Health in Benin: Cotonou hosts launch of the 11th edition of “One Health”

The 11th edition of World One Health Day was launched in Cotonou on November 3, 2026, under the theme “Unite sectors for the health of people, animals and ecosystems.” Littoral Prefect Gilbert Déou and Minister Georges Alé called for coordinated action in response to links between health, pollution, land degradation and climate change. Agriculture Minister Adin Yéton Bloukounon Goubalan recalled rabies vaccination campaigns underway since 2019, while Health Minister Benjamin Hounkpatin set the goal of zero human deaths from rabies in Benin by 2030.