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Definitions, frameworks (WHO/FAO/OIE)
What Is One Health? Core Definitions & Frameworks
One Health is a transdisciplinary, integrated approach that recognizes the interconnection between human health, animal health, and the environment. It is essential for addressing global health threats like zoonoses, antimicrobial resistance (AMR), climate change, and food insecurity.
Key definitions and frameworks:
WHO Definition: “An integrated, unifying approach that aims to sustainably balance and optimize the health of people, animals, and ecosystems.”
FAO, WHO & WOAH (Tripartite + UNEP) Framework: The Tripartite promotes collaborative governance, surveillance, and response mechanisms across sectors.
- READ | Tripartite One Health Framework 2022
- READ | One Health Joint Plan of Action (2022–2026)
- VISIT | WHO One Health
- VISIT | Who's Who in One Health - Organisations
Tip: if you are a researcher, advocate or student, you can use the link above to frame your research proposals, justify intersectoral collaborations, or map national response plans.
Introductory YouTube videos or webinars
Links to foundational articles on One Health
Operationalizing One Health: Environmental Solutions for Pandemic Prevention
A 2023 review in EcoHealth laying out systemic and policy tools for One Health implementation, particularly in LMICs. Covers prevention, governance, and interdisciplinary collaboration.
Promoting the Science of One Health
Nature Communications (2023)
Emphasizes the necessity of cross-sector coordination for infectious disease prevention and antimicrobial resistance. Calls for evidence-based One Health policy integration across human, animal, and environmental health.
Joining Forces Against Antibiotic Resistance: The One Health Solution
Open Access, MDPI One Health
Frames antibiotic resistance as a One Health issue, outlining key governance, stewardship, and surveillance strategies.
One Health: A New Definition for a Sustainable and Healthy Future
The One Health High Level Expert Panel
This comprehensive framework integrates ecosystem health, equity, and transdisciplinary collaboration.
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