Wroclaw Annual International Conference on Health and Lifestyle (WAICHL-2026)
Socio-economic benefits and costs of implementing the One Health initiatives
May 21-22, 2026
Faculty of Law, Administration and Economics, room Amf. AC
Więzienna 8/12, Wrocław, Poland
The main aim of the WAICHL-2026 conference is presentation of results of scientific research and exchange of views on benefits and costs of a holistic approach to the health of people, animals, plants, and the environment. The objective of the conference is also activation and integration of the academic community, local and regional authorities, public institutions, including administration, and representatives of economic practice and business world for promoting the healthy and socially responsible lifestyle.
CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
Conference description
The WAICHL-2026 conference focuses on selected legal, health, social, and economic aspects of implementing the One Health initiatives. Issues related to a holistic approach to human, animal, and ecosystem health will be presented during the conference. Moreover, issues regarding socio-economic effects of infectious diseases altering the course of human history, emerging health threats and their impact on quality and lifestyle, health protection and promotion, disease and disability prevention, innovations in health and pharmaceutical care, food safety and security, and state of the environment and its impact on public health will be discussed. In addition, issues related to consumer protection within the One Health framework and risk management in times of uncertainty will be presented. Issues regarding health and lifestyle will be also shown from the perspective of public statistics.
Not only representatives of academic, medical and veterinary communities, local and regional authorities but also representatives of public institutions, including administration, economic practice and business who deal with a holistic approach to the health of people, animals, and the ecosystem are being cordially invited to attend the conference.
Wroclaw Annual International Conference on Health and Lifestyle (WAICHL-2026) is the 10th anniversary WAICHL conference and the twelfth conference on health and the quality of life organised by the Institute of Economic Sciences of the University of Wroclaw and its partners. The conference I Do Not See the Problem – the Quality of Life of People with Vision Dysfunction was held in 2015. A year later, the international conference The Quality of Life for Disabled People at the Beginning of the 21st Century took place at the Faculty of Law, Administration and Economics of the University of Wroclaw. The WAICHL conferences have been organised jointly with the Statistical Office in Wroclaw since 2017.
The languages of the conference are Polish and English.
There will be a poster session during the conference.
Organisers
University of Wroclaw
Faculty of Law, Administration and Economics
Institute of Economic Sciences
Statistical Office in Wroclaw
Partners
Odesa State Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture
National Technical University „Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute”
Institute of Education and Science in Economics, Management and International Business, Department of Accounting and Finance
University of Applied Sciences Lavoslav Ružička in Vukovar
Wroclaw University of Economics and Business
Faculty of Economics and Finance, Department of Statistics
Wroclaw University of Economics and Business
Faculty of Management, Department of Marketing Research
Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences
Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Science, Department of Human Nutrition
Wroclaw University of Science and Technology
Faculty of Management, Department of Management Systems and Organizational Development
Wroclaw Medical University
Faculty of Health Sciences
Medical University of Silesia in Katowice
Faculty of Public Health in Bytom
CEDIMES
University of Bialystok
Faculty of Economics and Finance
The Karkonosze University of Applied Sciences in Jelenia Góra
Institute for Territorial Development
Polish Statistical Association Branch in Wroclaw
Polish Economic Society Branch in Wroclaw
Honorary Patronage
Rector of the University of Wroclaw
Prof. dr hab. Robert Olkiewicz
Rector of the Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences
Prof. dr hab. dr h.c. Krzysztof Kubiak
Rector of the Wroclaw University of Science and Technology
Prof. dr hab. inż. Arkadiusz Wójs
Rector of the Wroclaw University of Economics and Business
