 We actually have the Director-General of the Ministry of Health online, who would like to give some additional opening remarks. We're very lucky that he was able to make it today. So we're just going to share his screen and hand over for a couple of remarks from Dr. Ermoth. Thank you so much. Thank you. Good morning. Good morning, everybody. Good morning. My name is Philip Nguere. I work with the Minister of Health, the Division of Disease Surveillance and Response. I manage the Public Health Emergency Operations Center and also coordinate events with surveillance. I'm here to deliver the opening remarks for Dr. Ermoth, our Director-General, who is away on official duties in Zanzibar and was not able to make it for this conference physically or virtually at the moment. So if you allow, then I could go ahead and deliver his remarks. The organizers of the Kenya One Health Conference, fellow panelists, conference participants, ladies and gentlemen, good morning, good afternoon for those of us who are reading the afternoon. Thank you for inviting me to this panel discussion on One Health Policy, Implementation, Focusing on the Human Health Perspective. The One Health approach recognizes the close connection between the health of humans, animals, and the environment. For example, we know that more than 75% of emerging and emerging infectious diseases are zoonotic in origin. The recurrent rift-value fever outbreaks and the recent findings of the Middle East respiratory syndrome, mask off, in humans are good local examples of these threats. Besides emerging and emerging infections, other important drivers of One Health approach include the threat of antimicrobial resistance and food safety issues. When streaming One Health, when streaming the One Health approach requires a conducive policy environment, while Kenya has no One Health policy, the One Health approach is often incorporated in sector policies and plans. In the year 2020, with the support of the Food and Agriculture Organization, the Zoonotic Disease Unit conducted One Health policy analysis. The report is due for stakeholder validation. The analysis reviewed policies including the Constitution of Kenya 2010, Kenya Health Policy 2014 to 2030, the National Policy on Prevention and Containment of Antimicrobial Resistance 2017, National Food Safety Policy 2013 and the Vision 2030, that medium-term plan. Some of the preliminary findings show that most policies in human health, veterinary health and wildlife sectors either have explicit or implied One Health interventions. However, the Constitution of Kenya 2010, the Vision 2030, and the environmental policies were found to lack any explicit or implied One Health linkages. The Kenya Health Policy 2014 to 2030 has three One Health related objectives. One is to eliminate communicative conditions. Two is to minimize exposure to health risk factors. And lastly, to strengthen collaboration with the private and other health related sectors. While One Health is not explicitly mentioned, the policy recognizes the importance of collaboration between sectors to enable Kenyans to attain the highest standards of health. On policies and strategies on zoonotic disease control, the government of Kenya established the Zoonotic Disease Unit in 2012 through a memorandum of understanding between the Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation, the Ministry of Livestock Development. A strategic plan 2012-2017 was launched in 2012 to guide activities of the Zoonotic Disease Unit and the strategy has been reviewed and updated and an updated plan developed to cover the year 2021-25. The updated strategy has three objectives. To establish structures and partnerships, to promote One Health, to strengthen surveillance, prevention and control of zoonosis and to conduct and promote applied research. On zoonotic disease control still, several disease-specific plans have been developed in the last 10 years and this includes the risk value fever contingency plan developed in 2014, rabies elimination strategy for 2014-2013, brucellosis prevention and control strategy for the year 2021-2040, and anthrax prevention and control strategy for the year 2021-2036. Other strategies that have been developed for decisions like highly pathogenic avian influenza, Ebola, MAPAC, plague amongst others. There are also policies and strategies that have been developed on antimicrobial resistance. Great strides have been made to this end in creating policy environment that fosters One Health approach in tackling antimicrobial resistance. The national health policy on prevention and containment of antimicrobial resistance and the national action plan were developed in 2017. The EMAR policy was the first policy to be developed while fully embracing One Health approach. Additional policy documents include the national integrated antimicrobial stewardship plan as for the year 2021-2026 and the national infectious prevention and control policy strategic plan for the year 2021-2026. Policies have also been drafted on food safety and security. The national food safety policy was developed in 2013 to establish and maintain a food safety system that harmonizes emergency efforts. Various laws support safety including the Food, Drugs, and Substance Act that is CUP 254, the Public Health Act that is CUP 242, and the Meat Control Act which is CUP 316. In conclusion, therefore, ladies and gentlemen, Kenya has a conducive policy environment for mainstreaming One Health. However, developing a standalone One Health policy has benefits as this will anchor One Health at the highest level. Alternatively, we can ensure most existing and all new policies and strategies in health, veterinary, and environment sectors incorporate One Health. Thank you.