Professor Ab Osterhaus, chair of the One Health Platform about the response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The COVID-19 pandemic is rapidly escalating globally and putting an enormous strain on medical and other front-line health and community services everywhere. It seems very wrong and irresponsible for us to continue to plan on holding the 6th World One Health Congress in Edinburgh in June, and potentially place you and all our delegates at risk of infection.

The #WOHC2020 Organising Committee has therefore decided to re-schedule the Congress, and now plans to hold it from 30 October to 3 November 2020 instead, ending most appropriately on the annual One Health Day. We hope you will all remain safe and well in the intervening period, and we look forward to welcoming you to Edinburgh for an exciting and informative 6th World One Health Congress on 30 Oct-3 Nov 2020.

Zoonotic diseases, or zoonoses, are on the rise. That may first bring to mind exotic diseases like Ebola, but the reality is that many zoonotic infections happen closer to home, often during everyday activities.

Increasing AMR R&D coordination and collaboration on the global One Health stage cannot be achieved independently or in isolation. To begin this journey with a shared sense of purpose from all relevant AMR R&D stakeholders, the Global AMR R&D Hub has developed a draft Collaboration Framework.

Diseases know no borders: as global trade and travel expands, zoonoses are increasingly posing concerns worldwide. No country is exempt from an emergency and the Tripartite Zoonoses Guide helps them to be prepared.