Prof. dr hab. Czesław Zając
Dean of the Faculty of Law, Administration and Economics
Dr hab. Jacek Przygodzki, prof. UWr
President of the Statistics Poland
Dr hab. Marek Cierpiał-Wolan
Mayor of Wroclaw
Jacek Sutryk
Marshal of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Paweł Gancarz
Governor of Lower Silesian
Anna Żabska
President of the Polish Economic Society Branch in Wroclaw
Dr Mikołaj Klimczak
Media Patronage
Organising Committee
Dr hab. Katarzyna Szalonka, prof. UWr, University of Wroclaw – Chair
Dr Wioletta Nowak, University of Wroclaw – Chair
Dr Justyna Ziobrowska-Sztuczka, University of Wroclaw – Secretary
Dr Katarzyna Witczyńska, University of Wroclaw – Secretary
Mgr inż. Halina Woźniak, Director of the Statistical Office in Wroclaw
Prof. dr. Anatolii Kovrov, Rector of the Odesa State Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Ukraine
Prof. dr. Irina Azhaman, Vice-Rector of the Odesa State Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Ukraine
Prof. dr. Oleksandr Manoylenko, Head of the Department of Accounting and Finance, National Technical University “Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute”, Ukraine
Prof. dr. Željko Sudarić, Dean, University of Applied Sciences Lavoslav Ružička in Vukovar, Croatia
Prof. dr. Sanja Gongeta, Vice-Dean for Scientific Work, Research and International Cooperation, University of Applied Sciences Lavoslav Ružička in Vukovar, Croatia
Prof. dr. Slavica Janković, Head of the Department of Health Studies, University of Applied Sciences Lavoslav Ružička in Vukovar, Croatia
Prof. dr. Đào Gia Phúc, Viet Nam National University, Ho Chi Minh City
Dr hab. Małgorzata Niklewicz-Pijaczyńska, prof. UWr, University of Wroclaw
Dr hab. Małgorzata Wachowska, University of Wroclaw
Dr Elżbieta Stańczyk, University of Wroclaw / Statistical Office in Wroclaw
Dr Marta Stanisławska, University of Wroclaw
Mgr inż. Alicja Pietrusiewicz, Statistical Office in Wroclaw – Media Relations Coordinator
Dr Agata Girul, Statistical Office in Wroclaw / Wroclaw University of Economics and Business
Mgr Agnieszka Ilczuk, Statistical Office in Wroclaw
Mgr Radosław Jung, Statistical Office in Wroclaw / University of Wroclaw
Dr inż. Maciej Bienkiewicz, prof. UPWr, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences
Dr hab. inż. Ewa Raczkowska, prof. UPWr, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences
Dr inż. Jagoda Ambrozik-Haba, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences
Dr inż. Małgorzata Fiałkowska-Filipek, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology
Mgr Adrianna Szalonka, Wroclaw Medical University
Programme Committee
Prof. dr. Irina Azhaman, Vice-Rector of the Odesa State Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Ukraine
Prof. dr hab. inż. Agnieszka Bieńkowska, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology
Prof. dr hab. Jolanta Blicharz, University of Wroclaw
Prof. dr. Darja Boršič, University of Maribor, Slovenia
Prof. dr hab. inż. Monika Bronkowska, University of Opole
Prof. dr hab. n. med. Aleksandra Butrym, Wroclaw Medical University
Prof. dr hab. Robert W. Ciborowski, University of Bialystok
Prof. dr. Đào Gia Phúc, Viet Nam National University, Ho Chi Minh City
Prof. dr hab. Anna Dąbrowska, SGH Warsaw School of Economics
Prof. dr hab. Ewa Frąckiewicz, University of Szczecin
Prof. dr. Sanja Gongeta, Vice-Dean for Scientific Work, Research and International Cooperation, University of Applied Sciences Lavoslav Ružička in Vukovar, Croatia
Prof. dr. Slavica Janković, Head of the Department of Health Studies, University of Applied Sciences Lavoslav Ružička in Vukovar, Croatia
Prof. dr. Anatolii Kovrov, Rector of the Odesa State Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Ukraine
Prof. dr. Oleksandr Manoylenko, Head of the Department of Accounting and Finance, National Technical University “Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute”, Ukraine
Prof. dr hab. Henryk Mruk, School of Management and Psychology in Poznań
Prof. dr hab. Anna Olejniczuk-Merta, Kozminski University
Prof. dr. Anastasiia Pandas, Head of International Department, Odesa State Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Ukraine
Prof. dr hab. Mirosława Pluta-Olearnik, Wroclaw University of Economics and Business
Prof. dr hab. n. med. i n. o zdr. Urszula Religioni, School of Public Health, Centre for Postgraduate Medical Education (CMKP) in Warsaw
Prof. dr. Volodymyr Shvets, Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Ukraine
Prof. dr. Mariya Stankova, South-West University “Neofit Rilski”, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria
