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Friday 4 September

Plenary opening and keynotes

PLE01
Auditorium I

Chairs

  • Ab OSTERHAUS TiHo , Germany
  • John MACKENZIE global One Health Community , Australia
  • Jomana MUSMAR AMR Strategic Coalition , United States
  • Dominique CHARRON University of Guelph , Canada

Welcome address by the congress chairs

  • Ab OSTERHAUS TiHo , Germany
  • John MACKENZIE global One Health Community , Australia
  • Jomana MUSMAR AMR Strategic Coalition , United States
  • Dominique CHARRON University of Guelph , Canada

One Health Science: from Knowledge to Action - UNESCO's Strategic Vision

  • Shaofeng HU UNESCO , France

Health Beyond Boundaries: Realizing the Promise of One Health

  • Emmanuelle SOUBEYRAN World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) , France

Advancing the European Health Union through One Health

  • Sandra GALLINA European Commission , -

Copenhagen, Lyon, Lisbon: Carpe diem Europe

  • Carlos DAS NEVES European Food Safety Authority , Italy

Feedback from the Lyon Summit and actions spanning from it

  • Anne-Françoise BERTHON Anses , France

From Science to Strategy: Ireland’s EU Presidency Vision for One Health

  • Mary HORGAN Department of Health , Ireland , Ireland

Partner Session organized by Global Affairs Canada: Multisectoral Collaboration to Counter Deliberate Biothreats

SPS01 SCS PLE
Auditorium I

Chair

  • Keith HAMILTON World Organisation for Animal Health , France
1.

Multisectoral Collaboration to Counter Deliberate Biothreats

  • Keith HAMILTON World Organisation for Animal Health , France

Panel discussion

  • Trevor SMITH Global Affairs Canada , Canada
  • Isaac BOGOCH University of Toronto , Canada
  • Claire STANDLEY CEPI , United States
  • Júlio CARVALHO Portuguese Army , Portugal

Climate change, Environment, Ecosystems Health - session 1

SCS01
Auditorium I

Chairs

  • Julian BLANC UNEP , Kenya
  • Rumbidzai GONDO Zimbabwe Youth Biodiversity , Zimbabwe

Introduction

  • Julian BLANC UNEP , Kenya
  • Rumbidzai GONDO Zimbabwe Youth Biodiversity , Zimbabwe
1.

Climate-driven Expansion of Vibrio vulnificus: Global Genomics Reveals Environmentally Persistent Pathogenic Lineages

  • Anders DALSGAARD University of Copenhagen , Denmark
2.

Flooding the frontlines: Consequences of summer inundation on the ecology of mosquito-borne diseases

  • Reina SIKKEMA ErasmusMC , Netherlands
3.

Analysis of the 2025 Chikungunya Outbreak in Foshan, China, from a One Health Perspective

  • Yuan ZHANG Geneva Graduate Institute , Switzerland
4.

Climate Change and expanding sandfly activity in Sicily over ten years of surveillance within a One Health Framework

  • Maria Liliana DI PASQUALE Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sicilia "A. Mirri" , Italy
5.

When extreme heat fuels infection: Machine Learning Evidence from Hospital Admissions in Portugal (2000–2018)

  • Maria OLIVEIRA Faculty of Medicine - University of Lisbon , Portugal
6.

One Health and the Climate Agenda in Brazil: Integrating the Triple Planetary Crisis into Health Governance, Equity, and Strategic Response toward COP30

  • David SOEIRO-BARBOSA Federal University of Minas Gerais , Brazil

Concluding remarks

  • Julian BLANC UNEP , Kenya
  • Rumbidzai GONDO Zimbabwe Youth Biodiversity , Zimbabwe

Knowledge, Education & Communities

SPI01
Auditorium II

Chairs

  • Salome BUKACHI University of Nairobi , Kenya
  • Abdoul Kader ILBOUDO Institut de recherche en science de la santé , Burkina Faso

Introduction

  • Salome BUKACHI University of Nairobi , Kenya
  • Abdoul Kader ILBOUDO Institut de recherche en science de la santé , Burkina Faso
1.

