Interdisciplinary Research Center for One Health Established on 15 March, 2024

INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH CENTER FOR ONE HEALTH

The University of Sargodha has launched an Interdisciplinary One Health initiative, integrating human, animal, and environmental health. Leveraging its existing departments in Animal Sciences, Allied Health Sciences, and Agricultural Sciences, UOS is uniquely equipped to encourage interdisciplinary research collaborations. The center initiatives align with the UNDP’s (sustainable development goals) of ensuring equitable access to healthcare, promoting innovation for cleaner environments, and building resilient communities. By focusing on diagnostics, antimicrobial resistance, and public health, the center directly supports UNDP’s broader goals of eradicating poverty, improving global health, and enhancing climate resilience. These efforts contribute to sustainable development and a healthier, more sustainable future for all.

Scope of Interdisciplinary
Research Center for One Health

Focusing on interdisciplinary approaches, we aim to carry out high quality scientific research that addresses policy-relevant topics related to animal production, human welfare and environmental health.

Research

One Health integrates human, animal, and environmental health to tackle global challenges, focusing on diagnostics, antimicrobial resistance, public health, and climate resilience for better outcomes.

Learning

Learning the interrelation of health equips students to address global challenges. Integrating One Health concepts build a clear view of human, animal, and environmental health.

Community

Engaging communities in One Health is crucial for advancing public health, preventing pandemics, and fostering sustainable ecosystems. Collaborating with diverse groups will promote global health and environmental initiatives.

Translation

Translation is vital to One Health, converting complex scientific information into accessible formats for diverse stakeholders in human, animal, and environmental health. Effective translation ensures health interventions are understandable and actionable across different languages and cultures.

What is
One Health?

One Health is an integrated, unifying approach that recognizes the interconnection among the health of humans, animals, and ecosystems. It aims to sustainably balance and optimize health outcomes by promoting collaboration across various sectors and disciplines. The approach mobilizes multiple sectors, disciplines and communities at varying levels of society to work together to foster well-being and tackle threats to health and ecosystems, while addressing the collective need for clean water, energy and air, safe and nutritious food, taking action on climate change, and contributing to sustainable development.

optimal
health

for people, animals & environment

collaborative
approach

to solve complex health challenges

global
impact

by extended networking

sustainability &
innovation

by creating healthier ecosystems and communities for all living beings

Development of IRCOH

Formation of the research team leads to basic themes; diagnostics and monitoring, antibiotic resistance, public health, climate resilience, and sustainable animal production systems; for research and continuous knowledge development across the globe.