One health governance: recent advances in Brazil

After the Covid-19 pandemic, the One Health approach has been highlighted, discussed, disseminated and incorporated into various initiatives and by various institutions around the world. In Brazil the One Health infrastructure has been developed in different ministries focusing on specific health problems that require joint actions. With the inauguration of the new elected government in 2023, a new ministerial structure was presented focused on sustainable development and social inclusion. Recently, the federal government established the Interinstitutional Technical Committee on One Health that aims at developing and supporting the implementation of the National Action Plan on One Health. We can say that One Health governance, once implemented effectively in Brazil, will not only allow early preparation and response to public health threats, but mainly a more in-depth approach to the complexity of the environment-human-animal relationship and to the anthropogenic impact on ecosystems over time.