EPI-WIN digest 64 - Strengthening One Health multisectoral collaboration through the National Bridging Workshop (NBW)

The National Bridging Workshop (NBW) Program is a Tripartite (WHO, FAO, WOAH) program focusing on the workshops sensus stricto and the subsequent implementation of the resulting NBW Roadmaps in countries, to strengthen multisectoral collaboration at the human-animal-environment interface. The NBW workshop is three-day event bringing together 50-120 national participants from public health, animal health and environment sectors, working at different levels in the country. The objective is to discuss and evaluate their current collaboration, identify how to improve it, and develop a joint consensual roadmap across the three sectors. Implementation of the roadmaps is closely monitored by ‘NBW Catalysts’, which community of practice continues to grow. The NBW workshops have been conducted in more than 60 countries to date, and 20 catalysts are currently active.