M&E for One Health and Zoonotic Disease Programmes Training Course

This advanced course develops technical skills in M&E for One Health and zoonotic disease programmes, covering cross-sectoral surveillance data integration, multi-agency coordination indicator design, and zoonotic disease-specific monitoring methodology. Participants work through real cross-sectoral M&E integration challenges rather than single-sector surveillance theory, examining what it takes to build M&E that genuinely spans human, animal and environmental health data. The course closes with a One Health M&E framework designed for a defined zoonotic disease programme context.

One Health programmes recognise that human, animal and environmental health are interconnected, and effective zoonotic disease prevention depends on surveillance and response systems that work across these three domains at once, yet the institutions responsible for each domain typically operate separate data systems, separate reporting lines and separate funding streams.

African countries have invested substantially in One Health coordination structures given the continent's exposure to zoonotic disease risk, but M&E practice for these programmes often defaults to single-sector measurement approaches that miss the cross-sectoral integration the One Health approach is specifically designed to achieve. This advanced course moves beyond single-sector disease surveillance M&E into the cross-sectoral integration, multi-agency data coordination and zoonotic-specific indicator design that One Health programmes require.

• Explain the cross-sectoral data architecture underlying One Health M&E
• Design indicators spanning human, animal and environmental health domains
• Structure multi-agency data coordination for zoonotic disease surveillance
• Assess surveillance data integration across separate institutional systems
• Evaluate early warning and outbreak detection indicators across sectors
• Structure joint reporting mechanisms across One Health coordination bodies
• Assess data sharing agreements and their M&E implications
• Design monitoring for One Health coordination structure performance
• Advise institutions on One Health M&E system design

This course is suitable for:

• M&E officers assigned to One Health or zoonotic disease programmes
• Ministry of health, agriculture and environment M&E focal points
• Veterinary services surveillance and M&E staff
• Public health emergency operations M&E staff
• Development partner One Health programme staff
• Regional and continental disease control M&E staff
• Research staff supporting zoonotic disease programme evaluation
• Environmental health surveillance M&E staff

The programme is delivered through facilitator-led technical sessions combined with cross-sectoral data integration exercises, multi-agency coordination case studies and a One Health M&E framework build, structured around small-group work and real or anonymised One Health M&E material rather than lecture alone. Each module closes with a short applied task so participants leave with working tools rather than notes alone.

Organisations that send staff to this course can expect:

• One Health M&E that genuinely integrates across human, animal and environmental data
• Improved cross-sectoral indicator design and consistency
• Stronger surveillance data integration across institutional systems
• Better multi-agency coordination and joint reporting
• Improved early warning and outbreak detection capability
• Increased effectiveness of One Health coordination structures
• Better-managed data sharing agreements protecting sectoral sensitivities
• A documented One Health M&E strengthening approach
• Stronger overall zoonotic disease prevention and response capability

Participants leave this course with:

• Advanced technical skill in One Health and zoonotic disease programme M&E
• Confidence to design indicators spanning human, animal and environmental health
• Sharper cross-sectoral data integration skills
• Practical experience designing multi-agency coordination monitoring
• Stronger standing in One Health coordination and M&E discussions
• A completed One Health M&E framework for direct application
• Improved ability to manage data sharing agreements and their M&E implications
• A specialist network across African One Health M&E practice
• A foundation for senior One Health and cross-sectoral M&E leadership roles

At Strategic Revenue Africa, our certification goes beyond proof of attendance—it represents practical competence and measurable capability. Upon successful completion of our training programs, participants are awarded a Certificate of Completion from Strategic Revenue Africa, recognizing their ability to apply acquired knowledge in real-world settings. As an organization focused on architecting sustainable revenue and strengthening organizational performance, our certifications signal that participants are equipped with skills that drive results, not just theory.

Prior general M&E experience is expected, alongside some exposure to public health, veterinary or environmental health programming. This is an advanced, practitioner-level course building sector-specific depth onto existing M&E foundations.