Public Health Regulatory and Organizational Challenges in the Prism of the One Health Approach in Italy

The COVID-19 pandemic has shown clearly the urgency of adopting a unifying and holistic “One Health” approach to improve global preparedness for health and climate emergencies. The paper investigates the contribution of this approach to address current unmet public health issues, examining, from a regulatory and organizational perspective, both the need to strengthen the territorial network of services, in line with a comprehensive public health care strategy, and the scope for public intervention to improve citizens’ access to medicines and pharmaceutical innovation. Attention will be paid to the relationship between proximity and new technologies, in terms of prevention and treatment, focusing on telemedicine as a service activity to support widespread healthcare delivery and the integration of multiple sectors, disciplines and communities.