{"id":4294,"date":"2026-03-24T17:52:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T16:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prezode-initiative.org\/?p=4294"},"modified":"2026-05-11T10:17:49","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T08:17:49","slug":"one-health-summit-zoonosis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prezode-initiative.org\/en\/one-health-summit-zoonosis\/","title":{"rendered":"One Health Festival: Advancing Prevention and One Health in Action"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

PREZODE co-organized events in the framework of the 2026 One Health Summit held on April 6-7, 2026.\u00a0 <\/strong>
Across nine events within the “One Health Festival”, PREZODE and its partners showcased 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<\/strong>.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

PREZODE\u2019s engagement at the One Health Summit<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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<\/a>, 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. ASEACA\/COHESA Regional workshop “Codesigning a regional One Health network”<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Date: 24-26 March, Harare<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the final year of the COHESA<\/a> project and the onset of the ASEACA<\/a> 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, convened in Harare from the 23rd to the 27th of March 2026. Building on a participatory process initiated in Cape Town in September 2024, the workshop continued the co-design of a future regional One Health network within the COHESA network legacy in promoting One Health governance, training the future OH workforce, and operationalising One Health on the ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Launch of ASEACA Philippines: Prevention and One Health Early Warning<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Date: 26-27 March, Manilla<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This One Health Festival edition officially launched the ASEACA<\/a> project Philippines, the country component of PREACTS, dedicated to prevention and early warning at the human, animal, environment interface. Organized in Manila by SEARCA with CIRAD and ILRI as co\u2011leads and supported by the French Embassy in the Philippines, the event brought together national and local stakeholders to present the programme\u2019s objectives, governance, and implementation roadmap, and consolidate priorities identified in Pampanga and Bukidnon, locations where the ASEACA is being implemented. The event validated the national theory of change and agreed on coordination mechanisms, technical working groups, and a 2026\u20132027 work plan, with a specific focus on community\u2011based One Health surveillance and ethical data governance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Mapping Community-Led One Health Interventions for Prevention and Early Warning<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Date: 31 March, Bangkok<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Organised in Bangkok in March by APCASO in collaboration with CIRAD under the ASEACA project, this workshop sought to strengthen engagement with civil society organizations (CSOs) and community partners across the 16 APCASO partner countries through mapping ongoing and planned One Health activities. This process supports the development of evidence-based and strategic intervention recommendations. Through a combination of preparatory virtual work, a one\u2011day in\u2011person strategic workshop, and follow\u2011up webinars, participants were invited to identify ongoing and planned activities, priority intervention areas, and opportunities for alignment, to formulate coordinated, evidence\u2011informed recommendations for disease prevention and One Health interventions aligned with national priorities, including for Global Fund GC8 proposals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. ASEACA Viet Nam Launch: Strengthening One Health Governance and Science\u2013Policy Dialogue<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Date: 17th<\/sup>-18th<\/sup> March, Hanoi<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The One Health Festival event was the framework of the launch of ASEACA<\/a> in Vietnam, the country component of PREACTS, with a strong focus on One Health governance and science\u2013policy dialogue. Led by the Viet Nam One Health Partnership with CIRAD as co\u2011lead and supported by the French Embassy, the event convened 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\u20132027 workplan, while initiating a structured reflection on research\u2011to\u2011policy mechanisms to support timely uptake of ASEACA outputs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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5. One Health for Cambodia<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Date: 2nd<\/sup> April, Phnom Penh<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The inter\u2011ministerial coordination committee on One Health (IMCC\u2011OH) in Cambodia held an event to explore key One Health challenges and opportunities in the country. Introductory remarks were delivered by the French Ambassador and the Ministers of Health, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, and Environment. The event comprised three thematic sessions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n