Chadia Wannous, PhD, One Health Global Coordinator,  World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH)

Dr. Wannous is a public health professional who serves as the One Health Senior Specialist and Global Coordinator for the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH)

Dr. Wannous work focuses on prevention of health threats at the human-animal-environment interface through the One Health approach, including on zoonotic and vector borne diseases, AMR, and integrating the environment in One Health initiatives.

Before joining WOAH, Dr. Wannous worked in the UN System for more than a decade on health emergencies prevention, preparedness, and response, including serving as the Senior Policy Advisor to the UN Special Envoy on Ebola response in West Africa and to the UN System Influenza Coordination. 

Dr. Wannous also coordinated the Toward a Safer World Network for Pandemic Preparedness and the health components of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction and led its Science and Technology Partnership.

Dr. Wannous is member of several Steering Committees including the Future Earth Health Knowledge Network, the  International Alliance against Health Risks in Wildlife Trade, the Council of International Society of Infectious Diseases, the Scientific Committee of the Global Research Project on One Health of EchoHealth Alliance and the 500 Women Scientist Editorial Board.