EDINBURGH SCOTLAND
14-18 JUNE 2020

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I N I T I A T I V E

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What wepromiseºº Bring together all stakeholders working in
the One Health arena to discuss major One
Health challengesºº Provide a venue for stakeholders to shareresearch data, policy developments andcreate space for side meetings that advancethe One Health agendaºº Connect the dots between One Health scienceand public health security policyºº Establish and solidify a one health “sharingof good practices”, guiding principles andcontinue to work on the One Health WhitePaperºº Through an open call for abstracts, highlightwork from scientists and key opinion
leaders in One Health around the world andbring evidence-based research and policy
developments to the communityºº Provide an opportunity to at least 100 Fellows
to get involved in the Congressºº Provide an opportunity to students to present
their research and participate
in the Congress

2Host city Edinburgh
Edinburgh, Scotland’s capital city,seamlessly blends old and newand provides delegates with a very
accessible destination.
From the historic Royal Mile,
Edinburgh Castle and Palace ofHolyroodhouse (the Queen’s officialresidence in Scotland) to thebustling Festivals, city attractions,boutique shops and restaurants
located throughout the city andbeyond. Edinburgh truly has
something to offer even the mostdiscerning of visitors.
The city is renowned for inspirationand innovation. For centuries it has
nurtured some of the greatest minds
in medicine, philosophy, economics,finance, literature, law, engineeringand architecture.

Host country Scotland

WOHC 2020 The venue

Scotland is surrounded by thebracing waters of the North Sea
to the east, and the North Atlantic
Ocean to the west and north.
There are over 700 islands, mostly
in groups to the west (the InnerHebrides and Outer Hebrides) andnorth (Orkney Islands and Shetland
Islands).

www.eicc.co.uk

Scotland (Scots Gaelic: Alba) is anation in north-western Europe, thesecond-largest of the constituent
nations of the United Kingdom. It
has a sixty mile (96km) land borderwith England to the south, and isseparated from Northern Ireland by
the North Channel of the Irish Sea.
The capital is Edinburgh and thelargest city is Glasgow.

Located in the heart of Scotland’s
beautiful and vibrant capital city, theEdinburgh International ConferenceCentre (EICC) is a magnificent multipurpose venue. It is situated at thewest end of the city from where themajority of attractions, hotels andvenues can be reached on foot in
under 15 minutes. The impressive
purpose-built facilities include
a series of adaptable auditoria,
spacious reception areas andflexible suites, all including very highstandard technology.

#SCOTLANDISNOWNo matter where the delegates comefrom, Edinburgh is easily accessible.
The international airport, Scotland’sbusiest, serves over 120 destinations
worldwide. Rail links run all over theUK, with more than 20 daily trains
running between Edinburgh andLondon taking just over four hours.
Edinburgh is also easily accessedby car from Scotland’s motorway
network.

Scotland is a beautiful country wellknown for its dramatic scenery ofmountains and valleys, rolling hills,
green fields and forests, and rugged
coastline. While everyone knows
the Highlands for this, Scotland isbeautiful in the Lowlands, islands
and the flat lands of the North-East
as well.
www.visitscotland.com

Transport in the city itself is simple:
buses, trams and taxis are inplentiful supply. Once in the city
centre the majority of attractions,hotels and venues can be reachedon foot in under 15 minutes.
www.edinburgh.org

3Organized by

The One Health Platform is a strategic
forum of stakeholders and a One Healthreference network that aims to enhance
our understanding of zoonoses,
emerging infectious diseases andantimicrobial resistance, including theecological and environmental factors
which impact on these diseases.

The One Health Platform engages
in collaborative partnerships withexisting international governmental andnon-governmental organizations andinstitutions to set up a framework for
information-sharing, cooperation andawareness raising activities.

