Profiles

Building communities and bettering health through tourism - Laura Carneiro and Steve Hodges - Divers eCo Cooperation - Mozambique

Through their love of scuba diving, Laura Carneiro and Steve Hodges are building up their local community. By involving local citizens in their scuba diving and ecologially-minded tourism business and committing proceeds to development, Laura and Steve and creating opportunties for economic prosperity and improved health in Mozambique. Read more.

Improving animal health in Mozambique - Elisa Leonel - Provincial Chief, Veterinary Services, Nampula province

Disease resistance and training are critical needs facing animal producers and veterinarians in Mozambique, says Dr. Elisa Leonel, the Provinical Chief of Veterinary Services in the Nampula Province. Read more.

 

Empowering others through education - Jose Zaglul - EARTH University

Themes emerging from "One World - One Health" include leadership, nurturing agriculture and protecting the environment. Colleague Jose Zaglul is living that mission. The president of EARTH University in Costa Rica, Zaglul empowers tomorrow’s leaders via a four-year, 210 credit curriculum. Unique to the program is the fact that graduation is just the beginning. Read more.

 Bettering human and animal health - Ron DeHaven - American Veterinary Medical Association

Improved animal health requires human influence. The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) reflects this statement. The AVMA’s Chief Executive Officer Ron DeHaven lives it. “Veterinarians work at the intersection of animal, public and environmental health,” says DeHaven. “The health of all species, as well as the environment they share, is inextricably linked.” Read more.

Leading a vision for global health - Surjo Soekadar - Global Marshall Plan Initiative

Climate change, population growth and the imbalance between the beneficiaries and victims of globalization are critical convergence dilemmas. These are also elements of the Global Marshall Plan Initiative. The initiative was established by Surjo Soekadar and the organization he co-founded in 2003, the Global Contract Foundation. Read more.

A champion for dignity and justice for women living in rural Mexico - Magali Costa - RENAMUR

Committed to improving the quality of life for women living in rural Mexico, Magali Costa and her organization, RENAMUR, empower women as entrepreneurs. Helping develop sustainable businesses through microcredit loans and business support, RENAMUR also markets the handmade items made by women in rural Mexico, seeking to provide them with an opportunity to enhance their lives. Read more.

Researcher ensuring better nutrition for millions living in hunger - Marilia Nutti - EMBRAPA

For those confronted by hunger who do have access to food, nutrition is a critical concern. Marilia Nutti, a Brazilian researcher working in human nutrition, is using science and the bio-engineering of food to ensure that those in need are getting the nutritional fortification necessary to prevent diseases associated with food insecurity. Read more.

Creating partnerships to drive business and reduce poverty - Jake Walter- Technoserve

While food and agricultural production is essential to meet the demands of a growing world, it is also important for those who rely on production for income. Jake Walter, director of a technology and services provider in Mozambique, has taken this mission to heart, working to alleviate poverty and improve the well-being of people around the world through agricultural development. Read more

Leading poulty production in the Caribbean  - Robert Best - CPA

As the human population grows, so does the demand for food and protein sources. Providing industry leadership in meeting agricultural and food production needs is crucial. This is a role being played in the Caribbean by Local Action Global Health partner Robert Best, Executive Director of the Caribbean Poultry Association (CPA). Read more

Enriching communities through local partnerships - Alline Botrel - Cargill Inc., Brazil

Managing the complex and interdependent relationship between humans, animals, and the environment requires leadership and the realignment of partnerships to protect local and global health. Serving as a bridge between the Brazilian office of her employer Cargill Inc., and the Brazilian government, Alline Botrel is carrying out this mission. Read more

From the lab to the field - Anita Soto -  University of Chile

"Woman first, Chilean second and an academic third," is how Anita Soto describes herself. A medical veterinarian and Director for the Center for Food Safety Management at the University of Chile, Soto has taken her mantra from the classroom and research to the lab through investigating and promoting food safety, peasant family farming and rural development. Read more 

Protect, prevent and live well - Susan Polan- APHA

 Disease prevention and health promotion can lead to better living. These also form the mission of the American Public Health Association (APHA). As the APHA's Associate Executive Director for Public Affairs and Advocacy , Susan Polan fulfills this mission. Read more

Leading a farm-to-table food safety vision - Caroline DeWaal - CSPI

While a lot of attention is paid to producers, inspectors, transporters and others working within our food supply chain, who’s looking out for consumers? In an era of governance gaps and expanding threats to the food supply, leaders such as Caroline DeWaal are needed to protect consumers around the world. Read More 

Uniting and educating those key to disease prevention - Stephan Singleton - USDA-APHIS-VS 

Strong leadership is vital to limiting the risk that animal diseases pose to human health. Working both upstream and downstream requires adept and knowledgeable leaders. Stephan Singleton is an example for us all. Read more

 

Battling disease through partnerships on local levels - Donna Richter - Executive Director - South Carolina Public Health Institute

Infectious disease affects us all. The effects of disease can be particularly damaging to underserved communities that may live in risky settings and may lack adequate access to medical care. Donna Richter has become acutely aware of this problem. Read more