LIMCRE brings One Health vision to the international health-policy debate at CTeI Global 2025
Dr. Natalia Restrepo Arbeláez, member of the LIMCRE project, participated in CTeI Global 2025, a meeting that brought together the scientific community, the government, and international organizations to discuss how research can drive more effective and sustainable public policies.
The event took place in Medellín, the city that for the first time hosted the Third National Meeting on the Internationalization of Science, Technology, and Innovation, thanks to the collaboration between Universidad El Bosque and the Colombian Association of Universities (ASCUN).
During the event, Dr. Restrepo served as a panelist in the discussion “One Health: experiences and scientific evidence that have influenced public-policy decision-making,” where she shared insights alongside members of the scientific diaspora and national experts.
In her remarks, she highlighted how evidence generated from integrative approaches such as One Health is helping guide decision-making in human, animal, and environmental health, and building bridges between science and policy.
She also moderated the One Health Scientific Advisory Tables, dialogue spaces involving researchers, decision-makers, representatives of international cooperation agencies, social organizations, and government institutions. These sessions consolidated public-
policy recommendations and a roadmap to strengthen scientific diplomacy with a regional focus—a key step toward linking knowledge with public action.
““These experiences reaffirm that scientific diplomacy is essential to strengthening the connection between research, society, and public policy,” — ”
stated the researcher, who is also part of the Antimicrobial Resistance and Hospital Epidemiology Research Group (RAEH) at Universidad El Bosque.