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ICBAS abre as portas à cidade para Dia One Health

Programa aberto à comunidade inclui apresentações de investigação, um debate sobre alterações climáticas e oficinas de ciência para crianças.

O que podem as algas fazer para tornar a aquacultura mais sustentável? Poderão as cianobactérias contribuir para a prevenção da doença de Alzheimer? E como poderão ser consideradas as relações entre os animais de companhia e a saúde humana no contexto clínico? Estas são algumas das perguntas que vão marcar a tarde de 7 de novembro, no Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar (ICBAS) da Universidade do Porto, para assinalar o Dia Internacional One Health.

A decorrer no Edifício Abel Salazar, o evento “Uma Saúde: Clima, Ciência e Futuro!” inicia-se às 15h00 com apresentações de projetos de investigação que cruzam diferentes áreas científicas e demonstram como a investigação pode contribuir para responder a questões atuais. A moderar esta sessão sobre “O Futuro da Ciência: Uma Saúde em Ação” estará Inês Almas, da Ciência Viva – Agência Nacional para a Cultura Científica e Tecnológica.

Às 17h00, o debate centra-se na “Saúde num Clima em Mudança” e contará com os contributos de Catarina Araújo, vice-presidente da Câmara Municipal do Porto, Francisco Ferreira, presidente da ZERO – Associação Sistema Terrestre Sustentável, e João Paulo Magalhães, vice-presidente da Associação Nacional de Médicos de Saúde Pública. Em discussão estarão os efeitos das alterações climáticas na saúde e a importância de respostas que articulem diferentes áreas de conhecimento e intervenção.

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Source: Notícias UP. Image: ICBAS.

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Neo discovers Planet Earth: now available in English

Originally published in 2025 by the One Health Office of the Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar (ICBAS) at the University of Porto, the children’s book Neo discovers Planet Earth aims to raise awareness among young readers of the importance of protecting human and animal health and the environment, highlighting how closely they are interconnected.

Throughout the story, Neo, a visitor from another planet, discovers, with Mia’s help, how people, animals and the environment depend on one another. Through everyday situations, such as vaccination, interacting with animals, using public transport and protecting natural spaces, the book introduces the principles of the One Health approach in a simple and accessible way.

Printed copies were distributed as part of the ‘One Health in Schools’ initiative, promoted by the One Health Office, and to patients and families at the Centro Materno-Infantil do Norte (CMIN) and visitors to the ULS Santo António Museum.

The story now reaches an international audience, with its translation into English and the free availability of digital editions in both Portuguese and English. This initiative expands access to the book and brings the One Health message to more children, families and communities.

Download the book for free:

– Portuguese: [O Neo descobre o Planeta Terra – PDF]

– English: [Neo Discovers Planet Earth – PDF]

Images: ICBAS and AE de Valadares.

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One Health: Climate, Science, and Future!

6th International One Health Day

On 7 November, ICBAS – Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar of University of Porto marks the International One Health Day with a public event inviting everyone to take part in scientific sessions, debates and workshops exploring the links between human, animal, plant and environmental health. 

The initiative will take place in the Abel Salazar Building (entrance via Rua Prof. Vicente José de Carvalho, 4050-623 Porto), and the programme includes:

  • 3:00 p.m. | The Future of Science: One Health in Action , science communication sessions featuring early-career researchers presenting projects on a wide range of topics, including aquaculture, Alzheimer’s disease and companion animals in primary healthcare.
  • 5:00 p.m. | Health in a Changing Climate, a round-table discussion aimed at encouraging reflection and debate on the effects that climate change is already having on human, animal and environmental health, the impacts expected in the future, and the measures that can help prevent and mitigate these effects.
  • 3:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. | Scientists for a Day: One Health Mission. Hands-on science workshops for children and young people, offering them the chance to be scientists for a day through fun and engaging experiments. Workshop for ages 6–10: Microorganisms on the Loose! Escape if You Can! | Workshop for ages 10-15: Pollution Detectives with Magic Plastic. 15 places per workshop.

Participation is free, but subject to prior registration and room capacity.

