31 October 2023, Tripoli, Libya – WHO and the Italian Embassy in Libya have signed a “One Health” (1) agreement on the prevention and control of arboviral and zoonotic diseases in Libya, in cooperation with the Libyan Ministry of Health and the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS). Under this agreement, experts from WHO, the Ministry of Health, and the Istituto Superiore di Sanità in Rome will join forces to strengthen One Health in Libya. To strengthen Libya’s response to zoonotic infections, WHO will support efforts to improve disease surveillance and detection, foster collaboration among stakeholders, and upgrade the capacity of central and peripheral laboratories to diagnose zoonotic diseases. WHO and partners will also develop simulation exercises to test Libya’s preparedness to detect and respond to arboviral (vector-borne) diseases such as dengue, yellow fever and chikungunya, and zoonotic diseases such as Ebola virus disease and avian influenza. This work aligns...