INTRODUCTION
Non-communicable diseases (NCD) such as cardiovascular diseases, cancers, chronic respiratory diseases and diabetes are the leading causes of death and disability in the human population worldwide. NCD also significantly impact animal health and welfare. Environmental factors linked with NCD include pollution, climate change, biodiversity loss and the transformation of the food system.
On 26-27 January 2027, the Belgian One Health network (BeOH) is organising an event in Brussels on Ecosystem health & NCD prevention.
This is an in-person event, jointly organised by Sciensano, the Belgian Biodiversity Platform, and the Federal Public Service Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment. The working language will be English.
The event will include expert presentations and a poster session, followed by break-out groups and a panel discussion.
It is aimed at experts and stakeholders interested in intersectoral cooperation, but also reaches out to administrators and policy makers, e.g. working on health, environment, agriculture, urban planning, research funding,...
For more details, see the concept note.
SPEAKERS
- Full Professor of Hygiene // Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, Director of the School of Public Health // Rome, Italy
- Chair of the Mission Board on Cancer // European Commission
- Professor of Environmental Epidemiology and Exposome Science // Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences, Utrecht University and UMC Utrecht // Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Full Professor of Environment and Health // Catholic University Leuven, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Public Health and Primary Care // Leuven, Belgium
- Full Professor of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry // University of Antwerp, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Exposome Research Group // Wilrijk, Belgium
- Assistant Professor Marine Ecology // Ghent University // Ghent, Belgium
- Senior Researcher // Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences // Brussels, Belgium
- Professor of Food Policy and Climate // Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) Europe // Bologna, Italy
- Senior Researcher and Co-lead of the Health Opportunity Architecture Working Group // Heidelberg University, Faculty of Medicine, Heidelberg Institute of Global Health // Heidelberg, Germany
- Research Fellow // University of Oxford, Oxford Martin School, Department of Primary Care Health Sciences // Oxford, UK
- Senior Scientist Food Systems and Nutrition // Sciensano, Department of Public Health and Epidemiology // Brussels, Belgium
- Associate Professor of Agricultural Policy and Food Systems // Wageningen University, Department of Social Sciences, Public Administration and Policy // Wageningen, The Netherlands
- Professor in Environment, Health and Inequalities // University of Exeter, European Centre for Environment and Human Health and WHO Collaborating Centre on Natural Environments and Health // Exeter, UK
- Change manager // Federal Public Service Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment, Directorate General Environment // Brussels, Belgium
- PhD Researcher // KU Leuven, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Division of Forest, Nature and Landscape // Leuven, Belgium
- Team Leader Emerging Health Threats and One Health Approach // Digital Health Unit, EMBRACE, Joint Research Centre (JRC), European Commission // Varese, Italy
- Co-chair of the IPBES Nexus Assessment
- Principal Natural Capital Scientist and Professor of Land and Water Modelling // UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) // United Kingdom
- Co-director // Centre for Excellence in Environmental Data Science (UKCEH and Lancaster University) // Lancaster, United Kingdom
Further information on registration and poster submission will follow soon.
We are looking forward to welcoming you at the event !
This event is registered as "One Health Day" event, an initiative of the One Health Commission and the One Health Initiative Autonomous pro bono team to promote One Health around the world.