On Friday, November 28, at 19:00, the “Mediterranean One Health Innovation Centre” invites you to the Thessaloniki City Hall (M. Anagnostakis Hall), co-organized with the Municipality of Thessaloniki and the Vafopouleio Cultural Center, for the Forum “One Health – One Planet: Environment – Society – Prosperity. Our Common Future,” with the participation of distinguished speakers.

As stated in the event invitation: “The Mayor of Thessaloniki, Stelios Angeloudis, the Deputy Mayor for Culture, Tourism Development and Intermunicipal Cooperation, Vasileios Gakis, as well as the Governing Committee of the Vafopouleio Cultural Center, in collaboration with the Mediterranean One Health Innovation Center MED–OHC, invite you to the Forum ‘One Health – One Planet: Environment – Society – Well-being. Our Common Future.’”

The event will take place in the “Manolis Anagnostakis” Hall and aims to highlight the One Health philosophy as a collective global strategy based on the understanding that human health, animal health, and environmental health are interdependent. The health of one affects the health of all within an interconnected chain.

The full program of the event is as follows:

19:00 – 19:45

Arrival

Greetings:

• Asimina Filopoulou, President of the Vafopouleio Cultural Center.
• Eleni Pavlidou, Chair of the Board of the Mediterranean One Health Innovation Center MED-OHC.
• Konstantinos Gioulekas, Deputy Minister of the Interior (Macedonia–Thrace).
• Nikos Papaioannou, Deputy Minister of Education, Religious Affairs and Sports.

Melina-Maria Dermentzopoulou, Deputy Regional Governor for Health and Social Solidarity of the Region of Central Macedonia.

19:45 – 20:30

Speeches:

• Zacharoula Andreopoulou, President of the MED-OHC Scientific Council, Professor of Forest Informatics and Technologies for Green Regional Policy, Department of Forestry and Natural Environment, Director of the MSc Program “Tourism and Local Development,” Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
• Dimitris Skoutas, Appointed Municipal Councilor of the Municipality of Thessaloniki for Municipal Clinics.
• Korina Liouta, Head of the Amarousion Health Center, former President of the Sikiarideio Foundation EKEK for Persons with Disabilities.
• Vasiliki A. Ipeki, Head of Environmental Education, Primary Education Directorate of Western Thessaloniki.

A discussion will follow the presentations.