One Health experts to host webinar on animal health and pandemic prevention
Governments are currently negotiating a historic global pandemic treaty to protect us from future pandemics. The special session of the 2021 World Health Assembly agreed that the new accord will focus on early detection and prevention of pandemics, as well as the One Health approach which recognises the interconnectedness of human, animal and environment health.
On Tuesday 28 June 2022, the Action for Animal Health coalition will host an online event during which experts from civil society and multilateral organizations will discuss why robust animal health systems are critical to putting One Health into practice to reduce the risk of zoonoses spilling over to people.
The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) is a member of the Action for Animal Health coalition which calls on governments, donors and international agencies to invest in animal health systems through five pillars of action:
- Support community engagement and equitable access to animal health services
- Increase the numbers and improve the skills of the animal health workforce
- Close the veterinary medicines and vaccines gap
- Improve animal disease surveillance
- Enhance collaboration for One Health
Join the online event to hear more about why stronger animal health systems are key to preventing another pandemic.
Below are details of the event and how to register.
Date: Tuesday 28 June 2022
Time: 1200–1315 hours (BST, GMT+1)
Location: Online (a Zoom link will be sent to registered participants the day before the event)
Registration link: https://takeaction.thebrooke.org/page/103248/event/2
Speakers
- Klara Saville, head of animal health, welfare and community development, Brooke/Action for Animal Health
- Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka, founder and chief executive officer of Conservation Through Public Health
- Mariana Vale, Ecology Department, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Preventing Pandemics at the Source, and member of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
- Chadia Wannous, One Health global coordinator, World Organisation for Animal Health
- Angélique Angot, laboratory specialist, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Moderator: Patricia Amira
Photo credit: Village women and livestock in Niger (ILRI/Stevie Mann)
