Responsible One Health: integrating evidence to address emerging public health challenges in the Sahel region

In recent years, Central African and Sahelian countries have faced an increasingly complex convergence of health, environmental, and social challenges. Climate variability, fragile health systems, emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases, and limited diagnostic and research capacities demand integrated, context-specific responses. The One Health approach – recognizing the interconnectedness of human, animal, and environmental health – offers a robust conceptual and operational framework to address these challenges. The articles presented in this issue of the Sahelian Journal of Responsible One Health provide timely and compelling evidence of how One Health principles can be translated into research, practice, and policy across the Central Sahel.