WCS: One World, One Health Symposium

On September 29, 2004 a "One World, One Health" symposium organized by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) [3, 4] was held at The Rockefeller University, and was followed by many other workshops, to bring into plan One Health. Health experts "focused on the current and potential movements of diseases among human, domestic animal, and wildlife populations." They state "A broader understanding of health and disease demands a unity of approach achievable only through a consilience of human, domestic animal and wildlife health" what they call One Health. [1] "Phenomena such as species loss, habitat degradation, pollution, invasive alien species, and global climate change are fundamentally altering life on our planet from terrestrial wilderness and ocean depths to the most densely populated cities. The rise of emerging and resurging infectious diseases threatens not only humans (and their food supplies and economies), but also the fauna and flora comprising the critically needed biodiversity that supports the living infrastructure of our world" William H. Foege, a Fellow at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation gave the Keynote Speech:  "One World, One Health, Could We Muddle Through?" and Dr. Steven Sanderson, a Political Scientist [7] who was President & Chief Executive Officer of the..> READ MORE

Tripartite Collaboration (FAO-OIE-WHO) to address global health risks – One Health foundation

On April 2010 three international orgaisations FAO, OIE & WHO released  A Tripartite Concept Note document which "sets a strategic direction for FAO-OIE-WHO to take together and proposes a long term basis for international collaboration aimed at coordinating global activities to address health risks at the human-animal- ecosystems interfaces." [1] Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH, founded as OIE) World Health Organization (WHO) "The emergence of new or the re-emergence of existing animal diseases, including zoonoses, the growing threat of transboundary animal diseases, the impact of environmental changes and globalization, as well as new societal demands related to food security, food safety, public health and animal welfare, emphasize the critical need for collaboration between the three organizations."  This builds the foundation for One Health. "In February 2021, the three organizations called on the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to join the Tripartite, reaffirming the importance of the environmental dimension of the One Health collaboration" On October 14, 2022 the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) joined to become The Quadripartite Organizations

The One Health Lancet Commission is formed

On May 9-10, 2019 the One Health Lancet Commission (OHLC) is formed in Oslo, " the importance of a One Health approach, [is] simply because pandemics are more than 75% likely to stem from animal disease'. A year later they release their official report. [1, 2, 3, 4]  [The other 25% lab origin???] The commission comes just in time, as the COVID-19 pandemic propelled One Health into "importance"! [5, 6]  The zoonotic origin story was pushed early by OHLC member Peter Daszak et al, claiming the lab leak hypothesis as a "consipracy theory", which turned out to be the most plausable origin. Australia's OHLC representative Dr Anna Okello said in 2019 that ‘someone can hop on plane and travel across the world quicker than the incubation period of a virus. Health security is everyone’s problem.’

The Lancet One Health Commission Framework is launched

On May 9, 2020 the article titled "Reconnecting for our future: The Lancet One Health Commission" was published by Amuasi et al in The Lancet to officially announce the commissions framworkd.  The commission was formed a year earlier. At the core of the Commission's work is the "recognition of several possible approaches to examining the animal–environment–human interface" which they "distill into three distinct but interrelated dimensions" [1, 3, 4] EcoHealth Alliance's (EHA) Peter Daszak, funder of Wuhan Institute of Virology's coronavirus research is on The Lancet One Health Commission! EHA is stated to be "A leader in the One Health movement which began in 2004" [2]  “One Health, One World™" movement traces back to 2004 before the rebranding of EcoHealth Alliance in 2010 The commission members released in 2021 - One Health as a Pillar for a Transformative Pandemic Treaty - Policy Brief , by Arne Ruckert et al [5], which seems to have began with a Canadian Public Health paper by Ruckert! The "One Health framework by Amuasi et al (shown in Figure 1) to inform the work of the Lancet Commission on One Health, depicts the systems at this interface in a more connected way. It describes three..> READ MORE

The Davos Global Risk Forum sponsors the first One Health Summit

February 19-22, 2012, the first One Health Summit was held in Davos, Switzerland sponsored by the private membership entity called the Global Risk Forum. [1, 2] The Summit presented the One Health concept as a way to manage health threats, focusing on food safety and security. The conference ended by approving the “Davos One Health Action Plan,” which pinpointed ways to improve public health through multi-sectoral and multi-stakeholder cooperation. [3] "Many emerging health issues are linked to increasing contact between humans and animals, the industrialization of food production, and environmental pollution. Global change has created new threats to the health of both animals and humans...[associated with the] systemic interconnections of human, animal and environmental health....Being a global movement at the interface of science, society, policy and practice, One Health is, therefore, also deeply interdisciplinary and cross-sectorial."

One World, One Health™ is endorsed as new strategy for fighting infectious diseases

On October 25, 2008, representatives from more than 120 countries and 26 international and regional organizations attended the 2008 International Ministerial Conference on Avian and Pandemic Influenza in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. During this meeting, “Contributing to One World, One Health™ - A Strategic Framework for Reducing Risks of Infectious Diseases at the Animal-Human-Ecosystems Interface” was officially released. [1] The document was put together based on recommendations of the 2007 International Ministerial Conference on Avian and Pandemic Influenza in New Delhi where FAO , OIE , WHO , UNICEF , the World Bank, and the United Nations System Influenza Coordination (UNSIC), said to be "built on the lessons learned from the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza response during the early 2000's and presented a strategy for applying the One Health concept to emerging infectious diseases at the animal-human-ecosystem interface." [2, 3]

Symposium sets the One World, One Health concept for disease prevention

Health experts from around the world met on September 29, 2004 for a symposium focused on the current and potential movements of diseases among human, domestic animal, and wildlife populations organized by the Wildlife Conservation Society and hosted by The Rockefeller University in New York City. The symposium called "One World, One Health: Building Interdisciplinary Bridges to Health in a Globalized World". The symposium set 12 priorities to combat health threats to human and animal health. These priorities, known as the “Manhattan Principles,” called for an international, interdisciplinary approach to prevent disease and formed the basis of the “One Health, One World™” concept. Recent outbreaks of West Nile Virus, Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever, SARS, Monkeypox, Mad Cow Disease and Avian Influenza remind us that human and animal health are intimately connected. A broader understanding of health and disease demands a unity of approach achievable only through a consilience of human, domestic animal and wildlife health - One Health. We are in an era of “One World, One Health” and we must devise adaptive, forward-looking and multidisciplinary solutions to the challenges that undoubtedly lie ahead.

Wildlife Trust becomes EcoHealth Alliance – Leader in One Health movement

In a press release September 21, 2010 the "Wildlife Trust", a non-profit international conservation organization founded in 1971, and stated to be "dedicated to protecting wildlife and safeguarding human and animal health", announced that the organization will be re-branded with a new name and tagline: EcoHealth Alliance, "Local Conservation, Global Health." [1, 2] Dr. Peter Daszak, president of EcoHealth Alliance said "Building on our strong history, we have grown beyond our original conservation focus to become the central organization defining the intersection of local conservation and global health...A leader in the One Health movement which began in 2004, EcoHealth Alliance is on the forefront of informing the public, businesses, and the scientific community about emerging diseases, including potential pandemics." [3] Through The Intercept FOI requests over $95 million of EcoHealth Alliance funding comes from USAID and US Department of Defence into potential "bioweapons" research. [4, 5] EcoHealth Alliance is in the center of tracking and cataloguing animal viruse genetic sequences and providing finance to laboratories for Gain-of-Function/Dual Use research.