The environment, an essential element of One Health
On April 27 and 28, 2023, the ninth edition of the WVA Global One Health Summit will be held in Taipei, Taiwan, with the theme “The environment, an essential element of One Health”, within the 38th World Veterinary Association Congress framework. This Summit is an excellent opportunity to find concrete actions to apply the One Health approach on the ground.
With this event, the WVA is willing to contribute to making One Health an integrated, unifying approach that aims to sustainably balance and optimize the health of people, animals and ecosystems.
During the second day of the summit, there will be a Veterinary Education Seminar that brings together leaders in veterinary education from around the world to analyze how to respond to the current demand for veterinarians that the global society needs, taking into account the context of One Health without forgetting the environmental aspects of this approach.
The first WVA Global Summit was held in 2011 in Cape Town to discuss and reflect on the lessons learned and future approaches on the use of antimicrobials. The topics covered in the following editions were strengthening the links between Veterinary and Public Health: from communication to action; One Health – concrete actions in the field of Animal Health; Antimicrobial Resistance: from awareness to action; biosecurity; the value of vaccinations; climate change and its future impact on disease burdens, food security, and the economy; the role of Private Public Partnership in preventing the next pandemic.
This summit lasts two days for the first time and will be an excellent opportunity to find concrete actions to apply the One Health approach on the ground.