Table 1.
Overview of governance, responsibilities, and diseases from the Group of 20 nations with visible One Health initiatives
| G20 Country | Governance Description | Responsibilities | Diseases |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | Unit called National Institute of Tropical Medicine within the National Administration of Laboratories and the Institutes of Health. Founded in 2011. | Research, Capacity Building, Advisory, Risk communication, Surveillance | Zoonoses, Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vector-borne, AMR |
| Australia | Inter-ministerial coordination from Centre for Disease Control with ministries of Agriculture, Environment, and State. | Coordination, Capacity Building, Risk Communication | Zoonoses, Food Safety, Environmental |
| Brazil | Technical Group of One Health within the Ministry of Health. Established by legislation in 2024. | Capacity building, coordination, Advisory, Research | Zoonoses, Pandemic prevention, food safety, AMR, Environmental |
| Canada | Inter-ministerial coordination as part of the Federal Health Portfolio | Surveillance, Coordination, Research, Capacity building, Risk communication | AMR, Zoonoses, Food Safety, Environmental |
| France | Inter-ministerial coordination within the Ministry of Health | Coordination, Research, Surveillance | Antimicrobial Resistance |
| Germany | Distributed responsibilities among several agencies and government institutes (e.g. Robert Koch Institute, Friedrich Loeffler Institute) | Research, Coordination | Antimicrobial Resistance |
| India | Unit called National One Health Mission within Department of Health Research, established in 2024. | Capacity building, Coordination, Capacity Building, Surveillance | Pandemic prevention, antimicrobial resistance, zoonoses |
| Italy | Department of Human Health, Animal Health, and Ecosystem (One Health) and International Relations within the Ministry of Health, established in 2023. One Health Group in the Institute for Superior Health. | Research, Capacity Building, Surveillance, Coordination | Food Safety, Zoonoses, Environmental |
| Japan | Inter-ministerial coordination between Ministries of Health, Agriculture, and Environment. Activities began in 2015. | Surveillance, Interventions, Risk communication, Coordination | Zoonoses, Food Safety, Vector-bone |
| Mexico | Inter-ministerial coordination between health agencies of human health, food safety, animal health, and environmental health. | Coordination | Zoonoses |
| South Korea | Unit called One Health AMR within National Institute of Health | Research, coordination, capacity building | Antimicrobial Resistance |
| United States | One Health Office within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and coordinates with Departments of Agriculture, Environment, and Interior. Founded in 2009 by legislation. | Coordination, Capacity Building, Advisory, Risk communication, surveillance | Zoonoses, pandemic preparedness, antimicrobial resistance |
| European Union | Inter-ministerial task force | Research, coordination, capacity building | None specified |