Wildfires are often viewed primarily as environmental and disaster-management challenges. But their impacts extend across ecosystems, agriculture and health.

More than 650 professionals across South Asia have expanded their knowledge and skills on One Health through three courses organized by the FAO Virtual Learning Center.

The project will invest in integrated disease surveillance and early warning, laboratory systems, One Health workforce development, risk prevention and an enabling policy environment.

Global health threats and potential economic consequences mean that countries need to invest in new ways to increase preparedness and prevention. 

The FAO Virtual Learning Centers provide a variety of courses designed to enhance competencies in support of animal health, One Health and related fields. 

Integrated, cross-sectoral approaches to human, animal, plant and ecosystem health are worth investing in - the harder questions are by how much and how do you demonstrate this?

The extension to 2029 will provide countries with sustained predictability for planning, implementing and scaling national One Health priorities.

FAO supports countries in preventing, detecting and responding to Ebola and other zoonotic disease threats through a One Health approach.

Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is an important zoonotic disease caused by a tick-borne virus (Nairovirus) belonging to the family Bunyaviridae. 

From 2026 to 2029, the country is undertaking a major transformation of its health security system to better anticipate, detect, and contain diseases with epidemic potential through support from the Pandemic Fund.

As Afghanistan continues to face climate shocks, economic pressures and recurring disease threats, preventing outbreaks before they occur remains one of the most cost-effective ways to protect lives and livelihoods.

Despite aquatic foods providing essential nutrition for billions of people the aquatic dimension of One Health remains insufficiently integrated into global policy and investment.

Following a comprehensive multistakeholder analysis of the country’s One Health situation and a proposed national governance structure, the Government of Malawi has initiated the development of a One Health National Action Plan.

Through its technical expertise and extensive field presence, and major global financing mechanisms, particularly the Pandemic Fund, FAO supports Member Countries in improving preparedness, surveillance, laboratory systems, and response capacities.

Governments, international organizations, scientists, development partners and communities are strengthening a global coalition to advance the One Health approach in agrifood systems.

This Q&A draws on a three-part CoP Chats webinar series aimed at students and early career professionals in One Health.

In an era defined by pandemics, climate instability, and food system disruptions, the concept of One Health has moved from theory to necessity. 

Brucellosis remains one of the world's most significant bacterial diseases transmissible from animals to humans, threatening livestock production, rural livelihoods, food safety and public health.

FAO today presented a blueprint for a new global approach to tackle transboundary animal diseases. 

The Inventory of ICT for One Health brings together information and communication technologies (ICT) being used to support One Health implementation across countries and sectors.