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…
PILLAR WORKING GROUPS
26/05/2024
UPCOMING LAUNCH The selection of experts has been completed, allowing the establishment of the 5 Pillar Working Groups (PWG). As announced during the general assembly, the PREZODE initiative set up PWGs composed of experts from the science community to help…
Building a win-win partnership with communities to tackle One Health issues
07/05/2024
Communities play a pivotal role in initiatives aimed at mitigating health risks, preventing pandemics, and adapting to climate change within the One Health framework. One key principle embraced by PREZODE is community engagement in pandemic prevention and response. Community surveillance is central…
INB meeting n° 9 resumed – April 2024
26/04/2024
PREZODE calls for the need to strengthen surveillance coordination. On the 29th of April (opening plenary session of the INB9 resumed meeting), PREZODE raised its concerns about the step backward on the One-Health approach in the Pandemic Agreement draft. The…
Welcome to Panama!
24/04/2024
On April 24th, Ivette Berrio, Vice Minister of Health of Panama, signed a letter of intent for Panama to join the PREZODE International Initiative, becoming its 26th member country. The office of the Pan American Health Organization and the World…