One Health
One Health is an essential concept and practice for the longevity of human life on Earth. Understanding how to work in conjunction with animals and the environment, not only on a local level but at a global level, is key to global environmental sustainability.
One Health is the concept that human, animal, and environmental health are interdependent and must be addressed together to solve global health challenges.
What is One Health?
One Health is a collaborative, multisectoral, and transdisciplinary approach — working at the local, regional, national, and global levels — with the goal of achieving optimal health outcomes, recognizing the interconnection between people, animals, plants, and their shared environment.
More than 60% of existing infectious diseases and 75% of emerging infectious diseases are zoonotic — originating in animals before spreading to humans. The One Health approach recognizes that addressing these threats requires coordinated effort across all three health domains.
Why One Health Matters
-
Emerging infectious diseases
Many of the most significant public health threats in recent years, such as Ebola, Zika, and COVID-19, have emerged from animal populations. Understanding the connections between animal and human health enables us to better prevent, detect, and respond to these threats.
-
Antibiotic resistance
Antibiotic resistance is a growing public health threat caused in part by the overuse of antibiotics in human and veterinary medicine, as well as livestock farming. One Health enables a coordinated response across sectors.
-
Environmental health
Climate change, pollution, and habitat destruction have significant impacts on the health of both humans and animals. By taking a One Health approach, we can better understand and address these complex health challenges.
-
Interdisciplinary collaboration
One Health emphasizes collaboration across public health, veterinary medicine, ecology, and environmental science to effectively address complex health challenges.
The Key Tenets of One Health
Healthy People
Human health depends on animal and environmental health. Infectious diseases that originate in animals can spread to humans, making surveillance across species essential.
Healthy Animals
Livestock and wildlife health impacts food safety and ecosystem stability. Monitoring animal populations for pathogens prevents outbreaks before they cross species.
Healthy Environment
Clean water, air, and soil are vital for all living things. Environmental monitoring detects contamination and vector-borne disease risks early.
How One Health Drives the Biomeme Mission
Biomeme's purpose is to create decentralized testing solutions that offer rapid results so researchers and clinicians can take proactive measures. Our field-deployable real-time PCR and isothermal platform brings laboratory-grade DNA/RNA analysis to the point of need — whether that's a hospital bed, a livestock pen, or a remote water source.
We have developed state-of-the-art molecular testing solutions for emerging infectious diseases like SARS-CoV-2, providing precise and dependable results. Our focus now is on advancing this technology further and exploring the potential of Host Response in diagnostics — enabling the real-time surveillance and rapid response that the One Health framework demands.
Our Approach to One Health, in Action
Human Health
Rapid diagnostics for infectious diseases including influenza, COVID-19, and respiratory pathogens — deployed at the point of care.
Animal Health
Testing for livestock pathogens, wildlife surveillance, and early detection of zoonotic threats before they jump species barriers.
Environmental Health
Water quality testing, vector-borne disease surveillance, and environmental contamination monitoring in field conditions.
Organizations Committed to One Health
Explore Our Solutions
See how Biomeme's mobile molecular testing platform supports the One Health mission across human, animal, and environmental health.
View Solutions