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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: December 1st, 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.…

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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…

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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…

Ensuring fair and equitable sharing for the Pandemic Agreement implementation

29/07/2025

To guide the implementation of the WHO Pandemic Agreement, the World Health Assembly, in its resolution WHA78.1, asked countries to establish an open-ended Intergovernmental Working Group. In July 2025, following the adoption of the Pandemic Agreement, WHO Member States convened…