Global Health and Tropical Medicine, Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Rua da Junqueira, 100, 1349-008 Lisbon, Portugal
Cláudio Tadeu Daniel-Ribeiro
Laboratório de Pesquisa em Malária, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz & Centro de Pesquisa, Diagnóstico e Treinamento em Malária, Fiocruz, Ministério da Saúde, Brazil; Laboratório de Pesquisa em Malária, Instituto Osvaldo Cruz, Fiocruz, Pavilhão Leónidas Deane, 5° andar, Av Brasil 4365, Rio de Janeiro CEP 21.041-250, RJ, Brazil
Rosa Ferrinho
Escola Superior de Saúde, Bem Estar e Proteção Animal, Instituto Politécnico para a Lusofonia, R. do Telhal aos Olivais 8, 1950-396 Lisbon, Portugal
Inês Fronteira
Global Health and Tropical Medicine, Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Rua da Junqueira, 100, 1349-008 Lisbon, Portugal; NOVA National School of Public Health, Public Health Research Center, Comprehensive Health Research Center, CHRC, NOVA University Lisbon, Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Avenida Padre Cruz, Lisbon 1600-560, Portugal; Corresponding author at: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Avenida Padre Cruz, 1600-560 Lisbon, Portugal.
Notwithstanding the understandable rationale of the logical, expected and natural evolution of human behaviour towards an anthropocentric view of its relationship with other animals and the environment, a shift from this predatory “Ego-centric” behaviour towards an “Eco” conduct, with regard to their view of the world and of the global health, has become mandatory, contributing to the development of the “One Health” and of “One Health Systems” concepts. We contend for the usefulness of a building-blocks approach to facilitate an understanding of the development of One Health Systems. We assert that a building-blocks approach to One Health Systems with strong similarity to WHO's building-blocks for human health systems would help to strengthen the case for robust,resilient and anti-fragile One Health systems.
