National Conference with International Participation
„The "One Health" Approach – For Global Health Security””
3rd Edition
Republic of Moldova
November 20–21, 2025
The One Health Concept
Globally, the One Health concept constitutes a strategy aimed at expanding interdisciplinary collaboration and communication across all facets of healthcare regarding humans, domestic animals, and wildlife. These domains can no longer be addressed in isolation; rather, they require a unified approach.
One Health encompasses not only concerns regarding diseases manifesting in humans and animals but also factors related to lifestyle, diet, and physical activity, as well as the impact of various human-animal interactions and environmental exposures that may affect both populations. Achieving the desired outcomes requires public education aimed at raising awareness of risk factors and the benefits of prevention. Furthermore, effective communication and mutual understanding between patients and healthcare providers are essential.
The 3rd National Conference with International Participation
The ‘One Health’ Approach – For Global Health Security” is organized by the Biosafety and Biosecurity Association of the Republic of Moldova, in collaboration with the National Agency for Public Health, “Nicolae Testemițanu” State University of Medicine and Pharmacy, and the World Health Organization (WHO) Country Office in the Republic of Moldova, with the technical support of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the financial support of the Pandemic Fund project.
The event seeks to promote the integrated ‘One Health’ approach, to facilitate interdisciplinary dialogue, and to strengthen national and international cooperation across the fields of public health, veterinary medicine, food safety, and environmental protection, with the goal of preventing and combating global health threats.
Human Health
In 1946, the WHO defined health as “a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity,” with the subsequent addition of “the ability to lead a socially and economically productive life.”
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Animal Health
In 2008, the OIE defined animal welfare as follows: an animal is in a good state of welfare if it is healthy, comfortable, well nourished, safe, able to express innate behaviour, and if it is not suffering from unpleasant states such as pain, fear, and distress.
Plant and Environmental Health
Environmental health refers to those aspects of human health, including quality of life, that are determined by physical, biological, socio-economic, and psycho-social factors in the environment. The interrelationship between humans and the environment is a matter of concern for medicine; specifically, when an ecological system is in a state of equilibrium, the health status of the population prevails.
Conferința națională cu participare internațională
„One Health approach - achievements and challenges”
Ediția a II-a
Chișinău, Republica Moldova
23-24 noiembrie 2025