The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), the European Environment Agency (EEA), the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), and the European Medicines Agency (EMA) have published a joint framework to enhance cooperation under the One Health agenda within the European Union (EU). One Health emphasizes the interconnection between human, animal, and plant health, food safety, climate change, and environmental sustainability. This approach aims to better prepare the EU and its Member States to prevent, predict, detect, and respond to health threats, thereby reducing societal costs and environmental pressures while ensuring food security and clean air and water access.
A cross-agency task force will implement this framework over three years (2024-2026), focusing on five strategic objectives: strategic coordination, research coordination, capacity building, stakeholder engagement, and joint inter-agency activities. This effort will promote integrated scientific advice, strengthen the evidence base for One Health, and ensure a unified contribution to the One Health agenda in the EU.
In November 2023, the five agencies issued a joint statement reaffirming their commitment to One Health. The Executive Directors of these agencies reinforced their commitment through a joint video statement during the launch of the joint framework for action.1
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References
- One Health: a joint framework for action published by five EU agencies | European Medicines Agency. (2024, May 7). https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/news/one-health-joint-framework-action-published-five-eu-agencies
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