France, April 7 -- "If we want to sustainably improve human health, we must improve the health of our planet," the Elysee Palace said ahead of the event, which opened on Monday, marking World Health Day. 

Since 2017, President Emmanuel Macron has organised One Planet summits to address environmental issues at an international level. This is the first dedicated to health-related topics.

Macron will participate in a meeting on "reforming the global health architecture" with the World Health Organization (WHO), and will address the summit on Tuesday afternoon.

The agenda has three main themes: to improve international cooperation and the sharing of data and research; to combat infectious diseases of animal origin, brought t...