Since its launch, BeOH has organised several events and activities, all of which are listed below, in reverse chronological order.
2025 – EVENT ‘ECOSYSTEMS IN THE BALANCE’
This two-day event took place in Brussels on 22 and 23 January 2025. It addressed human, animal, and environmental health issues, focusing on the role of environmental factors influencing possible pathways of infectious disease emergence, and on prevention, early warning mechanisms and effective preparedness solutions.
Visit the event webpage to see the programme, download the presentations, and access the report of the event.
2024 - BELGIAN ONE HEALTH WORKSHOP ‘INNOVATION’
A One Health workshop on Innovation was organised on 29 January 2024. The workshop’s goal was to brainstorm on the potential of using existing and new sensors and their data to monitor and surveil new and existing pathogens in wastewater and air. It gathered scientists from several universities, scientific institutes such as Sciensano, and people from industry with relevant expertise.
Visit the event webpage to see the programme and download the presentations.
2023 - PREZODE WORKSHOP 2: BELGIAN ONE WORLD, ONE HEALTH VISION
The Belgian PREZODE Expert Group with support from the Belgian Biodiversity Platform, the FPS Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment and Sciensano, has organised a second workshop (online) on preventing the emergence of zoonotic diseases. The workshop gathered experts in the fields of environment, animal health, human health, science policy, and scientific research. The outcome of the first Workshop and the strategic agenda of PREZODE served as a basis for the discussion.
See the event webpage for all details.
2023 - PREZODE WORKSHOP 1: BELGIAN ONE WORLD, ONE HEALTH VISION
The Belgian PREZODE Expert Group with support from the Belgian Biodiversity Platform , FPS Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment and Sciensano held a workshop to discuss a national One World One Health Vision for Belgium. This workshop aimed to form a basis for a vision for One World One Health in Belgium, with a focus on the emergence of zoonotic diseases. We invited experts from across sectors including biodiversity, human health, veterinary science, climate change, science policy, and scientific research, to attend and contribute towards this One Health vision.
See the event webpage for all details.
2021 - JOINING BELGIAN FORCES FOR A ONE HEALTH GREEN DEAL
In 2021, a coordinated One Health approach across sectors was urgently needed. As the COVID-19 pandemic was still going strong, and climate disasters were known to affect vital determinants of health—clean air, safe drinking water, sufficient food and secure shelter—the Belgian One Health network (BeOH) organised a virtual conference on how the EU Green Deal could be best supported in Belgium from a One Health perspective. The Belgian Biodiversity Platform takes you through the highlights of the event.
Visit the event webpage to see the programme and watch the recording of the conference.
2020 - SURVEY ON COVID-19 VISION
The COVID-19 pandemic was one of the most important crises in Belgium and Europe since WWII. To avoid new systemic shocks—whether environmental, health, or other nature—we needed a broader vision and a long-term strategy that jointly addresses socio-economic, environmental and health challenges and can make the post-crisis society and economy more resilient, sustainable and fair. At the same time, the Green Deal is the new EU growth strategy that aims to transform the EU into a fair and prosperous society, with a modern, resource-efficient and competitive economy.
In the summer of 2020, a survey was organised among the Belgian One Health community on their COVID-19 experiences. This information was presented as key overall lessons from the COVID-19 crisis in the report: 'Lessons learnt from COVID-19, results of a Belgian One Health survey'.
2019 - BELGIAN ONE HEALTH LAUNCH EVENT
The launch event of the BeOH network took place on 5 November 2019 at Sciensano's premises, in Tervuren.
For more information, visit the event webpage (programme and presentations), read the event report, or view the pictures of the day.
2016 - EUROPEAN ONE HEALTH / ECO-HEALTH WORKSHOP
This workshop explored the interconnections between biodiversity, ecosystems, and human health through the One Health and EcoHealth frameworks, bringing together experts from science, policy, and practice to share experiences, build bridges across disciplines, and identify key opportunities and challenges for integration. It aimed to support global and European ambitions under the CBD-WHO recommendations by fostering dialogue and formulating collective lessons and next steps.
See the event webpage for more details.