The Zoonoses Week 2026 Symposium provided a platform for exchange, learning and awareness-raising on zoonotic diseases, which continue to pose a constant yet preventable threat. 

The initiative will strengthen coordination among members of the Quadripartite Alliance in the Americas (FAO, WOAH, PAHO/WHO and UNEP) and regional technical partners.

Forests rarely feature in mainstream conversations about global health. Yet they form one of the most critical foundations of planetary well-being.

To help amplify youth voices (aged 18–35) we are calling for videos under the theme of Actions on One Health: Voices from the field.

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. 

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

Ebola virus disease is a severe, often fatal human illness caused by infection with viruses of the genus Orthoebolavirus.

Plant pests and disease epidemics often spread more slowly, sometimes over months or years, shaped by seasons, weather and agricultural practices.

Antimicrobial growth promoters may offer short-term productivity gains, but the long-term economic costs of rising antimicrobial resistance are far higher.

Bhutan, where livestock graze near national parks and forest officials work alongside tigers and elephants, new zoonotic diseases are not an abstract risk.

Date palm sap collection is a seasonal tradition for Indigenous Peoples across eastern and central India and in Bangladesh.

Hantaviruses are zoonotic viruses that are widely distributed. Rodents are their primary hosts, but humans can occasionally become infected. 

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

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.

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.