What global One Health Community does

The global One Health Community (gOHC) is an independent, Belgium-registered non-profit organization founded in 2015 as the One Health Platform and rebranded to its current name in 2022. The organization functions as the principal global convening body for the One Health movement — the integrated, cross-sectoral approach linking human, animal, and environmental health — and its flagship activity is the biennial World One Health Congress (WOHC). The 8th WOHC, held in Cape Town in September 2024, drew 1,426 participants from 87 countries; the 9th edition is scheduled for Lisbon, Portugal from September 4-7, 2026. The Brussels secretariat (hosted at ADS Insight) is supported by a Management Board and a Scientific Advisory Board that includes globally recognized figures such as Rita Colwell, David Heymann, Ian Lipkin, Peter Daszak, Linfa Wang, and Ron Fouchier.

The core product is the WOHC congress series itself, structured around 12 scientific and policy themes — including antimicrobial resistance, zoonotic diseases, climate change, biodiversity, food systems, biosecurity, and governance — delivered through plenary sessions, parallel tracks, workshops, and a dedicated Science Policy Interface. Complementary products include the global One Health Community Fellowship Program (for early-career professionals), a Travel Fund subsidizing LLMIC and early-career participation, mailing list subscriptions, and content publishing through the One Health Outlook journal (Springer) and SPI session reports. The technology footprint is operational rather than proprietary: congress administration runs on Conftool, the website is built on Drupal, and outreach is conducted via LinkedIn, Facebook, X, Bluesky, and partner-network distribution.

Revenue is generated from two principal streams: tiered congress registration fees (€550 for reduced-fee categories; €970–€1,190 for regular delegates; €350–€500 for on-demand access) and institutional/corporate sponsorships and grants. Flagship supporters include Global Affairs Canada, the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Boehringer Ingelheim, WOAH, and a consortium of Portuguese academic partners for WOHC2026. The organization serves a hybrid customer base of researchers and academics, government policymakers (including Quadripartite organizations WHO/FAO/WOAH/UNEP), industry, early-career scientists, and LLMIC participants.

Name

global One Health Community

Legal name

global One Health Community

Website

https://globalohc.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Short description

The global One Health Community is a Belgium-based non-profit that convenes the biennial World One Health Congress, uniting scientists, policymakers, and industry across human, animal, and environmental health. It runs the congress, a Fellowship Program, and a Travel Fund, funded by registration fees and institutional sponsorships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Health Conference Organization

NAICS

Voluntary Health Organizations (813212), Other Similar Organizations (except Business, Professional, Labor, and Political Organizations) (81399)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

One Health & Zoonotic Disease Partnerships (Human–Animal–Environment) (HLAJAOAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Humanitarian Health Coordination & Emergency Response Partnerships (HLAJAOAI), Health Systems Strengthening & Global Health Technical Assistance (BPADAEAH)

Keywords

• Global health conferences
• One Health convening
• Zoonotic disease research
• Scientific event management
• Health policy forums

Headquarters

HQ city

Brussels

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Congress Registration Fees: Revenue generated from paid congress registrations. Regular delegates pay €970 (early) or €1,190 (full), while students, early career scientists, LLMIC participants, and ECEP participants pay €550 (early and full). On-demand access is €500 for regular delegates and €350 for reduced-fee categories.
2. Sponsorships and Support: The organization receives financial and in-kind support from institutional partners, foundations, and corporate sponsors. Supporters include Global Affairs Canada, Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, Boehringer Ingelheim, Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, and others. Sponsorship opportunities are offered at the congress, including exhibition spaces and branded sessions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The global One Health Community organizes the biennial World One Health Congress (WOHC), the flagship global convening for One Health stakeholders across human, animal, and environmental health. It runs a Fellowship Program for early-career professionals and a Travel Fund that subsidizes attendance for early-career scientists, entrepreneurs, and participants from low and lower-middle-income countries. The organization also coordinates science-policy interface activities and disseminates research outputs through the One Health Outlook journal partnership.

