The first day will review the why, what and how of One Health and examine the challenges of One Health implementation in breaking the transmission cycle of infectious diseases. The second day will aim to learn from case studies within the One Health Action areas, and to finding ways to foster and strengthen future international,national and local collaboration on One Health.
Six parallel sessions over the first two days will discuss key topics, including:
•Reducing the risk of emerging infectious diseases and zoonotic transmission,
•Enhancing One Health capabilities and capacities,
•Strengthening food security and safety,
•Controlling endemic zoonotic diseases,
•Integrating the environment into One Health, and
•Managing antimicrobial resistance.
The final half-day session will engage new partners to advance One Health initiatives by exploring how new technology such as AI, and health economics can promote effective One Health implementation, as well as how funding bodies and community of practice networks can help One Health initiatives to grow.
The Symposium will end with a discussion of The Pengcheng Declaration draft, and an agreement on the steps needed to advance the impact of One Health initiatives.