Insights from the Collaborative One Health Research Initiative on Epidemics Across Africa and Latin America

  • Stéphanie MALTAIS Université de Montréal , Canada
2.

A One Health Curriculum Self-Assessment Checklist for Evaluating Competency Integration in Higher Education

  • Katie NOLAN University College Dublin , Ireland
  • Gerald BARRY University College Dublin , Ireland
3.

Development and Implementation of the Field Training for the Wildlife and Environment Sector Professionals – the Compliment to FETP and FETPV

  • Jonathan SLEEMAN University of Minnesota , United States
4.

Community One Health Units: A gender responsive One Health approach to zoonotic diseases control in Burkina Faso

  • Abdoul Kader ILBOUDO Institut de recherche en science de la santé , Burkina Faso
5.

Grounding Ethics in Climate Change and Health Research: A collaborative study triangulating perspectives of the communities, researchers and ethical committees

  • Soledad COLOMBE Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium , Belgium
6.

Evaluating the Value of One Health: Results from the Quadripartite Online Course on Economic Evaluation Methods

  • Danny SHEATH FAO , United Kingdom
7.

Community-centred tools for One Health operationalisation in the Horn of Africa

  • Siobhan MOR University of Liverpool , Kenya

Concluding remarks

  • Salome BUKACHI University of Nairobi , Kenya
  • Abdoul Kader ILBOUDO Institut de recherche en science de la santé , Burkina Faso

Workshop: One Health in Social-Ecological Systems research methods

WS02 SCS
Room 1.06 - 45 pax

Chair

  • Jakob ZINSSTAG Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute , Switzerland
1.

One Health in Social-Ecological Systems research methods

  • Jakob ZINSSTAG Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute , Switzerland

Development of the One Health in Social-Ecological Systems (OHSES) method

  • Jakob ZINSSTAG Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute , Switzerland

The mathematical and economic game theoretical framework of OHSES

  • Artemiy DIMOV Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute , Switzerland

The formal inclusion of plant and ecosystem health in OHSES: case examples

  • Urs SCHAFFNER CABI , Switzerland

Reframing cooperation in One Health: integrating Multi-Layered Social Resilience approach into the One Health in Socio-Ecological System analysis

  • Chiara CARRARA Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute , Switzerland

Moderated panel discussion on the OHSES method

  • Jakob ZINSSTAG Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute , Switzerland

Workshop: Building Skills for Community-Engaged One Health Research

WS03 SPI
Room 1.07 - 45 pax

Chair

  • Elizabeth FINNIS University of Guelph , Canada
1.

Building Skills for Community-Engaged One Health Research

  • Elizabeth FINNIS University of Guelph , Canada

Introduction to Community-Based Research Approaches

  • Elizabeth FINNIS University of Guelph , Canada

Using Participatory Mapping to Engage Communities in Identifying Environmental Risks to Human and Animal Health

  • Heather MURPHY University of Guelph , Canada
  • Alaina MACDONALD University of Guelph , Canada

Conducting Rapid Situational Analysis with Communities to Understand Systems and Key Challenges, and to Collaboratively Define Research Questions and Goals

  • Silvia SARAPURA - ESCOBAR University of Guelph , Canada
  • Charlotte POTTER University of Guelph , Canada

Exploring Key Steps in Initiating a Conservation and Development Project Using a One Health Approach in the Context of Humanitarian and Conservation Crises

  • Travis STEFFENS University of Guelph , Canada
  • Sukarmina Singh SHANKAR University of Guelph , Canada

Taming the Resistant: A One Health Policy Pathway for the fight against AMR

SPI02 SES
Room 1.08 - 50 pax

Chair

  • Helen CALLABY University of Dundee , United Kingdom
1.