T H E O N E H E A LT H P L AT F O R M
N E T WO R K

A N N U A L WO R L D
O N E H E A LT H DAY C A M PA I G N

www.onehealthplatform.com

Celebrated annually on 3 November
SCIENTIFIC
ADVISORYBOARD

www.onehealthday.com

INDUSTRYADVISORY
BOARD
GOVERNMENTSGROUPEDITORIALBOARD
ONE HEALTHOUTLOOKEARLY CAREERRESEARCHERSCIRCLE

INTERNATIONALONE HEALTHCOALITIONI N T E R N AT I O N A L O N E H E A LT H COA L I T I O NSouthern African
Centre for Infectious
Disease Surveillance4Southern African
Centre for Infectious
Disease Surveillance
The University has world-leading
expertise in Animal and Human
Health, Agri-food and Environmental
sciences; Earth Observation, Carbon
Management and Geosciences – allcentral to the study of One Health.
Alongside applied researchfeeding into the suite of online
bespoke educational programmes
specifically designed for Low andMiddle income country students
the Academies support a number ofcommunities of practice throughout
the world through partnerships
between a huge alumni network,
current students, businesses, NGOs
and national Government andEducation partners. The Global
Health Academy is made up ofa wide network of experts fromwithin the University of Edinburgh,
throughout the UK and across theworld and has One Health as itscore focus (https:// www.ed.ac.uk/
global-health/research/projectpro les/ one-health). Within theAcademy research into threatsand pathways of specific diseases
and states and stages of health,is complemented by a focus on
health system strengthening andan emphasis on wellness and wholehealth.
The One Health agenda is reflectedin their academic structure, whichplaces Human and Animal Health
together within their College ofMedicine and Veterinary Medicine.
This encourages comparative andinterdisciplinary research andeducation at all levels, and includes
their innovative postgraduate

programmes in One Health, Global
Health and Infectious Diseases,
Global Challenges, Global eHealth,International Animal Health,Conservation Medicine andScience Communication and PublicEngagement. EID - (Edinburgh
Infectious Diseases http://www.
eid.ed.ac. uk) - brings together
over 170 Principal Investigators andover 860 active researchers acrossthe spectrum of infectious diseasescience and clinical medicine at
Edinburgh, including a key focus on
antimicrobial resistance.

The African Centre of Excellence for
Infectious Diseases of Humans andAnimals in Eastern and Southern
Africa has the aim to harness
innovation in science and technology
in order to improve sub-SaharanAfrica’s capacity to detect, identifyand monitor infectious diseasesof humans and animals and theirinteractions in order to better
manage the risk posed by them.
www.sacids.org

As a global facing University they
have vibrant One Health and global
health partnerships nationallyand internationally, including theUniversity of Sydney, UC Davis, ILRI
(International Livestock ResearchInstitute), IITA (InternationalInstitute of Tropical Agriculture),
CIMMYT (International Maize andWheat Improvement Center)and the University of Rwanda
with a strong emphasis for
ensuring that, together,
they work to improve healthand livelihoods in LMIC
countries, focusing at themoment across sub-SaharanAfrica.
The University is running a new
biomedical science programme withZhejiang University in China andhas established links with Hokkaido
University in Japan and Kerala
Veterinary and Animal Sciences
University in India.
www.ed.ac.uk

5The topics
The Congress themes address the topics of the White
Paper that was developed during the 5th International
One Health Congress, June 2018, Saskatoon, Canada.
Additional topics are included in the 6th WOHC20 edition.

CURRENT TOPICS (WORK IN PROGRESS)

Addressing zoonotic diseases at theanimal-human-ecosystem interface:prioritization of the threats / research
agendaRisk assessment, preparedness andcontrol programmes
Combatting zoonotic diseases at thesource / towards eradication concepts
Zoonoses and their potential impact as
mass destruction bio weapons
Disaster Risk Reduction
Strengthening Public Health Security
Reducing AMR - challenges where policy
meets science

Vaccination as a tool in AMR
Neglected Zoonotic Diseases inResource Poor countries andMarginalized communities
Vaccines and control of vaccine
preventable diseases: where are thegaps and what is on the horizon?
Challenges in vaccine development
Lifelong vaccination
Communication strategies and publicengagement
Funding policies and funding
opportunities for One Health
Food safety
EcohealthSocial sciences

6Programme tracks

2 PARALLEL PROGRAMME TRACKS

2 PARALLEL PROGRAMME TRACKS

1 PARALLEL PROGRAMME TRACK

Following the 5 successful editionsof the One Health Congress, the One
Health Platform and the Universityof Edinburgh will capitalize on thegrowing interest and belief in an
integrated approach to solving
global health threats. Global disease
events, like the outbreaks of Ebola
and Nipah virus, have underpinned
the increasing impact of zoonotic
diseases on human and animal
health. It has also become clearthat changes in the environment,
like population growth and climatechange, impact heavily on animaland human health. The 6th WOHC
will evaluate the most imminent
potential hazards from various
perspectives. Urgent issues like foodsafety, water security and integrityof the environment will be high on
the Congress agenda. World experts
will include the social and cultural
determinants of One Health.

