Climate-sensitive diseases and zoonoses, antimicrobial resistance (AMR), sustainable food systems and exposure to pollution – the main factors fuelling infectious and non-communicable diseases were the focus of this year’s One Health Summit.

These hot topics for the global health community are central to One Health Atlas – a comprehensive, science-led guide to the wealth of initiatives behind the “One Health approach”.

Below are some excerpts from the book, which maps out the interconnections between human, animal, plant and environmental welfare and details One Health’s widely endorsed but “difficult-to-fund approach” :

Interest in One Health has risen among health institutions at local, regional and global levels, particularly since the 2019 SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.

Interest in One Health has risen among health institutions at local, regional and global levels, particularly since the 2019 SARS-CoV-2........

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