Strengthened early warning systems are urgently needed to reduce the risk of global health crises

World experts met to identify essential components of a One Health Intelligence System for early warning and risk assessment.

Improved early warning systems are needed to reduce the risk from unknown emerging zoonotic diseases – those diseases that can spread between animals and people. This message was shared with participants at the One Health Intelligence Scoping Study (OHISS) External Advisory Group (EAG) workshop hosted by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in collaboration with the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), the World Health Organization (WHO), also known as the Tripartite, and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).

The workshop brought together 65 stakeholders from across various sectors to introduce the OHISS and gather information on best practices for multisectoral data and information sharing systems at national and international level, to strengthen data integration, analysis, risk assessment and reporting. Participants included technical experts from the EAG, the OHISS team, and the Tripartite and UNEP.

The COVID-19 crisis has emphasized the need to be better prepared for future pandemics to reduce the risk to global health security. Preventing a future pandemic or ensuring a more effective response depends on systems for early warning and identification of changing risk factors, including systems integrating information from multiple sectors.

Therefore, the OHISS aims to review existing information systems and develop a global One Health intelligence framework for improved early detection and risk assessment. This rapid alert system will allow the capture of real-time data and better protect global health security against emerging threats.

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