Antimicrobial resistance had
emerged as a health issue in thelast decades, but only in the last
couple of years has there been anunderstanding that we are facing
a post-antibiotic era, in which
common infections and minorinjuries, which have been treatablefor decades, can once again kill.
Misuse and overuse of antibiotics
in both humans and agriculture are
the basis of the emergence of AMR.
Whilst raising awareness of AMR is
an important issue, new antibiotics
need to be developed. World
experts will elaborate on the use ofantibiotics and the surge of AMR infood animals and humans, and scan
the horizon for new antibiotics andantivirals in a true One Health spirit.

The Science Policy Interface
reflects our strong belief in theneed for a dialogue between
the scientific and policy-making
communities. Interaction andexchange are necessary to ensure
the effective role of science inpublic policy making and toenhance the accessibility ofscientific knowledge for policy
makers. It is of utmost importancethat international institutions andgovernment agencies, NGO’s andother organisations share theirscientific and /or policy knowledge,
practise and expertise in the One
Health arena. This programme track
brings science and policy together,knowledge and expertise are sharedin order to stir the debate about
solutions for major One Healthissues. Special attention will go
to public health security and thediscussion about how international
public health action can build asafer future for humanity.

KEYWORDS:

KEYWORDS:

KEYWORDS:#AMR #environmental
impact #genomic
epidemiology #reallife applications#whole genome
sequencing#prevalence#surveillance #novel
strategies #alternative
approaches #rapid
diagnostics#impact #policy makers#one health crises#animal-humanecosystem interface#challenges #publichealth security#disaster risk reduction#making one healthoperational #social
sciences #funding
policies#surveillance#early detection#social sciences#pathogenesis#drivers #emerging
diseases #vaccines#ecohealth #discovery#diagnostics#intervention#strategies

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F E L LOWS H I P F U N D

U N I V E R S I T Y LO U N G E

The World One Health Congress actively
encourages the careers of promisingresearchers. The One Health Platformtherefore established a One Health
Fellowship Fund to provide fellowships toyoung scientists, with special attention
for promising scientists from resourcechallenged countries. The call is open toparticipants from all over the globe. Criteria
and information about selection procedure isto be found on www.onehealthplatform.com

Participate in the University Lounge of the 6th
World One Health Congress and demonstrate
your academic institution’s dedication to One
Health, engage with other leading universities
and share information on courses, post-doc
positions and consortia.

CO N G R E S S S C H E D U L E
Wednesday 17 June 2020

Sunday 14 June 2020
Registration day

7:30 - 9:00

SIDE MEETINGS

9:15 - 10:15

KEYNOTE LECTURES

10:15 - 10:45

Coffee break

Monday 15 June 2020
13:15 - 14:45

SPECIAL PLENARY SESSION

15:00 - 16:30

SPECIAL PLENARY SESSION

16:45 - 18:15

SPECIAL PLENARY SESSION

18:30 - 20:00

OPENING CEREMONY

20:00 - 22:00

Welcome reception

Tuesday 16 June 2020
7:30 - 9:00

SPECIAL PLENARY SESSION

9:15 - 10:15

KEYNOTE LECTURES

10:15 - 10:45

Coffee break

10:45 - 12:30

PARALLEL SESSIONS

10:45 - 12:30

SPECIAL PLENARY SESSIONPARALLEL SESSIONS

12:30 - 14:00
14:00 - 15:45
15:45 - 16:15
16:15 - 18:00

SPECIAL PLENARY SESSIONPARALLEL SESSIONS

Coffee break
PARALLEL SESSIONS

18:00 - 19:30

SPECIAL PLENARY SESSION

19:30 - 21:00

Poster networking session

Thursday 18 June 2020
7:30 - 9:00

12:30 - 14:00

SPECIAL PLENARY SESSION

14:00 - 15:45

Parallel sessions

15:45 - 16:15

Coffee break

16:15 - 18:00

PARALLEL SESSIONS

18:00 - 19:30
20:00 - 23:00

KEYNOTE LECTURES YOUNG ONE HEALTH session

10:00 - 10:30

Coffee break

10:30 - 12:15

PARALLEL SESSIONS

12:15 - 13:45

Late Breakers And Closing Ceremony

13:45 - 14:30

Lunch

SPECIAL PLENARY SESSION

Networking Congress Dinner

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SPECIAL PLENARY SESSION

9:00 - 10:00

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