"One Health: connecting science and public policies"

The “One Health: connecting science and public policies” conference, which will take place on 4 November at 5:00 p.m. at Casa Convalescència, will bring together representatives of the administration and specialists from the UAB and other institutions to study the challenges of global health and the incorporation of the One Health approach into public policies. Participants will include officials from the Ministries for Public Health, Agriculture, Livestock and Ecological Transition of the Government of Catalonia, in addition to UAB lecturers and researchers.

Programme:

5:00 p.m. Institutional welcome

5:20 p.m. The origin and evolution of the One Health concept
Maria dels Àngels Calvo Torras, president of the Academy of Veterniary Science
of Catalonia and emeritus lecturer of the UAB Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

5:30 p.m. Roundtable: Global Health Challenges
Enric Mateu de Antonio, professor of the Department of Health and Animal Anatomy of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, UAB, and president of the Organising Committee of the IPRRS 2026.
Speakers:
• Jacobo Mendioroz Peña, deputy director-general for surveillance and response to public health emergencies. Public Health Agency of Catalonia.
• Joan Pino Vilalta, professor in the Department of Animal Biology, Plant Biology and Ecology at the UAB. Director of the Centre for Ecological Research and Forestry Applications (CREAF_UAB).
• Laila Darwich Soliva, professor and director of the Department of Animal Health and Anatomy of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, UAB.

6:30 p.m. From Theory to Practice: public policies as a driver of health
Building a modern public health system: presentation of the guide on implementing the One Health approach in public policies
Speaker: Maite Martín Ibáñez, UAB lecturer and president of the One Health Platform

Roundtable: One Health in public policies
Pau Solanilla, member of the Public Sector in Harmon Corporate Affairs.
Speakers:
• Esteve Fernández Muñoz, secretary of Public Health. Department of Health of the Government of Catalonia.
• Rosa Altisent i Rosell, director general of Agriculture and Livestock of the Government of Catalonia.
• Jordi Sargatal i Vicens, secretary of Ecological Transition. Ministry for Territory, Housing and Ecological Transition of the Government of Catalonia.

7:30 p.m. Closing speech