𝘐𝘯 𝘢 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘰𝘧 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴’ 𝘮𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩, 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘴, 𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘨𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘖𝘯𝘦 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩 𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘶𝘮 2025 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰-𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴-𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯.
Organized by Culion Foundation, Inc. and Corus International, and supported by the Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP), League of Corporate Foundations, and Makati Business Club, the forum spotlighted the One Health approach, a framework recognizing the interconnectedness of human, animal, and environmental health.
Held at I’M Hotel in Makati on last 16th of July, the event brought together key players from sectors including health, agriculture, biodiversity, telecommunications, and academia. The forum featured a keynote by Health Secretary Dr. Teodoro Herbosa, who emphasized the urgency of institutionalizing One Health, considering climate-sensitive diseases, antimicrobial resistance (AMR), and pandemic threats.
Recent data placing the Philippines at the top of the 2024 World Risk Index underscored the forum’s timeliness. Increases in leptospirosis, dengue, and food insecurity, exacerbated by climate disasters like Typhoon Aghon, have strained communities and revealed gaps in existing systems.
Two-panel discussions explored both national risks and private sector roles. Speakers from the Department of Health, ADB, WHO, MSD, PLDT-Smart, Ateneo, and PBSP shared perspectives on integrated strategies, investments in digital and green infrastructure, workforce training, and research. Table discussions enabled participants to map out practical pathways for collaboration.
The forum concluded with a call to action from CFI Executive Director Eugenio M. Caccam, Jr., urging stakeholders to embrace the One Health framework as a national priority. He and other leaders stressed the need to move from siloed initiatives to shared value creation, anchored in coordination, collaboration, commitment, and co-ownership.
As the Philippines faces converging threats—from climate change to disease outbreaks—the forum served as a platform to transform shared risks into shared solutions, laying the groundwork for more resilient and inclusive health systems.
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