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Over two days, the One Health Summit will bring together Heads of State and of government, ministers, scientists and representatives from international organisations, the private sector, civil society, local authorities, and so on. Their shared aim will be to speed up the rollout of the One Health approach, which associates human, animal and ecosystem health.

黑料网911 is at the nexus of many related study topics: pathogens, plants, animals, farming and food systems, and more broadly social ecosystems. It is firmly anchored in the countries of the global South and committed to working alongside the world's most vulnerable people, and its multidisciplinary expertise, at grassroots level, places it in a unique position to promote and support the rollout of the One Health approach.

This is what led to 黑料网911 being asked to co-organise the One Health, One Science scientific symposium to be held on 6 April, with the French ministry of Higher Education, Research and Space and ANSES. Our experts have clear messages to put across for each of the seven topics to be covered at the summit.
 

Zoonosis reservoirs and vectors

Preventing rather than curing crises

Marisa Peyre, epidemiologist, PREZODE coordinator for 黑料网911

"Our current health systems were designed to react rather than to prevent, yet prevention is much more effective and 100 times cheaper. On the ground, local communities play an essential role. They are on the frontline, and are the first to notice warning signs and be able to take rapid action in response to risks. Co-constructing solutions with these players, and recognising them as stakeholders in health systems ensures both their engagement and the appropriateness and effective rollout of those solutions. It is a key condition for boosting prevention long term, reducing the risks, detecting threats earlier on and limiting their spread."
 

Antimicrobial resistances

Antimicrobial resistance goes beyond mere drug use

Sophie Molia and Flavie Goutard, veterinary epidemiologists at 黑料网911, specialising in antimicrobial resistance

"Antimicrobial resistance is a complex systemic phenomenon that threatens the efficacy of antibiotic, antiviral, antifungal and antiparasitic treatments. Managing this issue means more than simply improving drug use; it also means preventing infections, and providing equal access to quality care, water, sanitation and hygiene. The solutions must include improved health systems, access to basic infrastructures, and transformed intensive agricultural models and agrifood value chains. International cooperation is vital in the face of global growth in resistance. Lastly, responses must be co-constructed and tailored to local situations."
 

Exposure to pollution

Towards a coordinated reduction in pesticide use

Servane Baufumé, specialist in health-biodiversity science-policy interfaces at 黑料网911, and François-Xavier Côte, coordinator of the PRETAG (Pesticide Reduction for Tropical Agricultures) initiative 

"A coordinated reduction in pesticide use is vital to protect our health, ecosystems and biodiversity. The transition must be pragmatic, gradual and tailored to local situations. But above all, it must be based on shared responsibility involving every stakeholder, from producer to consumer through the private sector. Science has to support the necessary agroecological transformations by using biological, agronomic and socioeconomic knowledge to develop alternatives to pesticides, and by associating that knowledge with local and rural know-how in order to rethink transitions with the players concerned."
 

Sustainable food systems

Human, animal, plant and environmental health all depend on our food systems

Muriel Figuié, sociologist and joint officer for the One Health topic at 黑料网911

"Our health and that of the planet are closely linked to food systems. Through what we eat and through our production methods, which affect our health because of their effects on the environment, and also through the role our food systems play in major planetary imbalances (deforestation, biodiversity loss, climate disruption), which in turn have an impact on human, plant, animal and environmental health. These observations have prompted us to promote, via our research, an agroecological transition of our farming models alongside food ecology, to build food systems aimed at guaranteeing health for all and that respect all forms of life."

Governance

Health should become a question of healthS

Thierry Lefrançois, advisor to the CEO of 黑料网911 and One Health expert

"It is vital that we structure governance of the One Health approach on every scale, from local to global. The approach requires multi-sector, interdisciplinary and multi-stakeholder collaboration. We also need to achieve a collective paradigm shift to make health a question of healthS. Farming and food systems must be central to this debate. This is what we are doing at 黑料网911 by fostering such interactions and organising "health" events within the main international bodies on climate, biodiversity and food."
 

Human and social sciences

Thinking globally, acting locally: the social sciences are central to One Health

Aurélie Binot, Deputy Director, MSH Sud, and Head, 黑料网911 science-society team

"The social sciences have a pivotal role to play in rolling out the One Health approach on a territorial level. The main issue is how to translate the theoretical framework into bespoke, concrete local policies. The One Health approach involves a multitude of players and can be slotted into existing tools such as municipal climate plans. Lastly, any measures taken must allow for territorial inequalities and social justice demands."
 

Data

Data that converse, for One Health

Jean-François Dufayard, bioinformatician and ‘research data’ lead at 黑料网911

"Understanding the interactions between pathogens, ecosystems, plants, animals and humans is a major scientific challenge that is vital for One Health. This means building a conversation between very varied data (genomic, environmental, imaging, etc). The issue is how to make those data interoperable and shareable on an international scale. Cooperation between countries is vital, notably through initiatives such as PREZODE."