International One Health Symposium 2025

Session

Welcome Note

Oct 13, 2025, 1:00 PM

Hall "Berlin"

Conveners

Welcome Note

• Stephan Ludwig
• Rita Schwarzelühr-Sutter

185. Welcome Note: One Health Platform

Prof. Stephan Ludwig (One Health Platform Münster)

10/13/25, 1:00 PM

Oral presentation

Ladies and Gentlemen,
We are delighted to welcome you to the second International One Health Symposium in Berlin under the overarching topic “Challenges in a rapidly changing environment”.

Following the further development of the German Research Platform for Zoonoses, which was founded in 2009, into the One Health Platform (OHP), we are delighted that the path to establishing an...

186. Welcome Note: Federal Ministries

Rita Schwarzelühr-Sutter (Federal Ministry for the Environment, Climate Action, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMUKN)), Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR), Federal Ministry of Health (BMG) , Federal Ministry of Defence (BMVg), Federal Minister of Agriculture, Food and Regional Identity (BMLEH), Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)

10/13/25, 1:05 PM

Oral presentation

Dear Ladies and Gentleman,

I am delighted to speak to you today on behalf of the Federal Environment Ministry and the five other federal ministries involved in the One Health research agreement.

Two years ago, the well-regarded German Research Platform for Zoonoses became the One Health Platform, broadening its focus beyond human and animal health to include environmental health. This...