Taming the Resistant: A One Health Policy Pathway for the fight against AMR

  • Helen CALLABY University of Dundee , United Kingdom

Antimicrobial resistance and political advocacy – the role of civil society

  • Nicholas BROWN Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Trust , United Kingdom

No diagnosis, no defense; strengthening the call for diagnostics

  • Helen CALLABY University of Dundee , United Kingdom

From Aquaculture to Parliament: An Early Career Researcher's Perspective on AMR Policy

  • Ava DRAKE British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy , United Kingdom

AMR in the UK parliament: replacing 20th century hubris with post-Pasteurian realism

  • Natalie BENNETT Green Party , United Kingdom

Workshop: Virtual Deployment: Simulating Rapid Response Mobile Laboratory Operations and Diagnostic Workflows Using Virtual Reality

WS01 SCS
Room 1.10 - 50 pax

Chair

  • Ahmed ABD EL WAHED Leipzig University , Germany
1.

Virtual Deployment: Simulating Rapid Response Mobile Laboratory Operations and Diagnostic Workflows Using Virtual Reality

  • Ahmed ABD EL WAHED Leipzig University , Germany

Introduction of the PREPARE-TID project

  • Sara SAVIC Scientific Veterinary Institute "Novi Sad" , Serbia

Immersive VR Rotation

  • Sara SAVIC Scientific Veterinary Institute "Novi Sad" , Serbia
  • Ahmed ABD EL WAHED Leipzig University , Germany
  • Paula SCHWEIZER Leipzig University , Germany
  • Manfred WEIDMANN University Leipzig , Germany

Debrief and Q&A

  • Sara SAVIC Scientific Veterinary Institute "Novi Sad" , Serbia
  • Ahmed ABD EL WAHED Leipzig University , Germany

Pathogens, Microbiome, & Intervention Strategies

SCS02
Auditorium I

Chairs

  • Marietjie VENTER University of the Witwatersrand , South Africa
  • Jolyn OOSTERS University Medical Center Utrecht / Utrecht University , Netherlands

Introduction

  • Marietjie VENTER University of the Witwatersrand , South Africa
  • Jolyn OOSTERS University Medical Center Utrecht / Utrecht University , Netherlands
1.

Genomic Diversity, Evolutionary Dynamics, and Intervention Needs for Swine Influenza A virus in Europe: Insights from the European Swine Flu Network (ESFLU) and Cross Sector Pathogen Surveillance

  • Gwenaëlle DAUPHIN Ceva Santé Animale , France
2.

Beyond surveillance: viral genomics to uncover local transmission and inform strategies for urban rabies elimination

  • Kirstyn BRUNKER University of Glasgow , United Kingdom
3.

Dogs as carriers of highly pathogenic Campylobacter jejuni with cross-species neuropathogenic potential

  • Maria-Leonor LEMOS National Institute of Health Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Lisbon Portugal , Portugal
4.

Persistent High‑Pathogenic Avian Influenza Hotspots in Vietnam

  • Thuy THI HOANG University of Sydney , Australia
5.

Peptide microarray-based epitope profiling enables pan-orthoebolavirus surveillance and differential serodiagnosis for acute Ebola virus disease versus prior exposure or vaccination

  • Nischay MISHRA Columbia University Irving Medical Center , United States
6.

Rabies treatment revolution: intravenous immunotherapy to combat a global zoonosis

  • Guilherme DIAS DE MELO Institut Pasteur , France
7.

NECROBIOME – Microbiome of the Cinereous Vulture to Support Integrated Ecosystem Management in Baixo Alentejo

  • Diana VIEIRA JORGE Vulture Conservation Foundation; Faculty of Sciences - University of Porto , Portugal

Concluding remarks

  • Marietjie VENTER University of the Witwatersrand , South Africa
  • Jolyn OOSTERS University Medical Center Utrecht / Utrecht University , Netherlands

Governance, Policy & Legal Frameworks

SPI03
Auditorium II

Chairs

  • Natalia CEDIEL Universidad de la Salle , Colombia
  • Tasmin ALEXANDER University of Glasgow , United Kingdom

Introduction

  • Natalia CEDIEL Universidad de la Salle , Colombia
  • Tasmin ALEXANDER University of Glasgow , United Kingdom
1.

From Data Silos to Shared Governance: Developing Policy and Legal Frameworks for Wildlife Data Integration in Pandemic Early Warning

  • Tracey MCNAMARA Western University of Health Sciences College of Veterinary Medicine , United States
2.

