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https://reliefweb.int/report/world/safeguarding-animal-human-and-ecosystem-health-one-health-world-bank

“ ... The “One Health” approach proactively engages different disciplines, such as human medicine, veterinary medicine, and environmental health sciences, to attain optimal health for people, animals and our environment.

• One Health can help achieve progress on national and global priorities. Strengthening public health systems at the human-animal-environment interface protects health, agricultural production, and ecosystem services—including food and nutrition security to disaster resilience and ecotourism--all of which contribute to economic development .
• The One Health approach promotes synergies at national and global levels. The One Health approach is endorsed by international agencies.
• One Health strategies are highly cost-effective. One Health improves effectiveness of core public health systems, substantially reducing morbidity, mortality, and economic costs of outbreaks. ...”