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Together for health, stand with science 🧪🧬

This World Health Day 2026, we are reminded that health is not isolated — it is deeply interconnected.

From people to animals, from ecosystems to our shared environment, our wellbeing depends on one another. 🐥🐖🐄

The One Health approach highlights this connection — recognizing that protecting human health requires us to also protect animal health and the planet we live on.

It’s time to:
🔹 Work across disciplines and borders
🔹 Strengthen community and system resilience
🔹 Turn evidence into action
🔹 Invest in sustainable, inclusive health systems

In a world facing climate change, emerging diseases, and environmental challenges, science and collaboration across sectors are more important than ever. 🌏✨

Understand more: https://www.who.int/campaigns/world-health-day/2026/key-messages

Why One Health matters: communities need holistic, integrated services that reflect their realities-linking human, animal, and environmental health, especially in the face of climate change and declining donor funding.

At the One Health Festival Side Event in Bangkok, the CSO Platform shared insights on mapping One Health-related interventions in the Mekong region-highlighting what works in advancing community-led prevention across Asia-Pacific.

Organized by Apcaso, in collaboration with CIRAD the event brought together partners to strengthen collaboration and drive forward integrated, sustainable health solutions. 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦🐄🌿🌏💚

From local action to regional strategy—today’s One Health Festival Side Event highlighted the critical role of community-led interventions in shaping integrated, inclusive responses for HIV, TB, and malaria.

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💡ครั้งแรกของประเทศไทยกับการนำร่อง Community-Led Monitoring (CLM) ด้านมาลาเรีย!

CSO Platform ร่วมกับภาคี มูลนิธิรักษ์ไทย : Raks Thai Foundation มูลนิธิศุภนิมิตแห่งประเทศไทย - World Vision Foundation of Thailand และ Young Muslim Association of Thailand - YMAT ขอเชิญทุกท่านเข้าร่วมเวทีสัมมนาออนไลน์

ร่วมสำรวจบทเรียนและข้อค้นพบจาก Community-Led Monitoring (CLM) in Malaria ผ่านการดำเนินงานจริงในประเทศไทย พร้อมรับฟังเสียงสะท้อนจากชุมชนในพื้นที่นำร่องที่ดำเนินงานร่วมกับภาคีของเรา! 🍀

🗓 27 มีนาคม 2569 | ⏰ 14:00 – 16:00 น.
📍 ผ่าน Microsoft Teams
📲 สแกนเพื่อเข้าร่วมรับฟัง

🔍 มาร่วมรับฟังและแลกเปลี่ยนมุมมองไปด้วยกัน!

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💡Thailand’s first pilot of Community-Led Monitoring (CLM) in malaria!

Join us for a virtual session on Community-Led Monitoring (CLM) in Malaria and explore key insights and lessons learned from implementation in Thailand. In this session, you will hear community voices from pilot areas, implemented in collaboration with our valued partners มูลนิธิรักษ์ไทย : Raks Thai Foundation มูลนิธิศุภนิมิตแห่งประเทศไทย - World Vision Foundation of Thailand and Young Muslim Association of Thailand - YMAT 🍀

🗓 27 March 2026 | ⏰ 14:00 – 16:00 (BKK)
📍 Online via Microsoft Teams (Conducted in Thai)
📲 Scan to join

🔍 Be part of the conversation to amplify community voices and drive meaningful impact.

Strong malaria elimination starts with communities ⭐️

At the recent Africa–Asia Civil Society Dialogue, Maxine Whittaker highlighted a message we deeply believe that communities and civil society are not just participants, but they are central to the response 💫🌏

Thank you to Asia Pacific Malaria Elimination Network for spotlighting this important dialogue and reinforcing the role of civil society in driving equitable, lasting change.💜

⏰ Strong malaria elimination efforts are built from the ground up

At the recent Africa–Asia Civil Society Dialogue, Prof Maxine Whittaker, from CSO Platform, highlighted why communities and civil society organisations are not just contributors, but central partners in the fight against , particularly in reaching underserved populations and sustaining progress. 🌐

💡 Her reflections underscore the importance of trust, equity, and long‑term community engagement in prevention, control and elimination of malaria.

👉 Read the full blog to explore key insights from the dialogue:
🔗 https://apmen.org/blog/africa-asia-civil-society-dialogue-why-strong-community-engagement-essential-beat-malaria

🌏On World Day of Social Justice, we reaffirm that health equity is not optional — it is essential.

Key social determinants of health equity
📍Poverty - limits access to life-saving opportunities.
📍Conflict - decimates health equity.
📍Displacement - barriers to health services.
📍Climate Change - Disproportionately affect vulnerable populations.
📍Discrimination - limit access to resources and reduce agency.

Health inequities are a matter of justice ⚖️

Read more: https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240107588