Between Policy and Practice: A Qualitative Assessment of National One Health Governance Structures and Legal Framework Gaps Across Sub-Saharan African Countries

  • Yusuff AZEEZ One Voice Initiative for Women and Children Emancipation , Nigeria
3.

Strengthening Global Wildlife Health for better One Health – The WOAH Global Wildlife Health Collaborating Centre Network (WOAH-WildNet)

  • Sascha KNAUF Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut , Germany
4.

Strengthening One Health Governance in Eastern and Southern African: Structures, Systems, Strategies, and Outcomes from multi-sectoral engagement

  • Simon ANGOMBE TUHAFENI University of Namibia , Namibia
5.

One Health Systems Readiness Assessment in Croatia, Ghana and Nigeria to support Evidence-informed Policy Making

  • Anna S FAHRION Friedrich Loeffler Institut FLI , Germany
6.

Water-Related Exposure and Systemic Constraints in Schistosoma mekongi Endemic Region: A One Health Perspective

  • Xiao-Xi ZHANG Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine , China

From recommendations to specifications and future standardisation of One Health management in private and public sector

  • Anne-Françoise BERTHON Anses , France

Concluding remarks

  • Natalia CEDIEL Universidad de la Salle , Colombia
  • Tasmin ALEXANDER University of Glasgow , United Kingdom

Workshop: Empowering Youth for Antimicrobial Resistance Action: Capacity Building and Community Engagement Approaches within a One Health Framework

WS05 SPI
Room 1.06 - 45 pax

Chairs

  • Anna LIAKOPOULOU International Federation of Medical Students' Assocations , Greece
  • Matilde ROCHA IFMSA , Portugal
1.

Empowering Youth for Antimicrobial Resistance Action: Capacity Building and Community Engagement Approaches within a One Health Framework

  • Anna LIAKOPOULOU International Federation of Medical Students' Assocations , Greece

Opening remarks

  • Osman Ahmed DAR UK Health Security Agency , United Kingdom

Setting the Scene: Beyond Awareness: Meaningful Youth Engagement in AMR Implementation

  • Anna LIAKOPOULOU International Federation of Medical Students' Assocations , Greece

Recorded contribution: From Youth-Led Action to NAP Implementation: Practical Lessons from Nigeria

  • Damilola ADESUYI One Health and Development Initiative , Nigeria

Recorded Contribution, Xavier Canavilhas: Using One Health Data for Action: Lessons from Veterinary Surveillance and Cross-Professional Collaboration

  • Anna LIAKOPOULOU International Federation of Medical Students' Assocations , Greece

Interactive Training Segment: Designing a Practical Youth-Inclusive AMR Action

  • Anna LIAKOPOULOU International Federation of Medical Students' Assocations , Greece
  • Matilde ROCHA IFMSA , Portugal

From International Instruments to On-the-Ground Implementation: Wildlife Health, Surveillance, and One Health Risk Reduction

SPI04 SES
Room 1.08 - 50 pax

Chairs

  • Manon MISPIRATCEGUY Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) , Thailand
  • Mathieu PRUVOT Wildlife Conservation Society , Canada
  • Francette DUSAN Charles Sturt University , Australia
  • Sarah OLSON Wildlife Conservation Society , United States
1.

From International Instruments to On-the-Ground Implementation: Wildlife Health, Surveillance, and One Health Risk Reduction

  • Lucy KEATTS Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) , Portugal

Wildlife Health for Pandemic Prevention, Livelihoods and Food Security

  • Lina AWADA Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) , Italy

From Global to Local: Integrated Approaches to Reducing Health Risks from Wildlife Trade and Use

  • Chadia WANNOUS World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) , France

Risk Pathways and Governance in Wildmeat Value Chains

  • Ekta PATEL International Livestock Research Institute , Kenya

Legal and Illegal Wildlife Trade and Health in the Andes–Amazon Region

  • Paulo COLCHAO CLAUX Wildlife Conservation Society , Peru

Wildlife, Health, and Rural Livelihoods in Lao PDR

  • Watthana THEPPANGNA Department of Livestock and Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, Lao PDR , Laos

