Equitable investment in the veterinary workforce is foundational to One Health and planetary wellbeing
The recently released World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH)'s inaugural State of the World's Animal Health report identifies pressing animal health challenges, including zoonoses, transboundary animal diseases, antimicrobial resistance, and food security and biodiversity loss—all intertwined with human wellbeing. Across these challenges, the underlying message is clear: the ability to address them hinges on a robust, equitably distributed, and adequately resourced veterinary workforce worldwide.
Authors
- Raina K. Plowright (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3338-6590)
- Latiffah Hassan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0731-9906)
- Robyn Alders
- Sarah H. Cleveland
- Chris Walzer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0437-5147)
- Neil M. Vora (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4989-3108)
- Dirk Pfeiffer
Institutions
- Australian National University (AU)
- Conservation International (US)
- Wildlife Conservation Society (US)
- City University of Hong Kong (HK)
- Cornell University (US)
- University of Missouri Health System (US)
- University of Glasgow (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Lancet Planetary Health
- Published
- 2025-12-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lanplh.2025.101403
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Veterinary Practice and Education Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.12