Third meeting of the WHO European Technical Advisory Group for One Health

18 September 2023

18 –20 September 2023 The Black Diamond (Royal Danish Library), Copenhagen, Denmark

The third meeting of the Technical Advisory Group for One Health builds on the output of previous meetings and aims to further advance the Regional Operational Framework on One Health that is expected to be submitted to the 74th session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe in October 2024.

Meeting objectives:

  1. Provide updates on the most recent developments in work related to One Health at WHO global and regional levels, including the AMR Roadmap, Budapest Declaration, Global Biodiversity Framework, and One Health Joint Plan of Action and Implementation Guide.
  2. Review, discuss and revise current Draft 2 of the Operational Framework for One Health in the WHO European Region based on recent developments.
  3. Discuss and agree on the consultation process and identify key stakeholders to engage as part of the formal consultation process of the Operational Framework for One Health in the WHO European Region, leading to its presentation for adoption by Member States at the 74th session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe.
  4. Discuss objectives, participants and expected outcomes of the High-level Meeting on One Health in the WHO European Region, which will take place in 2024.

Expected outputs:

  1. An updated version (Draft 3) of the Operational Framework for One Health in the WHO European Region.
  2. A draft consultation plan for the Operational Framework for One Health in the WHO European Region.
  3. A draft proposal for a provisional programme for the 2024 High-level Meeting on One Health in the WHO European Region.