Co-Developing One Health Approaches with Alaska Native Communities

  • Michelle JOHANNSEN Wildlife Conservation Society , United States

Q&A with audience

  • Manon MISPIRATCEGUY Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) , Thailand
  • Mathieu PRUVOT Wildlife Conservation Society , Canada
  • Sarah OLSON Wildlife Conservation Society , United States
  • Francette DUSAN Charles Sturt University , Australia

Integrating Wildlife Health Surveillance into National One Health Frameworks

  • Lesa THOMPSON World Organisation for Animal Health , Japan

A Community of Practice-Developed Theory of Change for Strengthening WHS Systems

  • Jonathan SLEEMAN University of Minnesota , United States

WildHealthNet Cambodia: a national wildlife health surveillance network in action

  • Lucy KEATTS Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) , Portugal

Civil Society Contributions to National Wildlife Health Surveillance Systems: Example from Peru

  • Paulo COLCHAO CLAUX Wildlife Conservation Society , Peru

Participatory Wildlife Surveillance with Hunters in the Congo

  • Eeva KUISMA Royal Veterinary College , United Kingdom

An Australian National Wildlife Surveillance Network for One Health

  • Tiggy GRILLO Wildlife Health Australia , Australia

Q&A with audience

  • Sarah OLSON Wildlife Conservation Society , United States
  • Mathieu PRUVOT Wildlife Conservation Society , Canada
  • Manon MISPIRATCEGUY Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) , Thailand
  • Francette DUSAN Charles Sturt University , Australia

Workshop: Simulating One Health in Action: A Card Game for Transdisciplinary Zoonotic Outbreak Response, Policy Decision-Making, and Systems-Level Collaboration

WS07 SCS
Room 1.10 - 50 pax

Chairs

  • Jessica SCHWIND Georgia Southern University , United States
  • Jill JOHNS Institute for Health Logistics & Analytics at Georgia Southern University , United States
1.

Simulating One Health in Action: A Card Game for Transdisciplinary Zoonotic Outbreak Response, Policy Decision-Making, and Systems-Level Collaboration

  • Jill JOHNS Institute for Health Logistics & Analytics at Georgia Southern University , United States
  • Jessica SCHWIND Georgia Southern University , United States

Food Systems, Agriculture & Plant Health

SCS03
Auditorium I

Chairs

  • Junxia SONG FAO , Italy
  • Carlos DAS NEVES European Food Safety Authority , Italy

Introduction

  • Junxia SONG FAO , Italy
  • Carlos DAS NEVES European Food Safety Authority , Italy
1.

Genomic Ecological Microbial Source Tracking for Oceans, Nature, and the Environment (GEMSTONE): a One Health Fecal Source Tracking Approach to Support Communities and Industry

  • Michael LEE British Columbia Centre for Disease Control , Canada
2.

Establishing a Continental Roadmap for Food Safety and Health Security: Development and Validation of the Africa CDC Food Safety Strategic Framework (2026–2030)

  • Yahya KANDEH Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention , Zambia
3.

Promoting Health and Resilience of agricultural social-ecological systems in LMI countries: three strategies and proofs of concepts

  • Michel DE GARINE-WICHATITSKY CIRAD , France
4.

Impact of an Integrated Livestock Management Intervention to Prevent the dry-Season Peak of Child Acute Malnutrition in Pastoral and Agro-Pastoral Communities in Chad: Evidence from a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial

  • Gwenaelle LUC FAO , Italy
5.

The global epidemiology of botulism outbreaks from open-source intelligence, 2017–2024

  • Damian Alexander HONEYMAN Kirby Institute , Australia
6.

Mapping Foodborne Streptococcus suis Risk across the Pork Value Chain in Nan Province, Thailand, 2025-2027: A One Health Approach to Food Systems and Cultural Practices with Joint Risk Assessment Tools

  • Pitiphon PROMDUANGSI Department of Disease Control Foundation , Thailand

Concluding remarks

  • Junxia SONG FAO , Italy
  • Carlos DAS NEVES European Food Safety Authority , Italy

One Health Implementation & Financing

SPI05
Auditorium II

Chairs

  • Jonathan RUSHTON University of Edinburgh , United Kingdom
  • Maria Jose LOPEZ JARA (1) IUCN, (2) The University of Glasgow , United Kingdom

Introduction

  • Jonathan RUSHTON University of Edinburgh , United Kingdom
  • Maria Jose LOPEZ JARA (1) IUCN, (2) The University of Glasgow , United Kingdom
1.

