The 3rd Global One Health Congress follow-up workshop in Viet Nam

The 3rd International One Health Congress (IOHC-3) was organized in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, from 15-18 March 2015, with the overall theme of “Prevention at Source”. The IOHC-3 was one of the largest gatherings in this field, showing the growing interest for One Health and related topics. More than 800 participants including scientists, public health official, policy makers and private sector representatives from all over the world gathered to share high-level knowledge and expertise in One Health.

Viet Nam’s commitment to applying a One Health approach, building on the successful responses to SARS, highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 and other zoonotic emerging diseases, is in line with global directions. In order to provide an opportunity to share information, discuss on the key orientations for Vietnam to follow up on this Congress, an IOHC-3 follow-up workshop was conducted in Hanoi on Tuesday, 26th May 2015.  

The objectives of the IOHC-3 follow-up workshop in Viet Nam include:

a)         Share information on the recent 3rd Global One Health Congress, organized in Amsterdam in March 2015

b)         Discuss key themes and questions raised at the Congress, and possible areas for application in Viet Nam

c)         Provide information on the plans and support orientation for Viet Nam’s participation in the next Global One Health Congress (December 2016), the new international One Health journal linked to the Congress, and other regional and international networks and events.

Presentations at the workshop can be downloaded at IOHC-3 Presentation.

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