The scientists and students of the Centre for One Health, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (GADVASU), Ludhiana participated in the International Conference on ‘One World, One Health’ . The conference was organized under Erasmus+ Program of the European Union funded project PREVENT IT at Chitkara University, Punjab. World-renowned medical health and social science professionals participated to discuss public health issues in the context of antimicrobial resistance and remedies to tackle it. The scientists and students of the Centre for One Health delivered their lectures on the ongoing research and extension activities carried out at GADVASU to underscore the role of veterinary science in addressing antimicrobial resistance .
Dr. Rabinder Singh Alukah, Professor and his team interacted with European delegates and assured them about the collaboration opportunities with GADVASU to strengthen the research work in the areas of antimicrobial resistance. He also interacted with Prof. Dr. S.K. Satpathy, President of the Indo-European One Health association about the potential of GADVASU One Health professionals in strengthening the collaborative efforts between medical and veterinary sciences. Dr. Pankaj Dhaka, Hina Malik, PhD Scholar and Manjeet Sharan, MVSc Scholar were awarded with Best Oral Presentation Awards for presenting their research .
Dr. Jasbir Singh Bedi, Director, Centre for One Health congratulated the participants and highlighted that such an interdisciplinary approach is highly important to strengthen the mandates of the Centre. Dr. J.P.S Gill, Director Research appreciated the efforts of the professionals of Centre for One Health to outreach and share their expertise with global and national scientists at such a relevant platform.
Dr. Inderjeet Singh, Vice Chancellor congratulated the organizers and awardees. Dr. Singh emphasized that in order to tackle complex public health issues like antimicrobial resistance, a unified approach in the form of One Health is crucial at the ground level, and GADVASU scientists are doing their best to address the complexity of antimicrobial resistance at the human-animal-environment interface.