Belgian PREZODE Expert Group
Belgium joined the PREZODE initiative on October 29th, 2021. The Belgian PREZODE Expert Group was created on June 29th, 2022 and is open to public administrations and public scientific institutions but also to other Belgian PREZODE members as well as anyone interested in the prevention of zoonotic diseases.
The Group currently consists of representatives from the Flemish Region, the Walloon Region, the Brussels Capital Region, the Belgian Biodiversity Platform (BBPf), Belgian Science Policy (Belspo), FPS Health, Sciensano, FASFC, Institute of Tropical Medicine (ITG), Ghent University (UGent), Liège University (ULg), and the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS).
The PREZODE expert group is complemented with ad hoc representatives from other research organisations, stakeholders, and policy makers as required for its activities or topics discussed.
The mandate of the Belgian PREZODE Expert Group consists of
- mapping administrative, political and scientific actors, projects and initiatives contributing to the prevention and control of zoonotic outbreaks in Belgium and worldwide
- proposing a One World One Health vision for Belgium, based on the PREZODE Strategic Agenda and the results of the mapping exercise.
Activities
2024 – Exploration of the possibilities to implement the Policy Recommendations in Belgium (ongoing)
2023 – One World One Health Vision :
- Workshop 1 – March 8th, 2023
- Workshop 2 – June 30th, 2023
- Workshop 3 – October 6th, 2023
- Policy Recommendations