The One Health Breakthrough Partnership (OHBP) is a unique group of researchers, academics, water providers and regulators, environment agency representatives, and public health specialists from five organisations across Scotland working together to reduce pharmaceutical pollution in the environment through sustainable One Health innovation.

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Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) Learning Bites Webinar – Scottish Government

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) stands as one of the most pressing challenges of our time, threatening the efficacy of antibiotics and medical treatments worldwide. As the urgency to combat AMR escalates, the One Health Breakthrough Partnership (OHBP) continues to pave the way for interdisciplinary collaboration and innovative solutions. In the recent instalment of the Learning Bites … Continue reading Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) Learning Bites Webinar – Scottish Government

OHBP presented at Swedish National Drugs and Therapeutics Committee Event in Stockholm

OHBP members Sharon Pfleger and Lydia Niemi presented the One Health Breakthrough Partnership and UKRI MRC funded eco-directed prescribing project at the National Drugs and Therapeutics Committee (DTC) event in Stockholm. The event included discussions with DTC representatives from Region Stockholm, Region Gavleborg, and Region Västernorrland to learn how environmental aspects are being considered in … Continue reading OHBP presented at Swedish National Drugs and Therapeutics Committee Event in Stockholm

Scottish Water & NHS Scotland co-branded Nature Calls campaign includes medicine disposal

Scottish Water is working with NHS Scotland to share the Nature Calls customer awareness campaign. The Nature Calls campaign raises awareness of the impact of inappropriately flushing items such as wipes and sanitary products down the toilet. It aims to reduce the 36,000 sewer blockages which Scottish Water clears annually, reduce the number of NHS … Continue reading Scottish Water & NHS Scotland co-branded Nature Calls campaign includes medicine disposal

OHBP attend World Water Day 2024 in Edinburgh

OHBP members attended World Water Day 2024 in Edinburgh, the annual event hosted by the Hydro Nation International Centre and Scottish Government. This year the theme was “Leveraging Water for a Just Transition”, and some of the main questions sought to address were: How can water act as a strategic asset to transition to a … Continue reading OHBP attend World Water Day 2024 in Edinburgh

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