Table 5 Dimensions of the knowledge translation process, challenges and potential solutions

Networks

Lack of leadership

• Approach One Health issue individually (like AMR);

• Engage eastern European experts into One Health networks;

• Problematising to establish scope and target.

Relations

Lack of political attention

• Identify appropriate, valuable and tangible information for policy-makers;

• Establishing strong relations with national actors;

• Learning from successful activities (e.g. AMR);

• Select leaders from NGOs and EU agencies.

Influencing factors

Lack of context

• Engage social, political and economic actors;

• Determine meaning of One Health for each activity.

No common language among scientists and policy-makers

• Glossary;

• Communication training;

• Employing communication experts.