Basics
- Definition: It is an approach to design and implement programmes, policies, legislation and research in which multiple sectors communicate and work together to achieve better public health outcomes.
- The core of the One Health approach is rooted in acknowledging and understanding the interdependence of human and natural systems to obtain optimal health for people, animals and the environment.
- It is particularly relevant in food safety, the control of zoonoses (diseases that can spread between animals and humans) and combating antibiotic resistance (when bacteria change after being exposed to antibiotics and become more difficult to treat).
Benefits
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- Reduce potential threats at the human-animal-environment interface to control diseases that spread between animals and humans
- Tackle antimicrobial resistance (AMR)
- Ensure food safety
- Prevent environment-related health threats to humans and animals
- Protect biodiversity.
