The Berlin principles on one health – Bridging global health and conservation
Kim Gruetzmacher, William B. Karesh, John Amuasi, Adnan Arshad, Andrew Farlow, Sabine Gabrysch, Jens Jetzkowitz, Susan Lieberman, Clare Palmer, Andrea Sylvia Winkler, Chris Walzer
Abstract
For over 15-years, proponents of the One Health approach have worked to consistently interweave components that should never have been separated and now more than ever need to be re-connected: the health of humans, non-human animals, and ecosystems. We have failed to heed the warning signs. A One Health approach is paramount in directing our future health in this acutely and irrevocably changed world. COVID-19 has shown us the exorbitant cost of inaction. The time to act is now.
Topics & Concepts
Bridging (networking)Human healthEnvironmental ethicsCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Global healthSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)One Health2019-20 coronavirus outbreakPolitical sciencePublic healthMedicineHealth careEnvironmental healthComputer scienceLawPhilosophyComputer securityVirologyNursingInfectious disease (medical specialty)DiseaseOutbreakPathologyZoonotic diseases and public healthClimate Change and Health ImpactsAgriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact