It's time to take a sustainable approach to health care in the face of the challenges of the 21st century

Health challenges in the 21st century have become increasingly complex and global. The recent COVID-19 pandemic has only exacerbated the many problems faced by health care systems around the world and sadly, exposed various flaws. With ageing populations, particularly in Canada, as well as unavoidable factors such as globalization and accelerating climate change, it is becoming imperative to implement a new health care approach based on intersectorality and interdisciplinarity. Furthermore, links must be forged between all the stakeholders, i.e. the researchers, the health system and its specialists, the communities and the individuals themselves. It is in this perspective, where everyone concerned must be equally involved in attaining a better quality of life, that the concepts of One Health and sustainable health must be deployed.

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Health challenges in the 21st century have become more complex and global, with the recent COVID-19 pandemic highlighting various flaws in healthcare systems worldwide. Aging populations, globalization, and climate change necessitate a new approach to healthcare based on intersectoral and interdisciplinary collaboration. The concepts of One Health and sustainable health must be implemented, with all stakeholders, including researchers, healthcare professionals, communities, and individuals, actively involved in promoting a better quality of life.