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Editorial
. 2020 May 27:10:100144.
doi: 10.1016/j.onehlt.2020.100144. eCollection 2020 Dec.

Operationalising a One Health approach to reduce the infection and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) burden in under-5 year old urban slum dwellers: The Childhood Infections and Pollution (CHIP) Consortium

Logan Manikam  1   2 , Yasmin Bou Karim  1   3 , Yebeen Ysabelle Boo  1   3   2 , Shereen Allaham  1   2 , Ria Marwaha  4 , Priti Parikh  5 , Monica Lakhanpaul  3   6 ; Childhood Infections and Pollution Consortium
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Editorial

Operationalising a One Health approach to reduce the infection and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) burden in under-5 year old urban slum dwellers: The Childhood Infections and Pollution (CHIP) Consortium

Logan Manikam et al. One Health. .

Abstract

The WHO advocates the use of a One Health approach to address antimicrobial resistance (AMR), focusing on integrating human, animal and environmental health factors. Nevertheless, there is a dearth of AMR research investigating the complexity of down and upstream factors across the One Health spectrum, especially in resource-deprived settings. The Childhood Infections and Pollution Consortium (CHIP) was designed to reduce the burden of childhood infections and AMR in urban slums, particularly in low-and middle-income countries, using One Health and technology-enabled Citizen Science approaches. Currently operationalized in three countries; India, Indonesia and Chile; CHIP is composed of interdisciplinary academics, healthcare professionals, veterinarians, international and local non-governmental organisations, current and former policymakers, local artists and community champions, amongst others. The CHIP Consortium invites collaborations for evidence-driven research, targeted investment and co-development of interventions in slums. We will host our third annual consortium workshop in Hong Kong in 2021 to build on our current work and explore new avenues to tackle childhood infections and AMR.

Keywords: Antimicrobial resistance; Child health; Infectious diseases; One health; Pollution; Slums.

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Conceptual map of potential One Health factors associated with infections and AMR in U5s living in urban slums.
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