PREZODE is co-organising diverse events in the framework of the 2026 One Health Summit that will be held in Lyon, France, in April 2026. Across nine events, PREZODE and its partners will showcase concrete, regionally grounded actions that connect science, policy and communities to reduce the risk of zoonotic emergence, strengthen surveillance systems and support sustainable food systems.
PREZODE’s engagement at the One Health Summit
As an international initiative dedicated on prevention of zoonotic disease emergence, PREZODE is completely aligned with the One Health approach, proposing co-designed, evidence-based solutions to protect human, animal and environmental health. In the framework of the One Health Summit, PREZODE focuses on operationalising One Health across sectors and regions. Thought PREACTS programme in the Global South, and a range of local projects, PREZODE highlights its bottom-up approach, creating community participation, science-policy dialogue and capacity building as essential pillars of effective One Health implementation.
Nine events co-organised by PREZODE in 2026:
ASEACA/COHESA Regional workshop “Codesigning a regional One Health network”
Date: 24-26 March, Harare
With the final year of the COHESA project and the onset of ASEACA project, a workshop bringing together stakeholders from 12 Eastern and Southern African countries, alongside representatives of the Quadripartite, Africa CDC, the African Union, the European Union and the World Bank will be convened in Harare on the 23-27th of March 2026. Building on a participatory process initiated in Cape Town in September 2024, the workshop will continue the co design of a future regional One Health network that will continue the COHESA network legacy in promoting OH governance, training the future OH workforce and operationalising OH on the ground.
Launching ASEACA Philippines: Prevention and One Health Early Warning
Date: 26-27 March, Manilla
This One Health Festival edition will officially launch ASEACA Philippines, the country component of PREACTS dedicated on prevention and early warning at the human, animal, environment interface. Organised in Manila by SEARCA with CIRAD and ILRI as co‑leads and supported by the French Embassy in the Philippines, the event will bring together national and local stakeholders to present the programme’s objectives, governance and implementation roadmap, consolidate priorities identified in Pampanga and Bukidnon validation meetings, where the ASEACA will be implemented, into a national Theory of Change and agree on coordination mechanisms, technical working groups and a 2026–2027 workplan, with a specific focus on community‑based One Health surveillance and ethical data governance.
Mapping Community-Led One Health Interventions for Prevention and Early Warning
Date: 31 March, Bangkok
Organised in Bangkok in March by APCASO in collaboration with CIRAD under the ASEACA project, this workshop seeks to strengthen engagement with civil society organizations (CSOs) and community partners across the 16 APCASO partner countries by systematically mapping ongoing and planned One Health activities. This process will support the development of evidence-based and strategic intervention recommendations. Through a combination of preparatory virtual work, a one‑day in‑person strategic workshop and follow‑up webinars, participants will identify ongoing and planned activities, priority intervention areas and opportunities for alignment, in order to formulate coordinated, evidence‑informed recommendations for disease prevention and One Health interventions aligned with national priorities, including for Global Fund GC8 proposals.
ASEACA Viet Nam Launch: Strengthening One Health Governance and Science–Policy Dialogue
Date: 17th-18th March, Hanoi
This One Health Festival event will also launch ASEACA Vietnam, the country component of PREACTS, with a strong focus on One Health governance and science–policy dialogue. Led by the Viet Nam One Health Partnership with CIRAD as co‑lead and supported by the French Embassy, the event will convene national and provincial stakeholders to present project objectives, governance and implementation roadmap, consolidate priorities from Thai Nguyen and Dong Thap into a shared national Theory of Change, and establish coordination modalities and an indicative 2026–2027 workplan, while initiating a structured reflection on research‑to‑policy mechanisms to support timely uptake of ASEACA outputs.
One Health for Cambodia
Date: 2nd April, Phnom Penh
The inter‑ministerial coordination committee on One Health (IMCC‑OH) in Cambodia is proposing a side event to explore key One Health challenges and opportunities in the country. Introductory remarks will be delivered by the French Ambassador and the Ministers of Health, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, and Environment. The event will comprise three thematic sessions:
- Zoonotic diseases and vector-borne diseases: H5N1 as an example of trans-sectorial issue and examples to showcase how One Health data production can directly support public health action.
- Antimicrobial resistance (AMR): The role of Cambodia’s Multi-sectoral AMR Technical Working Group and the implementation of the Multi-sectoral Action Plan on AMR with a focus on the human–animal–environment interface.
- Agricultural perspective on One Health: emphasising how access to safe and secure food through agroecology is essential to public health in a context of rapid agrarian change.
Upscaling the SIT to control Aedes mosquitoes in a One Health perspective
Date: 8th April, Montpellier
CIRAD and partners are co-organising with PREZODE a workshop on scaling-up sterile insect technique (SIT) to control genetically Aedes mosquitoes that transmit arboviruses such as dengue and chikungunya. Drawing on experience from Réunion island, where an automated sterile male release system and the ARBOCARTO predictive mapping tool for mosquito population densities are being deployed, the event will examine how integrated tools can optimise genetic control, reduce costs and support regional transfer to the Caribbean and Indian Ocean. Representatives from more than 10 countries, including advanced SIT programmes and mosquito control actors from health ministries and regional health agencies, will discuss financing models and territorial targeting strategies for sustainable vector control in a One Health perspective.
CaribVET General Assembly and OH session
Date: 23-25 March, Orangestad
The Caribbean Animal Health Network (CaribVET) in collaboration with CIRAD, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Caribbean Agricultural Health and Food Safety Agency (CAHFSA) and the Secretariat of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), are organising the 7th CaribVET General Assembly. During this event, members are invited to share health and sanitary risk information to improve risk mitigation and protection of the Caribbean. A specific session will be held regarding the One Health approach deployed by the different international and regional organisations at the regional level and a specific session on disaster response. The General Assembly will also host the Kick-off meeting of the ASEACA project.
Reducing pesticide and antibiotics use in tropical agriculture for human and ecosystem health
Date: 8th April – 15h, Online
This session will address the overreliance on pesticides and antibiotics in tropical agriculture and its implications for human, animal and environmental health, including resistance development and the erosion of food system resilience. Drawing on expertise from health, environmental and agricultural sciences as well as frontline food‑system actors, the event will highlight parallels and differences between antibiotic and pesticide use, articulate shared risks to One Health outcomes, identify challenges and opportunities to collaborate on a strategic multistakeholder road map to build, over 2026, recommendations for science and policy to reduce harmful biocide use while safeguarding food security.
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AquASEAN: Circular Aquaculture and Global Health for Sustainable Aquatic Systems in South East Asia
Date : 3 April – 15h30 at the French Embassy in Bankok or online
Held in Bangkok on 2–3 April 2026, this event will mark the official launch of the AquASEAN Partnership for Sustainable Aquaculture project, a regional initiative led by CIRAD with support from the French diplomatic network and endorsed by the ASEAN Secretariat. Bringing together public, academic and private stakeholders, the event will present a shared vision for sustainable, circular and climate‑responsible aquaculture in Southeast Asia, highlighting pilot integrated circular aquaculture systems, structuring public‑private partnerships, capacity‑building activities and support to public policies, with the objective of reconciling economic performance, ecosystem health and regional food security.partnerships, capacity building activities and support to public policies, with the objective of reconciling economic performance, ecosystem health and regional food security.