The importance of integrated One Health approaches to reduce the likelihood and impacts of emerging infectious disease outbreaks has been widely accepted. However, implementing One Health requires transdisciplinary approaches, with a systemic focus on the health of animals, humans, and ecosystems worldwide, and potential solutions that are equitable, inclusive, and sustainable.
Formed in 2021, the One Health High-Level Expert Panel (OHHLEP) advises the Quadripartite of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the UN Environment Programme, WHO, and the World Organisation for Animal Health on more effectively and collaboratively addressing their member states’ needs in preventing and preparing for future health emergencies. The OHHLEP’s definition and guiding principles of One Health endorsed by the Quadripartite have gained rapid global acceptance. Subsequently, the Quadripartite launched a One Health Joint Plan of Action with six action tracks, which paves the way for enhanced collaboration on communicable and non-communicable disease threats to sustainably optimise and balance the health of humans, animals, and ecosystems.
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References
- One Health action for health security and equity. (2023). The Lancet, 401(10376), 530–533. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(23)00086-7
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