Product overview

The global One Health Community operates as a convening organization rather than a software product company. Its primary offering is the World One Health Congress (WOHC) series of events, which serve as the main platform for One Health knowledge dissemination, networking, and scientific exchange. The organization also manages the global One Health Community Fellowship Program, a Travel Fund for Early Career Scientists and participants from low/lower-middle-income countries, and provides a mailing list subscription service for updates. The core product is the biennial World One Health Congress, with the 9th edition scheduled for September 2026 in Lisbon.

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Products and services

• World One Health Congress (WOHC) A biennial international conference that brings together scientists, policymakers, and stakeholders to address One Health challenges spanning human, animal, and environmental health, covering topics including zoonotic diseases, antimicrobial resistance, climate change, biodiversity, food systems, governance, and biosecurity. The congress features plenary sessions, parallel tracks, workshops, poster sessions, and partner sessions.
• Travel Fund A grant program that subsidizes registration fees and travel expenses for eligible Early Career Entrepreneurs (aged 20-45), Early Career Scientists (PhD students within one year of completion, PhD holders within three years, and recent clinical qualification holders), and participants affiliated with organizations in low or lower-middle-income countries (per World Bank classification) to attend the World One Health Congress.
• Global One Health Community Fellowship Program A fellowship program supporting early-career professionals working in the One Health field, providing mentorship, networking, and professional development opportunities across human, animal, and environmental health disciplines.

Quantifiable outcome

• 1,426 participants from 87 countries attended the 8th World One Health Congress in Cape Town (2024)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

19 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• Global Affairs CanadaflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Global Affairs Canada is a key institutional supporter of the 9th World One Health Congress, organizing a partner session on 'Biosecurity and Health Security Threats' (SPS01). The partnership includes co-hosting side events such as the One Health in Tropical Settings training day for Lusophone countries.
• Gordon and Betty Moore FoundationflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation is a major institutional supporter of the 9th World One Health Congress, contributing to the funding and promotion of the event and its scientific program.
• Boehringer IngelheimcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026Boehringer Ingelheim, a leading animal health pharmaceutical company, supports the 9th World One Health Congress as a corporate sponsor, engaging with scientists and stakeholders through the congress platform.
• World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026WOAH is an institutional partner of the 9th World One Health Congress. WOAH representatives (including Chadia Wannous) participate as plenary speakers and session chairs. WOAH is part of the Quadripartite organizations driving the global One Health agenda.
• ICBAS - Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar (University of Porto)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026ICBAS serves as a local institutional partner for the 9th World One Health Congress in Lisbon, contributing to the Local Partner Committee and providing scientific program leadership (e.g., Adriano Bordalo e Sá as committee chair).
• Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical - NOVA University of LisboncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026This institute co-organizes a side event (One Health in Tropical Settings training day for Lusophone countries, September 3, 2026) and contributes to the Local Partner Committee (e.g., Ana Domingos, Carlos Gonçalo Das Neves).
• University of ÉvoracoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026The University of Évora serves as a local partner, contributing to the Local Partner Committee (Catarina Lavrador) and hosting the Master in One Health program jointly with NOVA University Lisbon.
• VSF Portugal (Veterinarians without Borders - Portugal)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026VSF Portugal (represented by Alice Matos as Local Partner Committee member) is an institutional partner contributing to the congress as part of the local partner network in Portugal.
• Calouste Gulbenkian FoundationcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026The Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation supports the 9th World One Health Congress, contributing to the diversity of funding and institutional backing for the event.
• BluesquareminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026Bluesquare, a digital health and data analytics company, supports the congress, with a representative presenting on interoperable data systems for One Health preparedness and surveillance.
• CABIminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026CABI (Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International) supports the congress and contributes presenters on topics including the OHSES research methods workshop and One Health topics.
• Global Strategy LabcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Global Strategy Lab contributes to the congress through Science Policy Interface sessions on AMR governance and One Health governance frameworks, with Geneviève Boily-Larouche and Arne Ruckert presenting.
• North America One Health University Network (NAOHUN)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026NAOHUN is a supporter of the 9th World One Health Congress, with Sid Thakur presenting on the North American One Health University Network.
• One Health OutlookcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026One Health Outlook, the official journal of the congress, publishes scientific highlights from WOHC2024 and serves as a platform for disseminating One Health research associated with the congress.
• Interdisciplinary Disease Collaboration on Respiratory Infections and NCDs (IDC)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026IDC supports the 9th World One Health Congress as a partner, organizing a partner session on respiratory infections and non-communicable diseases.
• Visit PortugalminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026Visit Portugal provides destination promotion support for the 9th World One Health Congress in Lisbon, contributing to the local tourism and hospitality ecosystem for the event.
• One Health InitiativecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024One Health Initiative is listed as a community partner of the global One Health Community, contributing to the broader ecosystem of One Health organizations.
• One Health CommissioncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024The One Health Commission is a community partner, collaborating with the global One Health Community on shared objectives of advancing the One Health approach globally.
• Health for AnimalscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Health for Animals is listed as a community partner, representing the animal health industry's contribution to the global One Health ecosystem and collaboration with the global One Health Community.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• One Health Commission: Independent US-based One Health advocacy and education organization that similarly convenes cross-sectoral stakeholders around human-animal-environment health. Listed as a community partner of global One Health Community, operating a directly comparable convening and outreach mission.
• One Health Initiative: Global One Health awareness and advocacy effort also listed as a community partner. Targets a similar audience of researchers, veterinarians, physicians, and policymakers and pursues overlapping goals of advancing One Health as a unified discipline.
• International Society for Infectious Diseases (ISID): Operates the International Congress on Emerging Infectious Diseases (ICEID) and publishes Emerging Infectious Diseases-adjacent content, providing a parallel scientific convening platform with overlapping infectious disease, zoonoses, and global health security themes.

