Ensure that no single manufacturer can impede equitable and timely access to life-saving countermeasures
14/11/2025
On November 3–7, 2025, the third meeting of the Intergovernmental Working Group (IGWG) started the first discussion on the proposed draft text of the annex to the WHO Pandemic Agreement that establishes the Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing (PABS) system. On…
PREZODE COP30 side event
07/11/2025
Agri-Health nexus: Cultivating sustainable futures for people, planet and biodiversity Thursday November 13th, 4-5 PM local time (Bélem) This COP30 side event, organized by the PREZODE Initiative, will address the Agri-Health nexus as a foundation of the One Health approach.…
Apply to the position of PREZODE Secretary General!
03/11/2025
We are reopening the position of Secretary General to strengthen efforts to ensure both political support and institutional and financial sustainability. The position is based in Paris, France. Deadline for applications: November 23rd, 2025. Context PREZODE (Preventing Zoonotic Disease Emergence)…
The PREZODE international platform: Co-Creating Global Solutions for One Health Prevention
27/10/2025
CONTEXT Despite numerous initiatives, efforts to prevent zoonotic emerging diseases, thus pandemics, remain fragmented, with data and knowledge often siloed by sector, discipline, or geography. OUR VISION ABOUT THE PLATFORM The Platform is being developed as a global, modular, open-access…
Southeast Asia at the heart of the implementation of the One Health approach
23/10/2025
First publication of PREACTS – ASAMCO LaoThai, a recent paper illustrates how the region—known as a hotspot for emerging infectious diseases—implemented early policies that embodied the One Health. In this paper, co-authored by the Vice-President of PREZODE, Dr.Soawapak Hinjoy, Dr.…
BRIEFING: The 2026 UN Political Declaration on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response
03/10/2025
What is needed to strengthen pandemic prevention? Introduction The UN will be convened by the President of the United Nations General Assembly in September 2026 to adopt a new Political Declaration on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness, and Response (PPR). This declaration…
Emphasizing One Health Policy and Governance at the 2025 World Health Summit
01/10/2025
On October 13, PREZODE, along with its member and partner FOUR PAWS, is co-organizing two events—a Global Health Lab and a side event —during the 2025 World Health Summit in Berlin. One Health Policy to Practice: Charting the Future of…
PREZODE Statement at the second meeting of the Intergovernmental Working Group
20/09/2025
The second meeting of the Intergovernmental Working Group (IGWG) on the WHO Pandemic Agreement took place on 15–19 September 2025. It started with a publicly webcast session with the participation of Relevant Stakeholders. On this occasion, the president of PREZODE…
Climate change, super driver of zoonotic diseases emergence?
12/09/2025
The two most pressing global health threats, epidemics and climate change, share common roots. These issues are reshaping interactions among humans, animals, and the environment, increasing contact between wildlife, livestock, and humans. To reduce risks It is essential to involve…
What it’s like to be on the Steering Committee?
12/09/2025
“Taking part in the Steering Committee is a rare opportunity to shape global approaches to pandemic prevention at their source.” Interview with Lucy Keatts, Senior One Health Advisor, Wildlife Conservation Society, and current member of PREZODE’s Steering Committee. Why is…