UNAIR NEWS – Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (FKH) received special guests on Tuesday morning, September 19. They are Dr Jeffrey C. Mariner DVM, PhD. and Prof. Dr. Jeffrey K. Griffiths, MD., MPH&TM from Tuft University, USA. Both gave lectures in Tandjung Adiwinata room, 2nd floor, faculty building.
Dr. Mariner is a Veterinary Epidemiologist who has conducted research in Indonesia especially in the island of Java. It was not surprising and his lecture was titled Mass Vaccination and the Incidence of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza on Java Island: A One Health Perspective.
On that occasion, he explained many things about avian flu. One of them was about the absolute challenge faced in Indonesia. Among other things, the problem of population density and the speed of regeneration of poultry that live in the community.
“Well, it is the researchers’ job to face challenges and provide concrete solutions,” explained the man who completed a doctoral program at University of Guelph.
After the presentation from Mariner, it was Prof Griffith’s turn to deliver his lecture to the students and lecturers. Professor in the field of Public Health and Community Medicine is talking about Water and Environment Spread of Antimicrobial Resistance.
He highlighted on the importance of understanding technological developments to solve health problems in water and the environment. The problems are getting more complex. Thus, it takes knowledge from several aspects to deal with it.
In the same place, Faculty Ambassador Muchammad Yunus PhD said, this event was held to provide a global insight to the academic community. “Let’s learn from various sources. This general lecture is a golden opportunity to gain knowledge on  Veterinary Epidemiology and Enviromental Epidemiology, “he said.
This public lecture was organized in cooperation between UNAIR and Indohun or Indonesia One Health University Network. Currently, UNAIR has One Health Collaboration Center (OHCC), named Airlangga Disease Prevention and Research Center (ADPRC). Besides UNAIR, other campuses that have OHCC are UGM and Udayana.
The ADPRC will focus on helping governments deal with infectious diseases, especially zoonosis. Establishment of ADPRC was fully supported by Indohun. No wonder, in the future, there will be many ADPRC events or activities connected with Indohun. ADPRC will focus on human health, veterinary science, environmental health studies, and create effective products. (*)
Author: Rio F. Rahman
