The CNRS, Mahidol University, and Kasetsart University have formalized the creation of the Health, Disease Ecology, Environment, and Policy (HealthDEEP) research laboratory on 12 July, in Bangkok. The research to be conducted at the Franco-Thai laboratory will focus on biodiversity and its links with human health. It will serve as a centre not only for collaborative research but also for training and dialogue with policymakers.

The three main objectives of the International Reseach Laboratory HealthDEEP:

-(1) to develop collaborative research on the transmission of diseases at the wildlife / livestock / environment interface in One Health approach;

-(2) to contribute to the development of land-based solutions as integrated strategies for resilient territories (One Health, climate change, biodiversity);

-(3) to enhance the science / policy dialogue in Global Health / One Health / Planetary Health.