UN officials call for holistic health approach amid crises

FOUR United Nations agencies on Monday called for global action to balance and optimize the health of people, animals and the environment as part of a new "One Health" approach.

This, after the heads of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the UN Environment Program (UNEP), the World Health Organization (WHO) and the UN-backed World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) came together in the face of multiple global emergencies — from the coronavirus to Ebola — continued threats of disease spillover between animals and humans, loss of biodiversity, and climate change.