one health approach
WUN HELTH uh-PROHCH
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an interdisciplinary framework that recognises the inextricable interconnection of human health, animal health, and ecosystem health, and advocates for coordinated responses to health threats that span these domains; particularly relevant to zoonotic diseases that transfer between animal and human populations, antimicrobial resistance, food safety, and the health consequences of environmental degradation; endorsed by the WHO, FAO, UNEP, and the World Organisation for Animal Health as essential to addressing twenty-first century health challenges
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