from more than 120 countries and 26 international and regional organizations attended the International Ministerial Conference on Avian and Pandemic Influenza in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. During this meeting, the joint strategic framework was officially released recommended One Health as a feasible approach and a strategy for fighting avian influenza and other infectious diseases, one that focuses infectious disease control in areas where animals, humans, and ecosystems meet.Lonnie King, then Director of CDCs National Center for Zoonotic, Vector-Borne, and Enteric Diseases, 2009Established a One Health office at CDC. The office was created as a point of contact for external animal health organizations and to maximize external funding opportunities. Since that time, the role of the One Health office has expanded to include supporting public health research that furthers theOne Health concept, facilitating the exchange of data and information among researchers across disciplines and sectors.The United States Agency for International Development (2009)Launched the emerging pandemic threats (EPT) program. The program\'s purpose is to ensure a coordinated, comprehensive international effort to prevent the emergence of diseases of animal origin that could threaten human health. The EPT program draws on expertise from across the animal and human health sectors to build regional, national, and local One Health capacities for early disease detection, laboratory-based disease diagnosis, rapid disease response and containment, and risk reduction.The Public Health Agency of Canada\'s Center for Food-Borne, Environmental, and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, 16--19 March 2009Hosted the One World, One Health Expert Consultation in Winnipeg, Manitoba. This technical meeting was held to further discuss the 'One