Between 25-28 June 2024, over 60 participants attended the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) NBW. The workshop was jointly organized by the Ministries of Public Health, Hygiene and Social Welfare, Fisheries and Livestock, Environment and Sustainable Development, and Agriculture and Food Security, in partnership with WHO, WOAH and FAO. Representatives from the US Agency for International Development, RESOLVE, and Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also attended.

As in many previous NBWs, the workshop in DRC was highly appreciated, as participants developed a joint roadmap of achievable objectives and related activities to strengthen intersectoral collaboration to manage zoonotic diseases and other health events at the human-animal-environment interface.

The key technical areas identified to strengthen effective collaboration in DRC include: coordination (at central, technical and local levels), education and training, surveillance and response, communication (with the media and stakeholders), laboratory and field investigation.