6 April 2026 Lyon, France

“One Health, One Science“ Symposium

An international conference organised by the Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Space in collaboration with several scientific partners, including ºÚÁÏÍø911 and ANSES.

Throughout the day, scientists, policymakers and international experts will be invited to share their perspectives on the profound links between human, animal and environmental health. The event forms part of the One Health Summit and aims to foster collective discussion on integrated approaches to health.

Programme

Opening

10:00 - 10:15 am

  • Éléonore Caroit, French Minister Delegate for Francophonie, International Partnerships and French Nationals Abroad
  • Elisabeth Claverie de Saint Martin, ºÚÁÏÍø911 CEO
     

Emerging Infectious Diseases (EID) and antimicrobial resistance (AMR): a One Health approach more necessary than ever

10:15 am–12:15 pm

EID and AMR: the added value of the One Health approach

Discussion on issues relating to Emerging Infectious Diseases (surveillance, prevention, territorial approaches…) and Antimicrobial Resistance (coordination, public awareness, integration of agricultural systems…).
Panellists: 

  • Wanda Markotter, University of Pretoria, South Africa, co-chair of OHHLEP
  • Hervé Raoul, ANRS MIE/INSERM
  • Jean Yves Madec, ANSES/INSERM
EID and AMR: Recommendations for effective implementation

Presentation of concrete successes followed by a discussion on gaps, recommendations, deliverables and conditions for effective implementation.
Moderation: Marisa Peyre, Cirad.
Panellists: 

  • Nitish Debnath, One Health, Bangladesh
  • Prisca Mugabe, University of Zimbabwe
  • Zhiyong Xi, Michigan State University, USA
  • Bruno Gonzalez Zorn, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain
  • Ramanan Laxminarayan, Princeton University, USA
  • Harimurti Nuradji, Veterinary Research Center, Indonesia

 

Pollution and sustainable food systems: the sustainability equation. Why food and pollution control are two sides of the same coin

1:30 pm–3:30 pm

Pollution and food systems: the added value of the One Health approach

Discussion on the issues surrounding the “triple threat” of plastics, the necessary global view of pollution, the prerequisites for sustainable food systems and the scientific recommendations for key deliverables.
Panellists: 

  • Mohammad Khalid Sayeed Pasha, IUCN
  • Sophie Drogué, INRAE
  • Dimostenis Sarigiannis, National Hellenic Research Foundation
Pollution and Food Systems: Recommendations for Effective Implementation

Discussion on proposals and elaboration of recommendations for their implementation in real life and for future research.
Moderation : Appolinaire Djikeng, ILRI Kenya
Panellists: 

  • Laura De Gara, University Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Italy
  • Olanike Adeyermo, University of Ibadan, Nigeria
  • Megan Deeney, LSHTM, United Kingdom
  • Patrick Allard, UCLA, USA

     

The cross-cutting issues of One Health approaches

4:00 pm – 5:30 pm

Social sciences and humanities, and data

Analysis of One Health approaches from the perspective of social sciences and data interoperability.
Panellists: 

  • Josselin Thuillez, CNRS
  • Salomé Bukachi, Nairobi University, Kenya, OHHLEP member
  • Pikka Jokelainen, Statens Serum Institut, Denmark
The scientific basis for a paradigm shift and effective science-decision interaction for One Health approaches

Discussion on gaps, obstacles, recommendations and implementation (transformative change, governance, interaction between science, decision-makers and civil society, education).

Introduction: Carlos Gonçalo Das Neves, EFSA/OHHLEP
Moderation: Richard Horton, The Lancet
Panellists:

  • Andrea Winkler, Lancet One Health Commission
  • Christian Walzer, WCS
  • Barbara Haesler, RVC/Lancet One Health Commission
  • Magda Robalo, IGHD, Guinea-Bissau
  • Ariane Vander Stappen, DG Health

     

Conclusion and reactions from EU DG RTD and the Quadripartite

5:30 pm – 6:15 pm

Reaction from EU research and the Quadripartite to the recommendations and the way forward

Moderation : Thierry Lefrançois, ºÚÁÏÍø911, and Eric Cardinale, ANSES.
Maria Pilar Aguar Fernandez, Director for People, Health and Society at DG RTD.
Panellists: 

  • Tiensin Thanawat, Director, Animal Production and Health Division and Chief Veterinarian, FAO
  • Sylvie Briand, Chief Scientist, WHO
  • Baba Soumare, Deputy Director General for Global Frameworks and Capacity Building, WOAH
  • Julian Blanc, Head, Biodiversity and Land Branch, Ecosystems Division, UNEP
Conclusion
  • Philippe Baptiste, French Minister for Higher Education, Research and Space
  • Qu Dongyu, Director General, FAO, President, Quadripartite