About the 8th World One Health Congress
The 8th World One Health Congress foresees four days of an outstanding, exceptional and forward thinking agenda, which includes parallel tracks addressing one health science, antimicrobial agents and resistance, and science policy interface, among others.
It will enable discussing major One Health challenges, as well as sharing research data and policy developments. Above all, it will provide a great opportunity to look at global One Health science and policy through an African lens.
To register and find out more, visit https://globalohc.org/8WOHC or view the congress schedule.
How is ILRI participating?
In addition to an exhibition booth, ILRI staff and affiliates will contribute to the following sessions (times indicated in SAST).
Friday 20 September 2024
0800–0930 hours: Special pre-congress partner session organized by ILRI and the CGIAR Initiative on One Health
- 0800–0900: Responding to global health challenges: CGIAR response
- 0900–0930: Launch of ILRI report: Eating wild animals – rewards, risks, and recommendations
1130–1210 hours: Science policy interface: Implementation and leadership
- Towards operationalizing the One Health approach through policy in eastern and southern Africa: Understanding the current situation to address future concerns: Shauna Richards
- Financing, operationalizing, and implementing regional One Health coordination in Southeast Asia: Steven Lam
1400–1440 hours: Science policy interface: Feed and food security and safety
- Science-to-policy solutions to address food safety in Africa’s informal sector: Silvia Alonso
Saturday 21 September 2024
0900–0945 hours: Keynote lecture
1600–1640 hours: Science policy interface: Civil society and community engagement
- Demonstrating impact and lessons learnt through a large One Health research for development project: Lian Thomas
Saturday 21 September 2024, 1600–1730 hours
Parallel session: Food-borne diseases and animal health controls
This session features salmonellosis, emerging zoonoses, connections between food safety and antimicrobial resistance, and the enigmatic association of Opisthorchis viverrini between humans and cats.
Chair: Delia Grace
Sunday 22 September 2024
1100–1225 hours: Marginalized communities and One Health
- Gender considerations in One Health: A framework for researchers: Zoë Campbell
1400–1530 hours: One health aspects of biosecurity and biosafety
- Key influencers in Burkina Faso's poultry management: Insights from systems mapping and network analysis: Guy Ilboudo
1600–1730 hours: One Health aspects of bacterial zoonoses and antimicrobial resistance
- Epidemiology of antimicrobial resistance in children, household livestock, and foods in a low-income peri-urban setting: Noah Okumu
Monday 23 September 2024, 1100–1230 hours
Parallel session: Food and feed security, nutrition, and One Health
Chair: Hung Nguyen-Viet
- CGIAR One Health Initiative to address food system transformation in low- and middle-income countries: Hung Nguyen-Viet
Monday 23 September 2024, 1600–1700 hours
Plenary closing
Closing keynote: Martyn Jeggo, Chair, ILRI Board of Trustees
