Including nonhuman lives in humanitarian responses: a One Health imperative

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Humanitarian preparedness and response efforts must integrate nonhuman lives as a vulnerable group to effectively address crises through a One Health framework. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.ESTABLISHES_NEW_DIRECTION.

Dorien Braam

doi:10.1080/13623699.2026.2723913

September 1, 2026Medicine Conflict & Survival

Including nonhuman lives in humanitarian responses: a One Health imperative

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Examine the integration of nonhuman animal welfare and ecological concerns into humanitarian emergency preparedness and response through a One Health framework.
Reviewed contemporary humanitarian health frameworks and disaster preparedness guidelines regarding underserved and vulnerable groups.
Assessed structural and operational mechanisms for incorporating veterinary public health and animal welfare into disaster relief operations.
Identified that nonhuman populations remain systematically excluded from frontline humanitarian preparedness and relief planning.
Emphasized that omitting animal health undermines disaster resilience, community recovery, and zoonotic disease containment during emergencies.

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Policy review reveals critical gaps in emergency relief for nonhuman populations, highlighting the necessity of integrated One Health crisis responses.

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Humanitarian health increasingly recognizes the importance of including underserved populations in preparedness and response (Spiegel et al. 2026), yet one vulnerable group remains regularly overlo...

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