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Focus on ONWARD

13/11/2026

The ONWARD project was endorsed by the PREZODE label in October 2026. Bringing together a network of 200 researchers worldwide from cross-disciplinary backgrounds, it aims to protect Europe’s health through interdisciplinary collaboration and innovative approaches to Hepatitis E prevention and…

WOAH–PREZODE Working Group – Science–Policy Dialogue

13/11/2026

The fifth pillar of PREZODE’s Strategic Agenda and Research Framework focuses on engaging stakeholders and co-designing One Health networks and policies. This is also the focus of the joint WOAH–PREZODE Working Group. We spoke with Dr Chadia Wannous, Head of…

Celebration!

02/11/2026

November 3rd  is One Health Day! This Day calls global attention to the need for One Health collaboration and action. It offers a powerful opportunity to show how we assess and tackle planetary health challenges, and how professionals share knowledge…

December 4 is PREZODE’s 2026 General Assembly 

31/10/2026

The next General Assembly will be held in a hybrid format, online and in person in Paris. Is your organization a member of PREZODE? Save 4th of December 2026 in your calendar and join us to help shape PREZODE’s next…

Shamonda-like: how metagenomics helped identify a new virus

27/10/2026

The virus identified in livestock in Europe during the summer of 2026 belongs to the genus Orthobunyavirus. Although it is closely related to Shamonda, it represents a genetically distinct virus. Its identification relied on the power of metagenomics. Metagenomics has…

From Principle to Practice: Operationalizing One Health for Climate Change and Emerging Infectious Diseases in Asia and Europe

22/10/2026

On behalf of PREZODE, Prof. Sascha Knauf, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, participated in the two-day meeting in Munich on October 15-16, 2026. The drivers of infectious disease emergence and spread lie largely outside the health sector. Climate change and global warming are carrying…

PREZODE OHANA Framework endorsed by the Quadripartite from the Pacific Community

16/10/2026

The 2nd Quadripartite Pacific One Health Workshop was held from the 30th September to the 2d of October 2026 in Fiji. The Pasifika One Health Impact guideline Framework” co-designed by PREZODE, SPC and PICTs has been recognized as a guide…

Political Declaration on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response: formal adoption at UNGA

13/10/2026

On October 12, 2026, the 81st General Assembly of the United Nations adopted the renewed UN Political Declaration on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response (PPPR). A milestone for global health. Following intensive preparatory work and consultations among Member States and…

PEPR: Zoom on the CARE

07/10/2026

The interdisciplinary CARE project is led within the PEPR PREZODE program. Her coordinator, Katherine Worsley-Tonks, is a researcher in epidemiology and disease ecology at Institut Pasteur. Interview. Could you briefly introduce the project? CARE (Community Awareness and Response to Emerging…

From response to prevention: Beyond commitments toward sustained financing

07/10/2026

During the 9th World One Health Congress, PREZODE and the World Bank Group co-organized a joint session. Under the title “From Response to Prevention: Financing and Partnerships for Sustainable One Health Impact”, the discussion brought together lessons learned and country…