Prof. dr. Željko Sudarić, Dean, University of Applied Sciences Lavoslav Ružička in Vukovar, Croatia
Prof. dr hab. n. med. Janusz Szymborski, Polska University of Applied Sciences in Warsaw
Prof. dr hab. Grażyna Światowy, Wroclaw University of Economics and Business
Prof. dr. Vladimir Tsenkov, South-West University “Neofit Rilski”, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria
Prof. dr hab. inż. Katarzyna Tworek, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology
Dr hab. Krzysztof Błoński prof. US, University of Szczecin
Dr hab. Barbara Borusiak, prof. UEP, Poznań University of Economics and Business
Dr hab. Joanna Dębicka, prof. UEW, Wroclaw University of Economics and Business / President of the Polish Statistical Association Branch in Wroclaw
Dr hab. Anna Gardocka-Dubatówka, prof. UwB, University of Bialystok
Dr hab. Barbara Kucharska, prof. UE, University of Economics in Katowice
Dr hab. inż. Edyta Mazurek, prof. UEW, Wroclaw University of Economics and Business
Dr hab. Małgorzata Niklewicz-Pijaczyńska, prof. UWr, University of Wroclaw
Dr hab. Agata Niemczyk, prof. UEK, Cracow University of Economics
Dr hab. Ewa Pancer-Cybulska, retired prof. UEW, Wroclaw University of Economics and Business
Dr hab. inż. Ewa Raczkowska, prof. UPWr, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences
Dr hab. inż. Edyta Ropuszyńska-Surma, prof. PWr, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology
Dr hab. Katarzyna Szalonka, prof. UWr, University of Wroclaw
Dr hab. Paweł Waniowski, prof. UEW, Wroclaw University of Economics and Business
Dr hab. inż. Magdalena Węglarz, prof. PWr, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology
Dr hab. inż. Ludwik Wicki, prof. SGGW, Warsaw University of Life Sciences – SGGW
Dr hab. Tomasz Wiśniewski, prof. US, University of Szczecin
Dr hab. Lucyna Witek, prof. PRz., Rzeszow University of Technology
Dr hab. Tomasz Zalega, prof. UW, University of Warsaw
Dr hab. Łukasz Rypicz, Wroclaw Medical University
Dr hab. n. o zarz. i jakości Magdalena Syrkiewicz-Świtała, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice
Dr hab. Małgorzata Wachowska, University of Wroclaw
Dr Magdalena Baczyńska, prof. KANS, The Karkonosze University of Applied Sciences in Jelenia Góra
Dr inż. Maciej Bienkiewicz, prof. UPWr, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences
Dr inż. Jagoda Ambrozik-Haba, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences
Dr Diana Bogueva, Curtin University Sustainability Policy (CUSP) Institute, Australia
Dr Leszek Cybulski, Member of the Polish Statistical Association
Dr Iwona Czerska, Wroclaw University of Economics and Business
Dr Zofia Gródek-Szostak, Cracow University of Economics
Dr Jolanta Grzebieluch, Wroclaw Medical University
Dr Andrzej Jarynowski, Wroclaw Medical University / Provincial Sanitary and Epidemiological Station in Wrocław
Dr inż. Dorota Kiedik, Wroclaw Medical University
Dr Adam Majewski, Medical University of Lublin
Dr Wioletta Nowak, University of Wroclaw
Dr Agnieszka Siennicka, Wroclaw Medical University
Dr Elżbieta Stańczyk, University of Wroclaw / Statistical Office in Wroclaw
Dr inż. Marzena Styczyńska, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences
Dr Marcelina Szewczuk-Sadowska, The Karkonosze University of Applied Sciences in Jelenia Góra
Dr Natalia Świątoniowska-Lonc, 4th Military Clinical Hospital in Wroclaw
Dr inż. Aleksandra Wicka, Warsaw University of Life Sciences – SGGW
Dr Maciej Zathey, Institute for Territorial Development
Dr inż. Magdalena Zwolińska-Ligaj, John Paul II University in Biala Podlaska
Dr inż. Konrad Żak, John Paul II University in Biala Podlaska
Mgr inż. Halina Woźniak, Director of the Statistical Office in Wroclaw
Sessions
1. Socio-economic effects of infectious diseases altering the course of human history.
2. Health protection and promotion, and disease and disability prevention.
3. Innovations in health and pharmaceutical care.
4. Risk management in times of uncertainty.
5. Emerging human health threats and their impact on quality and lifestyle.
6. Contemporary challenges in human nutrition and food technology: safety, quality, and consumer protection.
7. Clean air and environmental protection.
8. Agroterrorism and bioterrorism: preventive measures.
9. Demographic, social, and economic changes in Poland.
The suggested topics do not cover all issues regarding socio-economic benefits and costs of implementing the One Health initiatives. The Organisers are open to any topics which can enrich discussion on interconnectedness of human, animal and environmental health.
