Acting upstream: investing in prevention where risk begins
On April 6, 2026, PREZODE co-organizes a side event at the One Health Summit in Lyon! Bringing together governments, scientific experts, civil society, donors, and international organizations, this high-level exchange will make the case for pandemic prevention as a global public good — and explore how One Health approaches can be translated from local practice into multilateral frameworks.
Co-organised by PREZODE and a coalition of international partners: WOAH, ILRI, WCS, FOUR PAWS, The Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response, and The World Bank, this side event, proposes a decisive shift in focus: acting before inter-species transmission occurs.
The event will highlight the health and economic benefits of investing in primary prevention, with a particular emphasis on the role of local communities as the first line of defence. It will showcase how locally rooted, co-developed prevention strategies can be scaled up to inform national policies and multilateral frameworks, including preparations for the 2026 High-Level Meeting on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response.
The event will also address the persistent financing gap that undermines prevention efforts globally, and call for the recognition of pandemic prevention as a global public good — in line with key recommendations from the Friends of the HLM on PPPR, and building on the major advances achieved through the Pandemic Agreement and the revised International Health Regulations.
- Date: April 6, 2026, 6:30–8:00 PM CEST, followed by a cocktail reception
- Format: In-person (limited to 100 participants)
- Location: One Health Summit venue, Lyon, France
- Program: to be announced soon
Co-hosts
- Friends of the 2026 High-level Meeting on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response, co-convened by The Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response, FOUR PAWS, The Elders and rani
- The World Bank
- The World Animal Health Organization (WOAH)
- The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) of the CGIAR
- The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS)
- Agronomists and Veterinarians Without Borders (AVSF)