Quantifying animal disease burden to contribute towards return-on-investment calculations in One Health projects
24/09/2025
24 September 2025 | 14:00-15:15 (CEST)
Join us for an interactive learning dialogue exploring how the Global Burden of Animal Diseases (GBADS) approach can support return-on-investment (ROI) calculations in One Health initiatives.
A panel of experts will share their experience in measuring and interpreting the burden of animal diseases worldwide. Topics will include:
- Progress in developing burden metrics, from data collection to integration, visualization, and the information and communication technologies and tools used
- Insights from country-level case studies
- An introduction to the GBADS technical guide with practical examples
- Updates on the GBADS knowledge engine and its evolving interface
The session will conclude with an open discussion, giving participants the chance to exchange experiences, raise challenges, and identify opportunities in applying these methods.
Moderator
Gilles Guillot is the Head of the Data Integration Department, WOAH and a data analytics expert. He has research, consultancy and regulatory experience with agricultural, biological, environmental and economic data.
Speakers
Jonathan Rushton is GBADS Director and a Professor of Economics of Animal Health at the Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh. He is an agricultural economist with 35 years’ experience of livestock production, health and policy in Europe, Africa, Asia and the Americas.
Mieghan Bruce is a veterinary epidemiologist from Murdoch University, Australia. She is part of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)-Australia One Health fellowship programme, building One Health leadership capacity in the ASEAN region.
Deborah Stacey is an associate professor emeritis in the School of Computer Science at the University of Guelph. Her research interests include ontology development and evaluation, and knowledge engineering of biomedical/agricultural/One Health informatics systems. Currently she is lead for Informatics with the Global Burden of Animal Diseases.
This webinar is hosted by the Community of Practice (CoP) on the Return on Investment of One Health and the Community of Practice on Information and Communication Technologies for One Health.