One Health

ornob-sadi
08/07/2026
To help amplify youth voices we are calling for videos under the theme of Actions on One Health: Voices from the field. 
kopcali
30/06/2026
The story of plastics begins far upstream, in oil and gas fields, where raw materials are extracted and processed into polymers that eventually enter agricultural systems as mulch films, silage wraps, and irrigation pipes. 
24/06/2026

FAO has officially handed over an upgraded animal quarantine centre with a capacity of handle 10,000 animals to the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation, and Fisheries Wealth.

26/06/2026
Twelve veterinary laboratory specialists from Kazakhstan completed an intensive five-day training programme on brucellosis diagnostics and laboratory biosafety at the Pendik Veterinary Control Institute in İstanbul, Türkiye.
24/06/2026

Canada’s One Health approach to risk assessment highlights the value of coordinated cross-sector action in managing complex and emerging risks.

12/06/2026

The launch of FAO's component under the Pandemic Fund marks the beginning of a coordinated drive to strengthen South Africa's animal health, surveillance, and laboratory systems – investments that will shape the country's ability to detect and contain future biological threats before they become crises.

11/05/2026
An upgraded digital platform for the Global Early Warning System (GLEWS+) strengthens global information sharing and collaboration on health threats emerging at the animal–human–ecosystem interface.
16/06/2026

Nominate best practices and outstanding innovations advancing the One Health approach across agrifood systems. 

12/06/2026
Ebola virus disease is a severe, often fatal human illness caused by infection with viruses of the genus Orthoebolavirus.
12/06/2026
Plant pests and disease epidemics often spread more slowly, sometimes over months or years, shaped by seasons, weather and agricultural practices.
03/06/2026
Antimicrobial growth promoters may offer short-term productivity gains, but the long-term economic costs of rising antimicrobial resistance are far higher.
Bhutan-PF-1
11/06/2026
Bhutan, where livestock graze near national parks and forest officials work alongside tigers and elephants, new zoonotic diseases are not an abstract risk.
date-sap
08/06/2026
Date palm sap collection is a seasonal tradition for Indigenous Peoples across eastern and central India and in Bangladesh.
pygmy rice rat
05/06/2026
Hantaviruses are zoonotic viruses that are widely distributed. Rodents are their primary hosts, but humans can occasionally become infected. 
03/06/2026

Find out what agrifood systems are and try out our interactive game to see how one change can impact the whole system.

25/11/2025
FAO convened a two-day workshop on plastics and One Health in agrifood systems, bringing together global experts to discuss the risks and impact pathways of plastic pollution.
08/05/2026
One Health recognises that human, animal, plant, and environmental health are deeply interconnected. Without addressing food systems, One Health risks overlooking one of its most powerful levers for improving health and sustainability.
01/06/2026

Up to USD 220.6 million in Pandemic Fund grant financing will provide rapid and flexible support to fill critical gaps in response to the ongoing Ebola outbreak in Central and Eastern Africa.

28/05/2026
Nipah virus disease is a severe zoonotic infection caused by the Nipah virus (NiV) which can cause acute respiratory illness and encephalitis in humans.
12/05/2026
Building on their shared commitment, the Quadripartite partners present a coordinated package of priority deliverables aimed at supporting country-level implementation.