PREZODE in the spotlight at the World Health Assembly
03/06/2024
PREZODE was invited to participate in several events alongside the 77th World Health Assembly held in Geneva, from 27 May to 1 June 2024. Dr Soawapak Hinjoy, Vice-President of our General Assembly, participated in the high-level strategic dialogue hosted on…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
To Prevent the Next Pandemic, Follow the Science
11/11/2023
Open Letter Science is crucial to improving pandemic preparedness and prevention. It not only deepens our understanding of pathogen transmission and containment but also provides us with the flexibility required to adapt to changing circumstances. Relying on scientific evidence enables…
Enhancing Decision-Making for Pandemic Prevention
10/11/2023
During the Paris Peace Forum 2023 edition held on November 10-11, PREZODE coorganized a roundtable entitled: “from Science to Policy: Informing Decision-Making on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness & Response”. The sixth Paris Peace Forum took place on November 10-11, 2023. The…