UKRAINE BECOMES 57TH COUNTRY TO COMPLETE A NATIONAL BRIDGING WORKSHOP

A National Bridging Workshop (NBW) was held in Lviv, Ukraine, from 18-20 September 2024, bringing together 66 national participants from the human health, animal health, and environmental sectors. Over three days, participants engaged in an interactive, participatory process to assess the strengths and weaknesses of Ukraine's One Health collaboration across 16 key technical areas. The workshop culminated in the development of a joint, consensual and operational NBW Roadmap for One Health, outlining 12 objectives and 37 actionable activities to enhance future collaboration.

Participant feedback was overwhelmingly positive, with 100% expressing satisfaction with the workshop, 94% believe the workshop will significantly impact One Health collaboration in Ukraine, and 100% would recommend the NBW to other countries looking to improve their multisectoral collaboration at the human-animal-environment interface.