The Global South partner of the NORHED II project, The Urban-Suburban Nexus Towards One Health Approach, Addis Ababa University, is organizing an international conference on One Health and Water: Safeguarding Humans, Animals, and the Environment.
September 15-16, 2025, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Conference Background
The concept of One Health recognizes that the health of humans, animals, and the environment is interconnected. Emerging infectious diseases, antimicrobial resistance, and climate change are just a few of the complex challenges that illustrate the need for a holistic approach to health. To alleviate this, collaboration across disciplines and sectors at various (local, national, and global) levels is needed. The integration of veterinary, medical, environmental, and social sciences allows for a comprehensive understanding of how health threats emerge and spread, and how they can be prevented or mitigated.
The main objective of the OHW conference is to foster interdisciplinary collaboration, knowledge and experience sharing to address complex health challenges at the intersection of human, animal, and environmental health with a focus on One Health and Water.
The conference will have the following subthemes
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One health policy and governance
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AMR in one health
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Human health and one health
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Animal health and one health
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Water and One Health
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Food and One Health
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Urban Ecosystems and One Health
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Climate Change and One Health
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Advancing One Health through Circular Economy
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One Health and Digital Transformation
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Sustainable Energy for One Health