Working across boundaries: development of the Nuts a maht (‘we are one’) | One Health framework for the Province of British Columbia, Canada.

  • Erin FRASER British Columbia Centre for Disease Control , Canada
2.

Water security, food security and health in pastoral systems in northern Kenya; Fuzzy Cognitive Mapping to understand opportunities and barriers for One Health programs

  • Sirimon THOMAS University of Edinburgh , United Kingdom
3.

Upstream by Design: Continuous Network Stewardship as a Model for Resilient One Health Implementation in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

  • Karen SAYLORS Labyrinth Global Health , United States
4.

One Health in AMR: Findings from evaluation of UK Fleming Fund programme

  • Syed ABBAS Itad Ltd & Institute of Development Studies , United Kingdom
5.

Mapping the funders of One Health research

  • Hideo ISHII-ADAJAR CABI , United Kingdom
6.

The Wealth Paradox: Survival Analysis of Behavioral Sustainability in Taenia solium Preventive Practices, Tanzania.

  • Antony NYERERE Sokoiniene university of agriculture , Tanzania

Road to Pandemic Readiness: Responding to clade 2.3.4.4b

  • Beverly TAYLOR CSL Seqirus , United Kingdom

Concluding remarks

  • Jonathan RUSHTON University of Edinburgh , United Kingdom
  • Maria Jose LOPEZ JARA (1) IUCN, (2) The University of Glasgow , United Kingdom

REVEAL: Rodent Ecology and Viral Emergence: Anthropogenic Links. Understanding rodent-borne viruses in a changing world by quantifying viral dynamics to predict and prevent spillover risk

SCS04 SES
Room 1.05 - 45 pax

Chairs

  • Barbara HAN Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies , United States
  • James HASSELL Smithsonian , Kenya
1.

REVEAL: Rodent Ecology and Viral Emergence: Anthropogenic Links. Understanding rodent-borne viruses in a changing world

  • Emilia JOHNSON University of Glasgow , United Kingdom

Introduction and overview of the subject

  • Barbara HAN Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies , United States
  • James HASSELL Smithsonian , Kenya

Quantifying Zoonotic Risk at the Viral Community Level

  • Gladys ATIM Yale University , United States

Investigating Environmental Determinants of Transmission

  • Rodolfo CERIANI University of Milan , Italy

Linking Rodent Behaviour to Viral Dynamics

  • Fanohinjanaharinirina RASOAMALALA Simthsonian Institute , Kenya

Understanding Integrated Risk to Rodent-borne Disease

  • Emilia JOHNSON University of Glasgow , United Kingdom

Panel discussion and closing remarks

  • Barbara HAN Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies , United States
  • James HASSELL Smithsonian , Kenya

Strengthening One Health Governance for Antimicrobial Resistance: Latest Evidence and Case Studies

SPI06 SES
Room 1.06 - 45 pax

Chair

  • Geneviève BOILY-LAROUCHE Global Strategy Lab , Canada
1.

Strengthening One Health Governance for Antimicrobial Resistance: Latest Evidence and Case Studies

  • Taylor HECKER Global Strategy Lab , Canada

Introduction of panelists and framing of presentation and discussion

  • Geneviève BOILY-LAROUCHE Global Strategy Lab , Canada

One Health Governance and Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR): Conceptual Reflections

  • Taylor HECKER Global Strategy Lab , Canada

One Health governance of AMR in Rwanda: Lessons and Ways Forward

  • Gloria IGIHOZO University of Global Health Equity , Rwanda

Assessment of the integration of One Health principles: the case of antimicrobial resistance governance in Senegal

  • Mouhamadou Moustapha SOW Gaston Berger University , Senegal

AMR Implementation and One Health governance in Canada

  • Raphael AGUIAR Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research/York University , Canada

Session: One Health in Higher Education and University led Networks

SPI09 SES
Room 1.07 - 45 pax

Chair

  • Michael LAIRMORE University of California, Davis , United States
1.

