2GCOH-Japan-SUMMARY-2016

2nd
WVA/WMA GLOBAL CONFERENCE
ON ONE HEALTH
Moving forward from One Health Concept to One
Health Approach
10 -11th
November 2016
Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
Summary
On 10 and 11th
of November 2016, in Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, the World
Veterinary Association (WVA) and the World Medical Association (WMA) in collaboration with Japan
Medical (JMA) and Veterinary (JVMA) Associations
held the 2nd
Global Conference on ‘One Health’ with
the theme: Moving forward from One Health
Concept to One Health Approach”.
The conference was attended by more than 600
participants from 44 countries around the world
with approximately 30 lectures covering different
One Health issues.
The aim of the 2GCOH was to strength the links and communications and to achieve closer
collaboration between Physicians, Veterinarians and all appropriate stakeholders to improve the
different aspects of health and welfare of humans, animals and the environment.
The Opening Ceremony of the 2GCOH was opened with the remarkable presence of their Imperial
Highnesses, Prince and Princess Akishino. In his address to the 2GCOH delegates, Prince Akishino
highlighted the importance of the One Health approach to address public and animal health
challenges.
After short welcome speeches session by the representatives of WVA, WMA, JMA, JVMA, the
FAO/OIE/WHO Tripartite, Japan Ministries of Health and Agriculture and from the directors of
Fukuoka region and Kitakyushu City, the conference started with different sessions on the One
Health Concept, Zoonotic diseases, Antimicrobial resistance, Veterinary Education of One Health
Concept and other aspects One Health.
Summarizing the two full days of lectures and presentations, the WVA and WMA emphasised the
need for:
 More advocacy for sustained political attention in particular at national level, on
One Health issues to ensure health (human, animal, and environment) is the priority when
developing policy.
 To ensure a focus on environmental health is included in One Health discussions
moving forward (e.g. antimicrobial contamination from aquaculture, agricultural uses,
contamination resulting from human uses).
 To encourage further development of educational and experiential training
programs in One Health that are multidisciplinary in nature and bring together students
of human and veterinary medicine.
 To support more cross disciplinary continuing professional development
programs for human and animal medical practitioners that address One Health.
 To encourage additional resources for research in preventative strategies to
enhance One Health concept and approach.
The 2GCOH resulted in the historic signature
on the Memorandum of Fukuoka by WVA,
WMA, JMA and JMVA. The 4 associations
agreed to move from the validation and
recognition stage of the “One Health
Concept”, to the practical implementation
stage:
i. Physicians and veterinarians shall promote the exchange of information aimed at
preventing zoonotic diseases and strengthening cooperative relationships, as well as
to undertake further collaboration and cooperation aimed at creating a system for
zoonosis research.
ii. Physicians and veterinarians shall strengthen their cooperative relationships to
ensure the responsible use of important antimicrobials in human and animal
healthcare.
iii. Physicians and veterinarians shall support activities for developing and improving
human and veterinary medical education, including understanding the One Health
concept and approach to One Health challenges.
iv. Physicians and veterinarians shall promote mutual exchange and strengthen their
cooperative relationships in order to resolve all issues related to the creation of a
healthy and safe society.
Following the successful 2GCOH, the WVA and WMA received a number of proposals from
Veterinary and Medical Associations to hold the 3rd
Global Conference on One Health in their
countries showing their great interest to enhance the collaborations between the
veterinarians and physicians to work together on One Health issues.
Conference material and presentations
Click on the following for the:
• Program of the Conference (click on the presentation titles to access the
presentations).
• Speaker bios and abstracts booklet
• Pictures from the conference
To be continued at the 3rd
GCOH…