Registration for the roundtables here.

Registration for the children’s science workshops here.

Come and celebrate International One Health Day with your family and friends! While adults attend the talks and discussion, younger visitors can take part in workshops and become scientists for a day. An afternoon to discover, learn and experiment together!

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No próximo dia 29 de outubro terá lugar a primeira sessão do 4.º ciclo de Conversas One Health do ICBAS, que terá como tema: “Turismo: invasão sustentável?”, com intervenções de Adriano Bordalo e Sá (ICBAS) e de João Pardinha (PBS).

Data: 29 de outubro de 2026
Hora: 13h
Local: Biblioteca, Sala 2

Para tornar a conversa ainda mais acolhedora, oferecemos café. Convidamos todos a trazer a sua chávena, em alinhamento com o conceito One Health e com a nossa preocupação com a saúde do ambiente.

Turismo: invasão sustentável? | O turismo é um importante motor de desenvolvimento económico, promovendo o emprego, a valorização do património e o intercâmbio cultural. No entanto, o crescimento acelerado do setor levanta também desafios significativos. A pressão sobre os recursos naturais, a produção de resíduos, a poluição, a escassez de habitação, a sobrelotação dos espaços públicos e os impactos na qualidade de vida das comunidades locais são algumas das questões que marcam o debate atual. Importa ainda refletir sobre as implicações do turismo para a saúde humana, animal e do ambiente, numa perspetiva One Health, bem como sobre o papel das políticas públicas, do planeamento urbano e das escolhas individuais na construção de um modelo mais equilibrado. Nesta conversa, convidamos a uma reflexão informada sobre os benefícios e os desafios do turismo e sobre o que significa, na prática, um turismo verdadeiramente sustentável.

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One Health: Climate, Science, and Future!

6th International One Health Day

On 7 November, ICBAS – Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar of University of Porto marks the International One Health Day with a public event inviting everyone to take part in scientific sessions, debates and workshops exploring the links between human, animal, plant and environmental health. 

The initiative will take place in the Abel Salazar Building (entrance via Rua Prof. Vicente José de Carvalho, 4050-623 Porto), and the programme includes:

  • 3:00 p.m. | The Future of Science: One Health in Action , science communication sessions featuring early-career researchers presenting projects on a wide range of topics, including aquaculture, Alzheimer’s disease and companion animals in primary healthcare.
  • 5:00 p.m. | Health in a Changing Climate, a round-table discussion aimed at encouraging reflection and debate on the effects that climate change is already having on human, animal and environmental health, the impacts expected in the future, and the measures that can help prevent and mitigate these effects.
  • 3:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. | Scientists for a Day: One Health Mission. Hands-on science workshops for children and young people, offering them the chance to be scientists for a day through fun and engaging experiments. Workshop for ages 6–10: Microorganisms on the Loose! Escape if You Can! | Workshop for ages 10-15: Pollution Detectives with Magic Plastic. 15 places per workshop.

Participation is free, but subject to prior registration and room capacity.

Registration for the roundtables here.

Registration for the children’s science workshops here.

Come and celebrate International One Health Day with your family and friends! While adults attend the talks and discussion, younger visitors can take part in workshops and become scientists for a day. An afternoon to discover, learn and experiment together!

Programme:

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ICBAS took part in the 9th World One Health Congress

The Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar (ICBAS) of the University of Porto took part in the 9.º World One Health Congress, which took place in Lisbon from 4 to 7 September, bringing together an international community of researchers, professionals, policymakers and other stakeholders committed to advancing the One Health approach from 104 countries, with 1,300 participants and 800 presentations.

ICBAS was an institutional partner of the Congress and was represented on the Local Organising Committee, through its One Healthoffice. This involvement also extended to the organisation of the side event that preceded the Congress, dedicated to "Integrating One Health Approaches in Tropical Medicine". Held on 3 September, the training was delivered in Portuguese in collaboration with the Institute of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine of NOVA University Lisbon, the Global One Health Community and Global Affairs Canada.