One Health in Higher Education and University led Networks

  • Elmobashar FARAG Al-Sharq University for Science and Technology , Sudan

North American One Health University Network

  • Sid THAKUR North Carolina State University , United States

Una Europa One Health University Network

  • Bruno GONZALEZ-ZORN Complutense University of Madrid , Spain

Southeast Asia One Health University Network

  • Tongkorn MEEYAM Southeast Asia One Health University Network , Thailand

Africa One Health University Network

  • Irene NAIGAGA Africa One Health University Network (AFROHUN) , Uganda

Middle East and North Africa One Health University Network

  • Elmobashar FARAG Al-Sharq University for Science and Technology , Sudan

Latin America, Ibero and the Caribbean regional University Networks

  • Christina PETTAN-BREWER School of Medicine , United States

One Health Global Alliance

  • Wondwossen GEBREYES The Ohio State University , United States

Moderated Q&A with the audience

  • Michael LAIRMORE University of California, Davis , United States

Moving Upstream: Exposome-Informed One Health

SCS06 SES
Room 1.08 - 50 pax

Chairs

  • Amélie DESVARS-LARRIVE University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna , Austria
  • Francette DUSAN Charles Sturt University , Australia
1.

Moving Upstream: Exposome-Informed One Health

  • Lucy KEATTS Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) , Portugal

From Social Determinants to Ecological Foundations of Health

  • Chris WALZER Wildlife Conservation Society , United States

Health Determinants, Interventions and Prevention Through Community Lenses

  • Salome BUKACHI University of Nairobi , Kenya

Operationalizing Upstream Prevention: Systems Thinking for Exposome-Informed One Health

  • John AMUASI Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology , Ghana

Ecological Change and the Pathogen Exposome: How Biodiversity Loss Shapes Emerging Health Risks

  • Serge MORAND CNRS , Thailand

Understanding Upstream Determinants through Two-Eyed Seeing

  • Susan KUTZ University of Calgary, , Canada

The Soil Exposome: How Soil Health Shapes Food, Ecosystems, and Human Well-being

  • Kaushik MAJUMDAR African Plant Nutrition Institute (APNI) , Morocco

Governance and Systems Change: Embedding Ecosystem and Wildlife Health in One Health Decision-Making

  • Katie WOOLASTON KW Green Governance Solutions , Australia

Biosecurity, biosafety, global health security

SCS07
Auditorium I

Chairs

  • Lawrence MADOFF University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School , United States
  • Koketso Desiree MAZWI University of the Witwatersrand , South Africa

Introduction

  • Lawrence MADOFF University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School , United States
  • Koketso Desiree MAZWI University of the Witwatersrand , South Africa
1.

Bat-Associated Pteropine Orthoreovirus Linked to Nipah-Like Illness Following Raw Date-Palm Sap Consumption in Bangladesh

  • Ariful ISLAM Charles Sturt University and Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) , Bangladesh
2.

Bridging Biosecurity and Public Health: Operationalising One Health Field Epidemiology through the HSPA Model for Biothreat Reduction

  • Stacie DUNKLE WHO , Switzerland
3.

Harnessing the Power of Conservation for Global Health Security

  • Chris WALZER Wildlife Conservation Society , United States
4.

Addressing Biothreats: Reinforcing the Legal and Regulatory Framework for the Implementation of the Biological Weapons Convention

  • James PETTIT United Nations , Switzerland

Concluding remarks

  • Lawrence MADOFF University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School , United States
  • Koketso Desiree MAZWI University of the Witwatersrand , South Africa

The critical role of the private sector and civil society in One Health implementation

SPI07
Auditorium II

Chair

  • Dominique CHARRON University of Guelph , Canada

Introduction

  • Dominique CHARRON University of Guelph , Canada
1.

Role of the Public-private partnership in the implementation of One Health vaccination strategies: Evaluation of behavioural and policy changes following the application of the EVACS modelling tool

  • Claire HAUTEFEUILLE Cirad , France
2.

