Preventing vector-borne diseases through spatial modeling
04/09/2025
As part of PREACTS’ AfriCam project, Mauricianot Randriamihaja is working on the design of a spatial modeling system that can prevent mosquito outbreaks, complementing community surveillance in Madagascar. Mauricianot Randriamihaja, a PhD student from Madagascar, specializes in spatial modeling. He is…
El Salvador is in!
10/06/2025
On 5 June, the Republic of El Salvador signed the PREZODE Letter of Intent. This commitment marks the 30th country-level signature of the initiative. The signing ceremony was held at the highest level of the Salvadoran state by the Minister…
Focus on Trinidad and Tobago
13/03/2025
On January 16, 2025, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture, Land and Fisheries of Trinidad and Tobago officially signed the PREZODE letter of Intent. The Islands, becoming the Initiative’s 29th country member, also join the Caribbean region of…
The Caribbean, biodiversity hotspot
25/02/2025
Biodiversity hotspots are terrestrial regions with at least 1,500 unique vascular plant species that have lost 70% or more of their original natural habitat (Mittermeier et al. 2004). They can turn into a zoonosis emergence hotspot. The Caribbean Islands Biodiversity…
How Chile works for wildlife animal health
02/12/2024
BEST PRACTICES In 2024, the Wildlife Working Group was constituted as part of the advisory boards included in the Permanent Veterinary Committee of the Southern Cone (CVP). This group is dedicated to advancing wildlife health management in the region. Key…
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.…
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…
Twenty-five countries and counting
24/10/2023
PREZODE community continues to grow October 2023, PREZODE welcomes Cameroon and Zambia, 2 new country members of the initiative! Africa is the most represented continent within PREZODE, Zambia and Cameroon being the 10th and 11th African nations to join PREZODE, along with…
Eldorado – The Mexican program at Yucatan
23/06/2023
Gerardo Susan, Senior Researcher at the Laboratory of Disease and Health Ecology of the Mexican National University UNAM, presents the OH work with PREZODE members in the Yucatan Peninsula. El Dorado (Ecosystem, bioLogical Diversity, habitat mOdifications, and Risk of emerging…
Thailand presentation
07/05/2023
Mrs. Soawapak Speech addresses her country’s adherence to PREZODE