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Third One Health Summit Opens at Badr University With 250 Experts From Three Continents
October 19, 2026 at 08:57 AM · Updated 2h ago
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The third international One Health conference opened Monday at Badr University in Cairo, gathering some 250 experts to address food safety and veterinary innovation.
- The conference convened at Badr University with about 250 specialists, 50 of them international participants from three continents.
- Representatives of the World Health Organization's Eastern Mediterranean regional office attended, and the Egyptian Health Council met on the sidelines.
- Conference administrators announced the nomination of 25 research papers for publication in international peer-reviewed journals.
- The program includes student exchange activities and an innovation exhibition with supporting companies.
- Heba Moharros, WHO Eastern Mediterranean regional representative, told the summit that applying 'One Health' is a pressing necessity to counter epidemics, antimicrobial resistance and climate impacts.




