Our mission
Advancing the One Health approach through research, education and collaboration.
“To promote and advance the One Health approach by fostering interdisciplinary collaboration, cutting-edge research and educational excellence, bridging the gap between human health, animal health and environmental sustainability.”
Our vision
A world where human, animal and environmental health are addressed through integrated, collaborative approaches, ensuring global health security, food safety and ecosystem sustainability for current and future generations.
Our purpose
To serve as a platform that brings together scientists, practitioners, policymakers and students from across the globe to share knowledge, address challenges and develop solutions rooted in the One Health framework.
Why it matters
In Pakistan, many people live and work in close contact with livestock and wildlife, and informal animal markets, limited biosecurity and environmental pressures raise the risk of zoonotic disease. One Health offers a cost-effective, sustainable way to improve public health, strengthen veterinary services, make food safer and protect ecosystems.
It is a shift in how health is governed, towards prevention, collaboration and sustainability: it tackles today’s health problems and builds resilience against the threats to come. For the conference’s organisers, its adoption is essential to global health security, sustainable development and the long-term survival of humanity.
Our core goals
What guides the work, and what each goal has meant so far.
Advance research
Promote interdisciplinary research on zoonotic diseases, antimicrobial resistance, food safety and environmental health.
So far: The 2024 and 2025 conferences each produced an abstract book; the 2025 book holds 84 abstracts. AWKUM is home to the NESS-Pak Research Center.
Build capacity
Train the next generation of professionals in One Health through conferences, workshops and mentorship.
So far: The conferences give young researchers a platform beside established scientists, and posters are judged for prizes and certificates.
Foster collaboration
Create networks between institutions, governments and organisations across borders for joint health initiatives.
So far: Invited speakers have come from 9 countries, and by the 2024 conference 63 institutions had joined the NESS-Pak initiative.
Raise awareness
Help communities and stakeholders see how human, animal and environmental health are connected.
So far: The college marked World Rabies Day 2023 with an awareness walk and talk, and the 2024 and 2025 conferences set out to raise awareness of a National Eco-security System.
Inform policy
Give policymakers evidence-based recommendations for integrated health governance and disease prevention.
So far: The 2024 conference closed with recommendations on antimicrobial resistance, preventive medicine on provincial farms and a NESS-Pak support cell at the federal Ministry of Science and Technology.
Engage communities
Run outreach on rabies prevention, biosafety, food hygiene and the responsible use of antimicrobials.
So far: The 2024 conference recommended technical, diagnostic and advisory support for livestock and poultry farmers, and registering farmers with the college for health, productivity and profitability monitoring.
What we stand for
Scientific excellence
Commitment to rigorous, evidence-based research and practice.
Inclusivity
Welcoming voices from all disciplines, regions and career stages.
Sustainability
Solutions that protect health and the environment for the long term.
Transparency
Open sharing of knowledge, data and findings for everyone’s benefit.