One Health Wonders

One Health in the region: surveillance, leadership and governance

We are delighted to invite you to the next One Health Wonders webinar: One Health in the region: surveillance, leadership and governance. The webinar will be held on Tuesday, 20 October 2026 from 2:00-3:00pm AEDT.

Presented in partnership between the Australian Centre for Disease Control (CDC) and CSIRO, this session will explore One Health approaches in our region.

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This webinar will include short presentations followed by a panel discussion with the following speakers:

• Dr Audrey Chen is Director of the One Health Office at Singapore's Communicable Diseases Agency (CDA)
• Jope Davetanivalu, Director of Environmental Monitoring and Governance at the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme
• Fransiska (Siska) Sulistyo, Primate Research Centre/ Bogor Agricultural University/ Adelaide University

We will hear from these experts about the following topics:

• Lessons from Singapore: One Health coordination of emerging infectious disease
• Nature for Health (N4H) in the Pacific: tackling environmental drivers of disease using an integrated One Health approach
• One Health in Action: Building Wildlife Health Surveillance in Orangutans in Indonesia

Please register by clicking the 'Register' button. The webinar will be recorded and shared with all registrants.

Presenters

Dr Audrey Chen

Dr Audrey Chen is Director of the One Health Office at Singapore's Communicable Diseases Agency (CDA), where she leads national efforts to strengthen One Health collaboration across the human, animal, and environmental health sectors. In this role, she supports the implementation of Singapore's One Health initiatives, including strategies to address zoonotic diseases, antimicrobial resistance, and emerging infectious disease threats through coordinated, cross-sectoral action.

A veterinarian by training, Dr Chen has held a range of leadership positions across Singapore's food safety, biosecurity, animal health and welfare sectors including senior roles with the National Parks Board (NParks) and the Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority of Singapore. Her work has focused on strengthening One Health governance, food safety systems, animal health and welfare policies and programmes, while fostering partnerships between government, academia, industry, and international organisations.

Director Jope Davetanivalu

Jope Davetanivalu is the Director of Environmental Governance at the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), where he leads regional initiatives that strengthen environmental governance, policy development, planning, monitoring, and reporting across Pacific Island countries and territories. Based in Samoa and originally from Fiji, he is a member of SPREP's Senior Leadership Team and works closely with governments, development partners, and regional organisations to address the interconnected challenges of environmental sustainability, climate resilience, biodiversity conservation, and sustainable development.

Prior to joining SPREP, Mr Davetanivalu held senior roles within the Fijian Government, including leadership positions in environmental management and public policy. Over more than a decade with SPREP, he has been a strong advocate for integrated approaches to environmental and public health challenges, helping Pacific nations strengthen environmental assessment, governance frameworks, and sustainable development practices. His experience at the intersection of environment, health, and policy makes him a valuable voice in regional One Health discussions.

Fransiska Sulistyo

Fransiska Sulistyo, D.V.M., MVS(ConMed) graduated from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia in 2007, and obtained a Master Degree in Conservation Medicine from Murdoch University, Australia in 2013. She has been working in orangutan health and conservation for the last 19 years. Her specific interest is in ape health management in the context of One Health, great ape rehabilitation and reintroduction, and population management.

During her career, Siska has taken many roles, including field veterinarian, vet manager, animal welfare coordinator, consultant, advisors, and researcher. She also co-authored several scientific guidelines on great ape health and has published several scientific papers. Currently she is the South East Asia Representative for OVAG (Orangutan Veterinary Advisory Group) and member of the IUCN Species Survival Commission, Section on Great Apes.