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An international conference on One Health, the links between human, animal and environmental health, organised by the College of Veterinary Sciences & Animal Husbandry at Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan (AWKUM), Pakistan. It brings together researchers, academics, policymakers, industry and students from Pakistan and abroad. The first three editions were held in 2023, 2024 and 2025.

The College of Veterinary Sciences & Animal Husbandry (CVS&AH) at Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan. Its Principal, Prof. Dr. Sher Bahadar Khan, chaired the 1st conference and was chief organiser of the 2nd and 3rd, with the university’s Vice Chancellor as patron-in-chief of each. The Pakistan Science Foundation and the Higher Education Commission (HEC) supported the 2023–2025 editions, joined by Dairy Science Park and NESS Pakistan in 2024 and 2025.

Health where people, animals and the environment meet: zoonotic diseases, antimicrobial resistance, food safety and security, livestock improvement, biosecurity, climate change and environmental management. The 2024 and 2025 conferences shared the theme “One target: long-term survival of human beings through a National Eco-security System”. The 2023 conference focused on improving resistance against diseases with molecular genetics and OMICS tools.

Over two days, so far in November or December: 6–7 December 2023, 7–8 November 2024 and 6–7 November 2025. The dates of each new edition are announced on this website, on the homepage and in News.

At the College of Veterinary Sciences & Animal Husbandry, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, in Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The 2023, 2024 and 2025 conferences were all held there.

The conference is open to students, researchers and scientists, including geneticists, bioinformaticians, biotechnologists and microbiologists, and to people working in the allied health sciences, veterinary sciences and related fields. It is a chance to meet leading national and international speakers in person.

Fees are set for each edition. At the 3rd conference in 2025, registration cost PKR 1,000 for students, PKR 2,000 for faculty and US$100 for international participants, and industry registration was PKR 50,000 (Silver), PKR 100,000 (Gold) or PKR 200,000 (Platinum). The Registration fees page lists every edition’s fees.

Yes. The 2023–2025 conferences each included an industrial exhibition where companies showed their products to participants and the public, and companies could register at Silver, Gold or Platinum level. Stronger links between academia, industry and government are among the conference’s aims.

For the 2024 and 2025 conferences: abstracts by 20 September, notice of acceptance by 30 September, full-length abstracts by 15 October and registration by 20 October. Each edition’s own deadlines are on its conference page.

Online, with the Submit an Abstract form on this website, which opens when the next conference is announced. Abstracts must be in English and no longer than 300 words, excluding the title and author details, structured as background, methods, results and conclusion, with no references, figures or tables. You receive a reference number to check your abstract’s status, and the Abstract Guidelines page has the full rules.

The scientific committee reviews every abstract and selects it for an oral or a poster presentation, and authors are told the result by email. You can state a preference when you submit, but the committee may assign the other type. Oral presentations last 10–15 minutes followed by 5 minutes of questions; posters are displayed in the poster session, and A0 portrait is the recommended size.

Yes. Accepted authors must register for the conference by the registration deadline, and at least one author must register for the abstract to be included in the conference proceedings.

Yes. The 2nd (2024) and 3rd (2025) conferences each produced an abstract book of the abstracts presented. The 2025 book contains 84 abstracts in three themes: Agriculture and Eco-security, Animal and Veterinary Sciences, and One Health.

Yes. Poster presentations are judged for prizes and certificates, and the closing session of each conference includes the presentation of shields, awards and certificates.

The programme has followed the same outline each year. Day one: registration, the inauguration, a plenary session of invited speakers, a technical session and the poster presentations. Day two: three more technical sessions, a group discussion that agrees the conference’s recommendations, and the closing session. Each edition’s full programme is on the Programme page.

Yes. The programme sets aside the day before the conference for delegates to arrive by air or rail, and the organisers arrange pick-up and lodging. Contact the committee through this page to make arrangements.