Interview with Dr Papa Seck, President of PREZODE General Assembly
14/11/2024
We are increasingly affirming our role in tackling global health, biodiversity, climate change, and particularly within the One Health approach Dr Seck, PREZODE GA Presodent The President of the General Assembly reviews the activities carried out for PREZODE during his…
Communities at the core of prevention
12/11/2024
Local communities and field specialists are essential for effective disease prevention, early detection and rapid response. Positioned closest to the environment and interacting with animals on a daily basis, local communities and field specialists are often the first to notice…
What lies behind the concept of prevention?
08/10/2024
On the 3rd of October 2024, PREZODE hosted its second online Roundtable-Webinar. The discussions addressed the definition and assessment prospects of prevention: What lies behind the concept? With the emergence or re-emergence of zoonosis or vector- and animal-borne infectious diseases,…
Overview of the first PEPR projects
02/10/2024
On 30 September 2024, the four projects selected in the first phase of PEPR PREZODE were showcased during the event “Acceleration Strategy Day for Emerging Infectious Diseases – NRBC Threats: 3 Years of Actions Taken to Be Ready for Tomorrow”.…
Nature-based solutions are essential for climate and health action
09/09/2024
The health sector has the opportunity to embrace nature-based solutions—actions that protect, conserve, restore, sustainably use, and manage natural or modified ecosystems to deliver societal benefits, which are often not explicitly highlighted as priorities in intergovernmental decisions on climate and…
INB meeting n° 10 – July 2024
26/07/2024
Understanding the root causes of zoonotic emergence On the 16th of July, during the plenary session of the INB 10th meeting, Dr. Papa Seck, President of the General Assembly, recalled that the PREZODE and WHO experts group recently provided a…
Welcome to the Dominican Republic!
23/07/2024
On the 11th of July 2024, the Dominican Republic signed PREZODE’s Declaration of Intent, becoming the 27th country member of the Initiative. With the Dominican Republic joining, the Caribbeans and Central America account for a great representation in the Initiative.…
WHO-PREZODE JOINT WORKING GROUP
20/06/2024
QUANTITATIVE INDICATORS FOR RISK OF ZOONOTIC DISEASE EMERGENCE On June 20, 2024, the World Health Organisation (WHO) organized an EPI-WIN Webinar to present the results of the WHO-PREZODE joint working group, established in 2022, on developing quantitative indicators for the…
Highly pathogenic avian influenza
08/06/2024
Why is a global One Health approach necessary? On June 7th, PREZODE hosted an online panel discussion to combine information and analyses regarding the recent spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). The current infection rates among animals are alarming.…
PREZODE in the spotlight at the World Health Assembly
03/06/2024
PREZODE was invited to participate in several events alongside the 77th World Health Assembly held in Geneva, from 27 May to 1 June 2024. Dr Soawapak Hinjoy, Vice-President of our General Assembly, participated in the high-level strategic dialogue hosted on…