Picture credit: FAO; UNEP; WHO; WOAH publication One Health Joint Plan of Action, 2022–2026
One Health is an approach which aims to balance and optimize the health of people, animals and ecosystems. It recognizes that the health of humans, domestic and wild animals, plants, and the wider environment (including ecosystems) are closely linked and interdependent. It was developed in response to evidence of the spreading of zoonotic diseases and is used to develop responses to health challenges such as the emergence of infectious diseases, antimicrobial resistance, and food safety and promote the health and integrity of our ecosystems.
By linking humans, animals and the environment, One Health is a useful approach for developing interdisciplinary research on food security.
Please find below links to information about One Health workshops that GFS has helped organise:
May 2022: One Health Challenges in Food Systems: Joint workshop with Cambridge Infectious Diseases IRC
GFS and CID organized a half-day workshop bringing together livestock diseases, crop diseases, and farming policy researchers. The discussion focused on preventing infectious disease-driven problems in a changing climate and managing disease and antimicrobial resistance in the agricultural landscape.
Please click here to read a report on this workshop (Raven password required).
