance Arising from the Use of Antimicrobial Agents in Aquaculture (2021).
Dr Fabbri is interested in the field of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR). She wishes to continue working in an area that is closely related to policy, thus through this Fellowship, she would like to develop her skills in designing and conducting nationwide surveillance programmes and supporting regional and global initiatives (e.g., establishing guidelines and cut-offs, building awareness and engagement initiatives to improve public health on a local and regional level).
13. Sean Sum Jia Jun (M)
Dr Sean Sum works as a Veterinarian at the Animal &
Veterinary Service, National Parks Board (2021- present) after graduating from the Royal Veterinary College, London, majoring in Veterinary Medicine De- gree (2021). In his current scope of work, he primarily regulates the Singaporean veterinary industry and works with fellow colleagues to uphold the standards of the profession. As an Official Veterinarian, he is also involved in the endorsement of health certifi- cates for the export of companion animals. Concur- rently, he is the One Health Secretariat for the Board (2022-2023) in which he helps coordinate inter-agency and multidisciplinary One Health collaborations.
Dr Sum believes that veterinarians are essential stakeholders in the One Health framework, placing a particular emphasis on animal health and welfare as one of the main pillars. By participating in this fellowship program, Dr Sum aspires to glean new insights from a macro perspective and continue to support the de-
velopment of frameworks/regulations to steer veterinary efforts towards a One Health approach. This includes regulating the use of antibiotics, setting guide- lines on preventative treatments and vaccinations, and ensuring standards align with international guidelines.
14. Judith Wong (F)
Dr Judith Wong is a Director for Microbiology and Molecular Epidemiology Division at the National Environment Agency (NEA) of Singapore (2020-present). Previously, she was a Branch Head in the Environmental Health Institute at the NEA (2019-2020). Her role includes supervising multi-disci- plinary teams, which consists of scientists, research offi- cers, managers and executives. During the COVID-19 pan- demic, she has led, developed, and operationalised Singa- pore’s National Wastewater-Based Epidemiology Pro- gramme to augment COVID-19 surveillance in Singapore;
and provide scientific advice to NEA’s COVID-19 management on environmental surveillance, disinfection, and other mitigation strategies. In her current role as the Director, she also conducts analysis and oversees various One Health scien- tific programs e.g., surveillance and epidemiology in vector-borne diseases, ar- bovirus diagnostics, environmental microbiology, anti-microbial resistance, and research on other dangerous pathogens. Judith is actively involved in One Health Anti-Microbial Resistance (AMR) Inter-Agency Working Group which drives
the National Strategic Action Plan in Singapore.
For Dr Wong, her participation in this program will help to improve her under- standing in One Health areas relevant to her work, and to initiate and drive new programs which may augment public health practice and policy. Moreover, she will also broaden her networks with other ASEAN Member States officials and seek for collaboration to implement One Health-related programs.
VIET NAM
15. Bui Thanh Kim Van – Viet Nam (F)
Bui is an Environmental Investigator at the Centre of Water Resources Appraisal and Calibration, Department of Water Resources Management, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Viet Nam (2017-present). Her main job is to develop licensing dossiers for constructions (especially hydropower) and mitigate natural environmental pollutions. She is also participating in the project on National Water Resources Planning, which includes Water Sanitation and Hygiene assessment. She completed several trainings including Capacity Building Program of Water Resource Management for ASEAN Countries (2015), River Basin Water Management and Multi-purpose Reservoir Operation (2015), Sustainable Integrated Water Resources and Stormwater Management (2021). Her educational background includes a
bachelor’s degree in Water Resources Engineering from Thuy Loi University (2012).
Bui has an interest in water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and climate change resilience. For her, participating in this fellowship program will provide her real- time practical opportunities at national-level to support ASEAN’s regional public health agenda. In the future, she aspires to contribute to appraising and consulting issues related to water resources to advance the One Health programs.
16. Bui Thi Hien – Viet Nam (F)
Bui is a lecturer at Department of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Hue University (2019-present). She teaches a number of subjects including Veterinary Infectious Diseases and Veterinary Immunology. She became a trainer (2017) for a short One Health training course for public health and veterinary officers in Central region, Viet Nam (2017). Her leadership experience includes being a founder of the One Health student club in Hue and organising several club activities such as seminars on zoonotic diseases and training courses on One Health approaches. She was also an active member of The One Health Network of Vietnamese Universities (VOHUN) in Hue. She participated in training courses of SEAOHUN and VOHUN related to Veterinary and Food Safety. Bui also actively writes articles that are published in international journals including recent as articles on Contamination of Pathogenic Escherichia Coli (2021), Salmonella Infection in Mekong Delta (2021). She is now a post-graduate student in Epidemiological Studies, focusing on pathogenic Yersinia in wild rodents and development of rapid detection methods for pathogen. She holds a master’s degree in Veterinary and Molecular Pathology from Utrecht University (2014) and bachelor’s degree in Veterinary Medicine at Hue University of Agriculture and Forestry (2007).
Bui aspires to resolving challenges arising from zoonotic diseases, especially emerging and re-emerging diseases according to the One Health approach.
From her point of view, educating veterinary students is one of the most effective ways to expand knowledge of One Health approaches throughout her country, since they will be responsible for improving animal health and preventing the possibility of transmission of zoonotic diseases from animals to humans in the future.
17. Nguyen Thuc Hien – Viet Nam (F)
Nguyen Thuc Hien currently works as an Officer at the Department of Water Resources Management, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Viet Nam (2021-present) with the main responsibility to support the development of river basins in Viet Nam. Prior to
that, she worked as an Officer for the Viet Nam Administration of Seas and Islands (2020-2021) in which she was engaged in international cooperation particularly with ASEAN, US, Japan, and Korea with the focus on marine plastic debris. She obtained her bachelor’s degree in Water, Environment, and Oceanography from the University of Science and Technology of Hanoi, specialising on environmental and biological studies (2020). She participated in a Webinar on Wildlife Conservation and Zoonotic Diseases in ASEAN, held by the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity in collaboration with the Ministry.
This program will help Hien to fully understand the One Health approach and contribute to the environmental protection and public health improvement in Viet Nam. She is of the view that One Health is a useful paradigm to frame complex public health issues and to address new global and public health challenges like COVID-19. Upon completion of the program, she will continue to advance the role of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment to address the current challenges related to human, animal, and environmental health.
18. Nguyen Ngoc Hien – Viet Nam (M)
Nguyen Ngoc Hien is a civil servant working for the Centre of Water Resources Appraisal and Calibration, Department of Water Resources Management, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, in Viet Nam (2021-present). His main work includes conducting a consultancy on water resources related activities and services and organising the implementation of programs/projects/scientific research in the field of water resources. He is involved in several projects including on Inter-reservoir Process on Ca River Basin and Assessment of Water in Srepok River Basin. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Water Resources Engineering from the Water Resources University in Hanoi (2018) and is undertaking master’s study at the same university, majoring in Water Resources Engineering.
With his current role at the Ministry, Nguyen expects to be able to augment One Health approaches and advocate it to organisations and individuals using water to produce and manufacture across Viet Nam. Furthermore, he aspires to contribute to the future national plan to incorporate the One Health approach in national laws and plans on water resources for better public health outcomes.