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ICBAS hosted an international training programme on aquaculture from a One Health perspective

The Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar (ICBAS) of the University of Porto hosted the international training programme "Nano4Aquaculture: One Health Solutions" from 20 to 24 July. The programme was delivered as a Blended Intensive Programme (BIP) funded by Erasmus+ and organised within EUGLOH – the European University Alliance for Global Health. Dedicated to promoting innovative solutions for more sustainable aquaculture, the programme brought together students and academic staff around the One Health approach, fostering international and interdisciplinary collaboration.

After an initial online learning phase, the programme culminated in an intensive week of on-site activities at ICBAS, bringing together 18 master's and doctoral students from higher education institutions in the Czech Republic, Lithuania, Slovenia, Hungary and Spain.

Throughout the week, participants explored the challenges of sustainable aquaculture through an interdisciplinary approach that brought together veterinary, environmental and biomedical sciences with technological innovation. The programme included workshops, practical sessions, case studies, technical visits and collaborative teamwork, culminating in the presentation of the projects developed before an international panel.

Coordinated by Sofia A. Costa Lima, a researcher at ICBAS and member of the One Health Office, the course aimed to demonstrate how nanotechnology and other innovative solutions can help address the challenges facing aquaculture, while promoting animal health, human health and environmental sustainability.

According to the researcher, the programme provided “a unique opportunity to demonstrate, in practice, how chemistry can serve as the link between different fields of knowledge, such as biology, environmental science and engineering, brought together to address a real-world challenge: sustainable aquaculture through a genuine One Health approach.”

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The One Health Talks concluded at ICBAS with the topic 'vegetarian diets'.

“The dominant form of agriculture is not sustainable, nor compatible with our future. Yet we continue to live in denial.” These are the words of Margarida Silva, lecturer at the School of Biotechnology of the Catholic University of Portugal, guest speaker at the final session of the third cycle of the “One Health Talks”, hosted by ICBAS.

In a lecture moderated by ICBAS lecturer António Mira da Fonseca, the guest speaker addressed the importance of food choices for the planet’s sustainability: “It is not individual dietary choices that have an impact. There must be global measures supported by large-scale policies,” she argued.

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Source: Notícias UP. Image: Unsplash.

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One Health research brought together once again at ICBAS

The ICBAS One Health office held the third edition of the One Health PhD Forum on 16 June, an initiative dedicated to showcasing doctoral research developed by ICBAS students within One Health.

The meeting brought together around 80 participants, who presented their research projects and results in the form of short talk or poster pitch, contributing to knowledge sharing and to the strengthening of collaborative networks around One Health, which integrates the dimensions of human, animal and environmental health.

Read the full news here.

Source: Notícias UP. Image: ICBAS.

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No próximo dia 18 de junho terá lugar a última sessão do 3.º ciclo de Conversas One Health do ICBAS, que terá como tema: “As dietas vegetarianas são mesmo o futuro?”, com intervenções de António Mira da Fonseca (ICBAS, REQUIMTE, LAQV) e de Margarida Silva (ESB-UCP, CBQF).

Data: 18 de junho de 2026
Hora: 13h
Local: Monobloco, Sala 5

Para tornar a conversa ainda mais acolhedora, oferecemos café. Convidamos todos a trazer a sua chávena, em alinhamento com o conceito One Health e com a nossa preocupação com a saúde do ambiente.

As dietas vegetarianas são mesmo o futuro?| A alimentação de base vegetal é frequentemente apresentada como uma alternativa mais sustentável e saudável, mas até que ponto essa ideia corresponde à realidade? Nesta Conversa One Health propomos analisar, com base científica, o impacto das dietas vegetarianas e de outros padrões alimentares no ambiente e no bem-estar humano e animal. Serão discutidas evidências sobre pegada ecológica, uso de recursos naturais e possíveis implicações nutricionais, bem como os contextos em que diferentes modelos alimentares podem ser mais ou menos sustentáveis. A partir de múltiplas perspetivas, pretende-se promover uma reflexão informada, rigorosa e equilibrada sobre o papel da alimentação no futuro do planeta.

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