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By the Infectious Disease Alliance (IDA) When we look at the state of global health today, the statistics are staggering: 3.7 billion people currently lack adequate infectious disease services. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is accelerating at an alarming rate, and the threat of the next global pandemic looms larger than ever. We know the threats. We have the medical science to combat them. So why are we still falling behind? Across the 13 specialized committees of the Infect

The health of humans, animals, plants, and our environment are not competing priorities—they are a single, fragile web. When one part of the system is threatened, we all are. Yet, as we face escalating threats from antimicrobial resistance (AMR), climate-driven diseases, and zoonotic spillovers, Europe’s policy landscape remains dangerously fragmented. Data is trapped in silos. Policies are reactive instead of preventive. We cannot solve the interconnected crises of the 21st

On 7 November 2025, Infectious Disease Alliance (IDA) organised the Nordic One Health Dialogue (NOHD)  in Copenhagen, Denmark. Held the day after the WHO/Europe–Danish Government International One Health Conference, the Dialogue brought together policymakers, researchers, and civil society representatives to discuss how the Nordic region can strengthen its contribution to the global One Health agenda. Objectives of the Dialogue Prioritise One Health in Nordic official develo