The statement was signed on the occasion of the One Health Conference – One Health for All, All for One Health, which took place in Luxembourg City on 13 November 2023. Organised by the Directorate General for Health and Food Safety of the European Commission (DG SANTE), the conference took stock of the current state of implementation of the One Health approach in Europe and discussed how to further strengthen One Health in the future.

Joining forces to meet extraordinary challenges

During the opening session, EFSA’s Chief Scientist, Carlos das Neves, presented the inter-agency task force on One Health, which brings together the One Health efforts made by EFSA and the other four ENVI agencies: the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), the European Environment Agency (EEA), and the European Medicines Agency (EMA).

Speaking about the task force, Dr das Neves said: “The extraordinary challenges our planet faces today…