Deadlines
17.04.2026 – registration and submission of the abstract
24.04.2026 – abstract approval notification
08.05.2026 – payment of the registration fee
11.05.2026 – announcement of the conference programme
21.05.2026 – the conference at the Faculty of Law, Administration and Economics, room Amf. AC, Więzienna 8/12, Wroclaw, Poland (online transmission via Microsoft Teams)
22.05.2026 – online conference (Microsoft Teams)
30.06.2026 – submission of the full paper
Publication
Qualified papers in English will be published in journal Ekonomia – Wroclaw Economic Review. The papers should meet editorial requirements .
Our previous publications
- https://czasopisma.uwr.edu.pl/ekon/issue/view/1390 EWER 2025, 31(4)
- https://czasopisma.uwr.edu.pl/ekon/issue/view/1389 EWER 2025, 31(3)
- https://czasopisma.uwr.edu.pl/ekon/issue/view/1345 EWER 2024, 30(4)
- https://czasopisma.uwr.edu.pl/ekon/issue/view/1343 EWER 2024, 30(3)
- https://czasopisma.uwr.edu.pl/ekon/issue/view/1197 EWER 2023, 29(4)
- https://czasopisma.uwr.edu.pl/ekon/issue/view/998 EWER 2023, 29(3)
- https://czasopisma.uwr.edu.pl/ekon/issue/view/939 EWER 2022, 28(4)
- https://czasopisma.uwr.edu.pl/ekon/issue/view/942 EWER 2022, 28(3)
- https://czasopisma.uwr.edu.pl/ekon/issue/view/885 EWER 2021, 27(3)
- https://czasopisma.uwr.edu.pl/ekon/issue/view/811 EWER 2020, 26(4)
- https://czasopisma.uwr.edu.pl/ekon/issue/view/810 EWER 2020, 26(3)
- https://czasopisma.uwr.edu.pl/ekon/issue/view/514 EWER 2018, 24(4)
- https://czasopisma.uwr.edu.pl/ekon/issue/view/513 EWER 2018, 24(3)
- https://czasopisma.uwr.edu.pl/ekon/issue/view/510 EWER 2017, 23(4)
- https://bibliotekacyfrowa.pl/publication/142069 Wioletta Nowak, Katarzyna Szalonka (red.), Zdrowie i style życia: ekonomiczne, społeczne i zdrowotne skutki pandemii,Wrocław: Uniwersytet Wrocławski. E-Wydawnictwo. Prawnicza i Ekonomiczna Biblioteka Cyfrowa. Wydział Prawa, Administracji i Ekonomii, 2021.
- https://bibliotekacyfrowa.pl/dlibra/publication/128103 Wioletta Nowak, Katarzyna Szalonka (red.), Zdrowie i style życia: determinanty długości życia, Wrocław: Uniwersytet Wrocławski. E-Wydawnictwo. Prawnicza i Ekonomiczna Biblioteka Cyfrowa. Wydział Prawa, Administracji i Ekonomii, 2020.
- https://bibliotekacyfrowa.pl/publication/107876 Wioletta Nowak, Katarzyna Szalonka (red.), Zdrowie i style życia: wyzwania ekonomiczne i społeczne,Wrocław: Uniwersytet Wrocławski. E-Wydawnictwo. Prawnicza i Ekonomiczna Biblioteka Cyfrowa. Wydział Prawa, Administracji i Ekonomii, 2019.
Registration
Registration fee
The registration fee is 1500 PLN or 360 EUR. It includes participation in the conference, certificate, and publication. The cost of participation in the conference without publication is 500 PLN (or 120 EUR).
The cost of online participation in the conference with publication is 1350 PLN (or 322 EUR) and without publication 350 PLN (or 84 EUR).
The registration fee does not include any extra services: traveling, accommodation, etc.
Konto w PLN
Właściciel konta:
Uniwersytet Wrocławski
Wydział Prawa, Administracji i Ekonomii
pl. Uniwersytecki 1
50-137 Wrocław
NIP: 896-000-54-08
Bank:
Santander Bank Polska S.A.
Al. Jana Pawła II 17
00-854 Warszawa
Kod Swift: WBK PPL PP
Nr konta: 68 1090 2503 0000 0001 0246 5849
Tytuł przelewu
7003/0067/26 + imię + nazwisko
Bank account in EUR:
Account holder:
Uniwersytet Wrocławski
Wydział Prawa, Administracji i Ekonomii
pl. Uniwersytecki 1
50-137 Wrocław
NIP: 896-000-54-08
Bank:
Santander Bank Polska S. A.
Rynek 9/11
50-950 Wrocław
SWIFT: WBK PPL PP
IBAN: PL65 1090 2398 0000 0001 1365 5931
Transfer Title:
7003/0067/26 name and surname
