One Health Summit

One Health Summit scientific conference

On 6 April, to mark the One Health Summit, there will be a high-level scientific conference organised by the French Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Space with support from Thierry Lefrançois, One Health expert  at CIRAD and member of the French Committee for the Monitoring and Anticipation of Health Risks (COVARS), and Éric Cardinale, Scientific Director for Animal Health and Welfare at ANSES. The programme includes roundtables on the four Summit topics: zoonotic and vector-borne diseases, antimicrobial resistance, sustainable food systems, and exposure to pollutions. 

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One Health Summit

On 7 April, the One Health International Summit will for the first time bring together Heads of State and government, representatives of international and regional organisations, parliamentarians, scientists and players from the private sector, civil society, territorial authorities, development banks and young people. This mobilisation is aimed at accelerating the rollout of the One Health approach, founded on the interdependence of human, animal and environmental health.

The aim of the Summit is to strengthen international and interdisciplinary dialogue, adjust cooperation frameworks, and encourage concrete commitments to consolidate health and surveillance systems to cope with health, food and environmental risks. 
The work done will centre on the central role of science and innovation, promotion of multilateral action, the development of public-private partnerships and the inclusive participation of the different stakeholders. 
Four topics will structure the exchanges: zoonotic reservoirs and vectors, antimicrobial resistance, sustainable food systems, and exposure to pollutions.

The One Health Discoveries Village: public awareness-raising and discussions

Sunday 5 and Monday 6 April, Parc de la Tête d'Or, Lyon

To encourage mobilisation and appropriation of the One Health approach by a range of players, Expertise France, with the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs, is organising a "One Health Discoveries Village" in Lyon, in the Parc de la Tête d’Or (Petite Suisse area). 

The Village is intended to make the One Health approach both concrete and accessible, by highlighting the interactions between human, animal and environmental health, with a view to prevention, resilience and transition. It will be open to the general public, families, young people, citizens and non-specialist professionals, and will offer fun opportunities to learn, raise awareness and meet experts.

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One Health Festival

Around the One Health Summit, there will be a One Health Festival from 30 March to 12 April 2026. It is being organised by the One Planet Summit, and is intended to shine the spotlight on and federate initiatives illustrating the One Health approach. This integrated vision stresses the interdependence of human, animal and environmental health and encourages the rollout of coordinated actions on every scale.

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