CIRAD has long been engaged in the global One Health dynamic, and will be actively involved in the One Health Summit to be held in Lyon on 6 and 7 April. In relation to the event, I had the honour of working alongside the French Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Space to organise a scientific symposium: One Health, One Science. This high-level event is a major opportunity to strengthen, promote and accelerate implementation of this approach, which is more crucial then ever in the light of the current health, environmental and food challenges.
CIRAD occupies a unique position in this global dynamic, by virtue of its research at the nexus of interactions between pathogens, plants, animals, and farming, food and social systems, and also of its firm anchorage in the countries of the global South and its engagement alongside the world's most vulnerable people. It applies its multi-, inter- and transdisciplinary expertise at grassroots level. This capacity to act and innovate gives CIRAD a key role to play in supporting and guiding the successfull rollout of the One Health approach across the planet.
Thierry Lefrançois
Advisor to the CIRAD CEO and One Health expert