Building the Partnership Ecosystem for One Health Implementation: An Africa–Europe Perspective

  • Casimiro VIZZINI Africa-Europe Foundation , France

Recommendations from The Lancet One Health Commission

  • John AMUASI Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology , Ghana

Concluding remarks

  • Dominique CHARRON University of Guelph , Canada

Developing One Health Competencies for Tomorrow: The FAO/WHO/WOAH Joint One Health Learning Taskforce in Action

SPI08 SES
Room 1.05 - 45 pax

Chair

  • Barbara ALESSANDRINI World Organisation for Animal Health , France
1.

Developing One Health Competencies for Tomorrow: The FAO/WHO/WOAH Joint One Health Learning Taskforce in Action

  • Barbara ALESSANDRINI World Organisation for Animal Health , France

Setting the scene

  • Barbara ALESSANDRINI World Organisation for Animal Health , France

Launch of the JOHLT Learning Need Assessment, Wrap up and take-home message

  • Barbara ALESSANDRINI World Organisation for Animal Health , France

JOHLT Mandate: Tripartite Vision for Competency-Based OH Learning

  • Chadia WANNOUS World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) , France

Evidence to Learning: Where are the training needs?

  • Fairouz LARFAOUI Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) , Italy

Platforms and Pathways: Delivering JOHLT Learning at Scale

  • Taraneh SHOJAEI WHO , Switzerland

Panel discussion and interactions with the audience

  • Junxia SONG FAO , Italy
  • Fairouz LARFAOUI Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) , Italy
  • Amina BENYAHIA WHO , Switzerland
  • Taraneh SHOJAEI WHO , Switzerland
  • Cheng LIANG World Health Organization , France
  • Chadia WANNOUS World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) , France
  • Silvia D'ALBENZIO Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise "G. Caporale" , Italy
  • Anna LIAKOPOULOU International Federation of Medical Students' Assocations , Greece

Closing the gap between One Health policy commitments and ground-level action: lessons from dog-mediated rabies elimination

SPI10 SES
Room 1.07 - 45 pax

Chairs

  • Nai Rui CHNG University of Glasgow , United Kingdom
  • Tasmin ALEXANDER University of Glasgow , United Kingdom
1.

Panel Submission: Closing the gap between One Health policy commitments and ground-level action: lessons from dog-mediated rabies elimination

  • Nai Rui CHNG University of Glasgow , United Kingdom

How the Persistence of Culling of Free-Roaming Dogs Highlights the Gap Between One Health Policy Commitments and Ground-Level Action

  • Tasmin ALEXANDER University of Glasgow , United Kingdom

The Ingredients for Translating Good Intentions Into Action

  • Eric BRUM World Bank Group , United States

Whose Knowledge Counts? Community Expertise in One Health Rabies Elimination

  • Camille BARKER University of Glasgow , United Kingdom

Oral Rabies Vaccination for Canine Rabies Elimination

  • Gowri YALE Ceva SANTE Animale , France

Lessons From Implementing One Health Rabies Control in Tanzania

  • Kennedy LUSHASI Ifakara Health Institute , Tanzania

Structured Questions and Audience Q&A

  • Nai Rui CHNG University of Glasgow , United Kingdom
  • Tasmin ALEXANDER University of Glasgow , United Kingdom

Closing remarks

  • Nai Rui CHNG University of Glasgow , United Kingdom

Antimicrobial Resistance Data Systems and Informatics Solutions across Africa and Asia-Pacific

SCS05 SES
Room 1.08 - 50 pax

Chair

  • Jacob CLEMENTE Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , United States
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Antimicrobial Resistance Data Systems and Informatics Solutions across Africa and Asia-Pacific

  • Jacob CLEMENTE Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , United States

Welcome and introduction

  • Jacob CLEMENTE Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , United States

Overview of the Global Antimicrobial Resistance Informatics Discovery Project

  • Paul JANKAUSKAS Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) , United States

Kenya’s One Health Antimicrobial Surveillance System and Digitalization

  • Susan MAHURO GITHII KNPHI , Kenya

The Philippines’s Database Solution for Interoperable Phenotypic and Genotypic Antimicrobial Resistance Data

  • June GAYETA Research Institute for Tropical Medicine , Philippines