One Health Meeting at Bhutan

An orientation Program on One Health Fellowship on Epidemiology was held at Thimpu, Bhutan  on October 18 to 22, 2014 organized by Massey University, Newzealand. Six fellows ( 2 each from Public health, Animal Health and Wild life) from Nepal, Bhutan, Bengladesh and Afganisthan have participated. This is an online Master course on One health epidemiology to have a multisectoral approach on one health one medicine for intervention of emerging and re- emerging zoonotic diseases.  AFU is secondary host organization for this program in Nepal. Prof. I.P.Dhakal, Dean of FAVF attended this meeting and explored the possibilities of collaboration between FAVF, AFU, Massey University Newzealand and Universities of South Asian countires.