A ‘One Health’ approach combines the core dimensions of human, animal and environment health

Addressing animal diseases can directly improve human health, particularly in the developing world

What to invest in?

• Mainstream the One Health approach in land-use and sustainable development planning, implementation and monitoring, and other fields
• Build capacity among health stakeholders to incorporate environmental dimensions of health
• Improve health governance by engaging environmental stakeholders 
• Increase investments in interdisciplinary approaches, strengthen the integration of environmental considerations in the World Health Organization (WHO)/Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)/World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) Tripartite Collaboration
• Operationalise One Health at the policy level by building intra-operability between ministries
• Implement One Health interventions at operational levels for greater on the ground results, showing what will actually change
• Strengthen existing and build new capacities among health stakeholders in all countries to improve outcomes and to help them understand the human, animal and environment health dimensions of zoonotic diseases