What we do
Our domains of operations.
Antimicrobial Resistance
Antimicrobial Resistance "AMR" occurs when bacteria. Viruses, fungi and parasite change over time and no longer respond to medicines making infection harder to treat and increasing the risk of disease spread, severe illness and death.
World Health Organization "WHO" has declared the AMR is one of the top 10 global public health threats facing humanity. Misuse and overuse of antimicrobials are the main drivers in the development of drug resistance pathogens.
In many developing countries lack of clean water and sanitation and inadequate infection prevention and control promotes the spread of microbes, some which may be resistant to antimicrobial treatments. The effect of Antimicrobial resistance to both human health, food production and global economy is significant. This can lead to deaths, disability, and prolonged illness resulting to longer hospital stays, the need for more expensive medicines and financial challenges for those impacted.
World Bank estimates that its impact on economic growth will be greater than that of the 2009 financial crisis, putting at risk up to $ 100 trillion of economic output by 2050. Estimates from a recent UN report suggest that up to 10 million people could lose their lives annually by 2050 if nothing is done to address the AMR threat.
All this warrant for sustainable and coordinated global effort to address the challenge and ONE HEALTH SOCIETY acts as platform for youth to impact their community through a number of channels.
Neglected Tropical Diseases "NTDs"
Neglected Tropical Diseases "NTDs" are diverse group of 20 conditions that are mainly prevalent in tropical areas, where mostly affect impoverished communities and disproportionately affects women and children. These diseases cause devastating health, social and economic consequences to more than one billion people.
According to World Health Organization "WHO" the following are so far considered as Neglected Tropical Diseases
i. Buruli Ulcer
ii. Chagas Disease
iii. Dengue and Chikungunya
iv. Dranculiasis "Guinea-worm disease"
v. Echinococcosis
vi. Foodborne trematodiases
vii. Human African trypanosomiasis "sleeping sickness"
viii. Leishmaniasis
ix. Leprosy (Hansen’s disease)
x. Lymphatic filariasis
xi. Mycetoma
xii. Chromoblastomaycosis and other deep mycoses
xiii. Onchocerciasis "river blindness"
xiv. Podoconiosis
xv. Rabies
xvi. Scabies and other helmointhiases
xvii. Snakebite envenoming
xviii. Taeniasis/cysticercosis
xix. Trachoma
xx. Yaw and other endemic treponematoses
Tanzania and the sub-Saharan region being one of the most affected areas with these diseases, it is a high time for Youth and other stakeholders to unite towards elimination of these diseases in our communities. ONE HEALTH SOCIETY is committed to be part of the global health solutions using the platform of youth and community engagement.