In 2004, a framework to reduce the risk of infectious diseases at the Animal-HumanEcosystem interface was developed by United Nations agencies and in 2010, FAO, OIE and WHO developed their strategy to meet this new challenge. Located in the Congo Basin region, considered as high potential risk for emergence of pandemia, Cameroon has no other choice but to implement its "One Health" national strategy.

The "One Health" concept is a coherent, comprehensive and preventive approach for protection of human health, purposed to strengthen links between animal health, human health and ecosystem health.

This concept not only limited to zoonoses, includes all issues affecting public health (antimicrobial resistance and food safety).

The National Program for the Prevention and Fight against Emerging and Re-emerging Zoonoses (Zoonoses Program) was created by administrative Order No. 28/CAB/PM of 14 April 2014, creating, organising and functioning of the National Program for the Prevention and Fight against Emerging and Re-emerging Zoonoses by the Prime Minister, Head of Government is mandated to ensure the promotion and appropriation of the "one health" concept through a "multisectoral" and "multi-actor" approach in Cameroon; amongst other responsibilities.

At the institutional level, the Program is organised around three statutory organs

• the Steering committee ;
• the Technical Committee;
• the Permanent Secretariat.