Broad incumbents

• World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH): Intergovernmental standards body that is both an institutional partner of WOHC2026 and a member of the Quadripartite driving global One Health policy. WOAH runs its own global conferences and working groups, representing a larger, more established peer with overlapping agenda-setting influence.
• World Health Organization (WHO): UN specialized agency and Quadripartite member that shapes One Health policy and convenes its own scientific and policy meetings. WHO's One Health initiatives, including work with FAO, WOAH, and UNEP, are closely related to the global One Health Community's science-policy interface mandate.
• Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO): UN agency and Quadripartite member that links animal health, agriculture, and food systems under a One Health lens. FAO co-organizes One Health Joint Plan of Action activities that intersect directly with WOHC's programmatic themes.
• UN Environment Programme (UNEP): Fourth Quadripartite member and a key UN convener on environmental determinants of health, biodiversity, and zoonotic risk. UNEP's growing One Health portfolio places it in overlapping thematic and policy territory with global One Health Community.
• HealthforAnimals: Global animal health industry association that represents pharmaceutical and biotech companies engaged in One Health solutions. Listed as a community partner of global One Health Community and represents an industry-side convening peer in the same ecosystem.

Emerging players

• EcoHealth Alliance: Non-profit research and policy organization focused on the connections between wildlife, environmental change, and human health (including zoonotic spillover and pandemic prevention). Overlaps with WOHC's zoonoses, biodiversity, and preparedness themes and draws from a similar scientist-policymaker audience.

Regional players

• SACIDS Foundation for One Health: Southern African Centre for Infectious Disease Surveillance founded by Scientific Advisory Board member Mark Rweyemamu. Operates a regional One Health research and capacity-building network that complements global One Health Community's international congress with Africa-focused programs.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/worldonehealthcongress
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/global-one-health-community

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