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…
INB meeting n° 9 – March 2024
26/03/2024
PREZODE advocates for an integrated proactive prevention along with preparedness strategies During the opening plenary session of the 9th INB meeting on March 18, 2024, Dr. Papa Seck, President of the General Assembly, delivered a statement on behalf of PREZODE.…
The AfriCam project is underway.
02/01/2024
The operational AfriCam project, coordinated by Cirad in collaboration with IRD under the PREZODE banner, aims at preventing zoonosis emergence by building resilient socio-ecosystems and sustainable, economically viable zoonotic disease surveillance systems. It also intends to contribute to the building…
Interview with Pr Musso Munyeme
28/12/2023
Chair of the Steering Committee Professor Musso Munyeme, Ph.D., MSc-VPH, B. Vet-Med, is a veterinarian, researcher, and Senior lecturer in Veterinary Public Health and Wildlife Medicine at the School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zambia. He is the appointed Chair…
2023 PREZODE GENERAL ASSEMBLY REPORT
18/12/2023
The 2nd General Assembly of PREZODE (PREventing ZOonotic Disease Emergence) took place on 16th November 2023. Under the main topic “Strengthening Member Synergies”, the meeting emphasized the values of cooperation and collaboration which are at the core of PREZODE. The…
COP 28 – Community Engagement and climate-smart health products
12/12/2023
PREZODE and Unitaid, in partnership with the Global Fund, co-organized a roundtable during the 28th Conference of the Parties on Climate Change, to underline the critical importance of community engagement to prevent health and climate change risks. A declaration calling…
COP28 Declaration: building One Health resilient systems
24/11/2023
We need to collectively build One Health resilient systems to tackle the negative impacts of climate change on human health and health systems, animal health, and ecosystems. Climate change poses a growing threat to human health, animal health, and ecosystems,…