PREZODE

Subject: Science and Technology

Section: Biotechnology

Concept:

PREZODE (Preventing Zoonotic Disease Emergence) is an international One Health initiative supporting emergence risk reduction strategies for zoonotic infectious diseases,
It was launched in January 2021 during the One Planet Summit on Biodiversity organized by the French government.
It has more than 160 international partners, including 11 countries, signed. PREZODE has received support from the FAO and the President of the European Commission.
Partner Countries: Belgium, France, Mexico, Vietnam, Zimbabwe, Cambodia, Costa-Rica, Haïti, Senegal, Uruguay, and Commonwealth of Dominica.
Some of the Partnering Indian Universities, Research centers, National institutions : All India Institute of Medical Sciences, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, ICAR-National Institute of Veterinary Epidemiology & Disease Informatics Punjab Agricultural University etc.,
Itworkswith the ambition to understand the risks of emergence of zoonotic infectious diseases, to develop and implement innovative methods to improve prevention, early detection, and resilience in order to ensure rapid response to the risks of emerging infectious diseases of animal origin, while increasing biodiversity and fighting against poverty and food insecurity.
PREZODE will follow the recommendations of the forthcoming High-Level Expert Panel on One Health of the Tripartite

PREZODE will develop:

A framework for the international coordination of research and innovation projects and programs, of One Health monitoring networks, and of participatory projects with stakeholders;
A platform for sharing knowledge brought by past, current and future projects and capitalizing on experimentations across world regions; These activities will be performed in close collaboration with the One-Health High-Level Expert Panel announced on November 12th, 2020, at the Paris Peace Forum.
An online resource center for decision-makers to enable public policies supporting emergence risk reduction strategies for zoonotic infectious diseases.