WHO, together with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH), will participate in the 9th World One Health Congress, taking place in Lisbon, Portugal, from 4 to 7 September 2026.
The four-day Congress will bring together experts from around the world to advance One Health science and policy. Through parallel tracks addressing One Health science, antimicrobial agents and resistance, the science–policy interface and other critical topics, participants will exchange research findings and policy developments, discuss major One Health challenges and strengthen collaboration across the global One Health community.
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Quadripartite sessions and contributions
- Bridging biosecurity and public health: Operationalizing One Health field epidemiology through the HSPA model for biothreat reduction
- Evaluating the value of One Health: Results from the Quadripartite online course on economic evaluation methods
- Financing One Health: Sourcing funding, structuring investments and involving private sector partners
- Developing One Health competencies for tomorrow: The FAO/WHO/WOAH Joint One Health Learning Taskforce in action
- Bridging policy to practice: Implementing the One Health Joint Plan of Action at national level
- Building the investment case for One Health: Evidence and return on investment from country implementation
- Operationalizing One Health: Translating enablers, dismantling barriers and aligning global policy
- Poster: The One Health Knowledge Nexus: Strengthening global collaboration, knowledge exchange and country capacity for One Health implementation
- Poster: From case studies to collective problem-solving: Insights from the Quadripartite One Health Governance Community of Practice