Integrating Health Systems: A Conceptual Review of One Health Framework for Human, Animal, Ecosystem and Reproductive Health

Fred Yao Gbagbo (2024)

The ‘One Health’ concept promotes peaceful coexistence between humans, animals, and environmental health. The paper employs a conceptual review to explore the ‘One Health’ concept, focusing on the ecological perspectives of human, animal, and ecosystem health connections. The One Health concept was discussed in-depth arguing that the environmental perspective of the connections between human health, animal health, and ecosystem health is multifaceted which could
also affect the reproductive health of the human species, hence, no one person, organisation, or sector alone can adequately address health issues within the ecosystem since health issues encompass animal-human-environment interfaces. It is concluded that by challenging the utilitarian perspective that prioritises individual happiness, asserting that true well-being cannot be achieved in isolation. Rather, it is only through fostering harmony and peaceful coexistence among humans, animals, and the environment that sustainable health outcomes can be realised for all.