World One Health Day 2026 Celebration

The One Health Institute at Chattogram Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (CVASU) celebrated World One Health Day 2026 with a dynamic, weeklong program spanning October 29 through November 3, 2026. The celebration was organized across two distinct phases: a. Pre-Event Activities: Featured student and community engagement through a photography contest, an art competition, an extempore speech event, and a campus-wide environmental clean-up program. b. Main Event Program: Highlighted by a grand rally, a keynote address aligned with the annual theme, and an interdisciplinary panel discussion titled "Multi- and Trans-disciplinarity in One Health." Key milestones during the session included a presentation on Bangladesh's Thalassemia Prevention Model, the inauguration of the new One Health Laboratory at CVASU’s Hathazari campus, the unveiling of Volume 2 of the institute's newsletter One Health Spectrum, and the official declaration of the One Health Bangladesh Chattogram Chapter. The program concluded with an awards ceremony alongside a community healthcare initiative providing free Thalassemia awareness, blood grouping, and blood collection. The event brought together over 300 attendees, including CVASU students, faculty, and staff, as well as academic and healthcare professionals from Chattogram Medical College, Premier University, and Southern Medical College and Hospital. The celebration was hosted by the One Health Institute in collaboration with One Health Young Voice Bangladesh, NDF Chattogram Zone, BioTED, CVASU MPH Alumni, CVASU Epi Alumni, Square Pharmaceuticals Ltd., and One Health Bangladesh.