One Health News

 7 April 2026     Lyon, France   Français “The One Health Summit will take place in Lyon, France, with the High-Level Summit on 7 April, coinciding with World Health Day. Hosted by the French Government as one of the flagship events of the G7 French Presidency, the Summit will convene Heads of State and government, international…

News   02/09/2026 In early 2026, HIOH and its collaborators are launching a central component of the One Health Exploratories Zoonotic diseases — infections that can pass between animals and humans — are a growing global health challenge, particularly in regions where people live in close contact with wildlife. Understanding these interactions lies at the heart of…

“… Nor do chemicals act alone. Climate change and habitat degradation interact with chemical pollution in complex ways, altering toxicity and exposure. A warming ocean, for example, can change how pollutants behave and how species respond to them. Ignoring these interactions risks locking regulation into yesterday’s conditions. This is why mixture regulation must be embedded…

“The United States was formally withdrawn from the World Health Organization (WHO) by President Donald J. Trump on January 22, 2026. Trump signed an executive order giving one-year notice on January 20, 2025. …” View Publication Why America’s Withdrawal From the WHO Is Bad News for Everyone – Impakter SEE: https://impakter.com/why-americas-withdrawal-from-the-who-is-bad-news-for-everyone/

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s Board on Animal Health Sciences, Conservation, and Research (BAHSCR) will host a webinar titled: Continuing the Conversation: Openness and Global Perspectives in Communicating About Research That Requires the Care and Use of Animals When: Wednesday, February 18, 2026 Time: 3:00–4:00 PM ET Webinar Format: Virtual This webinar…

“Through the renewal of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on One Health, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the World Health Organization (WHO), and the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) reaffirm their shared commitment to advancing the implementation of the One Health approach. …”…

Release Date: January 30, 2026 “WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of Homeland Security Office of Health Security, in coordination with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) convened a two-part New World Screwworm simulation exercise earlier this month to strengthen national readiness and…

Thomas J. Fogarty, MD said, “We don’t spend enough time teaching people how to think rather than what to think,” Six-plus decades after its invention, the Fogarty catheter is used hundreds of thousands of times a year around the world in vascular, cardiac and thoracic surgeries. According to the American College of Surgeons and Fogarty…

A public health nightmare becoming a “daymare” View Publication

Registration is open for the Pennsylvania One Health Consortium | University of Pittsburgh https://www.pittwire.pitt.edu/announcements-and-updates/2026/01/22/pa-one-health-consortium Pittwire – University of Pittsburgh On June 21-23, 2026 Pitt is hosting the second annual gathering focused on improving the health of humans, wildlife, ecosystems and more.

Repeat Important News… Medical experts from the One Health initiative debunk vaccine myths promoted by RFK Jr. and outline what must be done to protect public health View Publication   SEE: https://impakter.com/rfk-jr-s-vaccine-policies-a-hoax-on-citizens/

Explore more around the University of Minnesota (USA) SEE: Addressing an existential need during the climate crisis | Brief https://brief.umn.edu/feature/addressing-existential-need-during-climate-crisis The recently approved climate justice education minor on the Twin Cities campus, the first of its kind at an R1 university in the U.S., is advancing the University of Minnesota’s commitment to improving environmental, human,…

Provides insights into advancing the One Health approach to improve health and food safety worldwide See: https://onehealthinitiative.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Wiley-Book-Flyer-4.jpg AND https://www.booktopia.com.au/one-health-integration-pratik-subhash-gaikwad/book/9781394295951.html?srsltid=AfmBOorpkskRRLEz1jXideHEumnGh9s6MzJeXWpyUsZQH9majPzIRIDF Provided by: Dr. Delower Hossain (DVM, MS, PhD Fellow) Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences (DIVAS) Laboratorio di Malattie Infettive degli Animali (MiLab) Università degli Studi di Milano (University of Milan) Via dell’Università 6, 26900 Lodi…

A call for a new ethos View Publication https://impakter.com/first-of-its-kind-one-health-book-a-review/

By One Health Initiative Autonomous pro bono Team: Laura H. Kahn, MD, MPH, MPP  Bruce Kaplan, DVM  Thomas P. Monath, MD  Thomas M. Yuill, PhD  Helena J. Chapman, MD, MPH, PhD  Craig N. Carter, DVM, PhD  Becky Barrentine, MBA  Richard Seifman, JD, MBA                             A call for a new ethos Henrik Lerner, PhD’s…

SOURCE: Shenyang Agricultural University        Jan 9 2026 “Environmental antimicrobial resistance is turning rivers, soils, and even the air into hidden highways for “superbugs,“ according to a new review that calls for urgent, coordinated action across human, animal, and environmental health. The authors argue that protecting people from drug resistant infections now depends as much on…

SEE: https://conta.cc/4qFeVPZ January 6, 2026 (First released – December 16, 2025) Call for Applications to Serve on the One Health Commission Board of Directors Please spread the word. Forward this message to those who might be interested

SEE: World Medical Association (WMA) and the World Veterinary Association (WVA) Reinforce Shared Commitment to One Health View Publication “On 18 July 2025, the World Medical Association (WMA) and the World Veterinary Association (WVA) formalised the new memorandum of understanding (MOU) at the WVA General Assembly in Washington, DC [1]. Dr. John de Jong (WVA President) and…

A visionary business leader comments: “An estimated 129 million Americans are entering 2026 battling at least one chronic disease. That’s nearly 40% of the U.S. population. It’s a reality that continues despite the record $4.9 trillion Americans spent on health care in the most recently reported year. While no single solution exists to overcome America’s health…

This is a free lecture open to the public. Event   7400 Arlington Road  Bethesda, Maryland 20814 (USA) WebsiteContactSocial “Using an interdisciplinary One Health approach, *Dr. Laura Kahn will draw upon material from her book, “One Health and the Politics of Covid-19,” to talk about the history, science, research, and politics of coronaviruses. One Health is the…