The complex links between human, animal and environmental health require coordinated multidisciplinary and multipronged collaboration to address the threats from zoonotic diseases, and the global public health community needs to act decisively now.

This can be done through One Health - an integrated, unifying approach that aims to sustainably balance and optimize the health of people, animals and ecosystems – which is key to addressing zoonotic public health threats, environmental issues and neglected tropical diseases (NTDs).