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The One Health Assessment Tool (OHAT) was developed by FAO as a national-level self-assessment tool to assess the implementation of the One Health approach across four sectors: human health, animal health, wildlife, and the environment. The assessment results are used to identify gaps, prioritize actions, and develop targeted recommendations to strengthen One Health implementation. The findings also serve as a baseline for future assessments, enabling countries to track progress over time against agreed actions and commitments. The tool evaluates One Health implementation through ten core One Health indicators, examining the extent to which these indicators are addressed within the technical areas of work of the action tracks of the One Health Joint Plan of Action (OH JPA). The results of OHAT are part of a national OH situation analysis, contribute to the national One Health country profiles, and inform national One Health implementation and programming. Coinciding with the celebration of One Health Day on 3 November, the regional Training of Facilitators seeks to strengthen regional capacity for the effective facilitation and implementation of the One Health Assessment Tool.

Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) is a systemic necrotizing granulomatous vasculitis classically involving the upper and lower respiratory tracts and kidneys. Timely diagnosis requires a high index of suspicion for the presenting symptoms. Otolaryngologic manifestations are commonly reported but most often involve the nasal and paranasal sinuses. Sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) as the sole initial manifestation of GPA is uncommon and may contribute to diagnostic delay. We report a case of a 67-year-old male who presented with rapidly progressive bilateral SNHL that preceded pulmonary and renal manifestations by several months, during which the patient was treated for otitis externa and Eustachian tube dysfunction without improvement. Development of pulmonary symptoms prompted additional workup, which demonstrated markedly elevated cytoplasmic anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (c-ANCA) and proteinase 3-anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (PR3-ANCA), raising concern for GPA. Histopathology then confirmed the diagnosis. The patient was treated with high-dose corticosteroids and rituximab with serologic remission; however, his hearing loss was largely irreversible. This case

What if the human brain works in ways that Sigmund Freud began describing more than 130 years ago? A new scientific analysis suggests that some of his ideas about the mind share surprising similarities with one of the most influential theories in modern neuroscience. Published in the scientific journal Entropy, the paper explores connections between Freud's original theories, later developments in psychoanalysis, and a modern approach to brain research known as the prediction paradigm.