Thairat grew up watching his father, a veterinarian, care for sick animals. One day his father treated a dog that was very ill and close to dying, and the dog recovered. Thairat never forgot it. He decided to become a vet too. Now he is in his sixth year of veterinary studies at Chiang Mai University. He had heard of One Health, the idea that the health of people, animals, and the environment is connected, but he understood it only in a basic way. "I mainly thought of it as c

With the funding support from Chevron, the Southeast Asia One Health University Network (SEAOHUN) joined more than 1,300 experts from 107 countries at the 9th World One Health Congress (WOHC 2026), one of the world’s largest international gatherings dedicated to One Health. Held in Lisbon from September 4–7, the four-day congress brought together researchers, policymakers, healthcare professionals, veterinarians, environmental scientists, public health experts, industry leade

The Southeast Asia One Health University Network (SEAOHUN) is a regional university network established in 2011 to strengthen One Health workforces and collaboration across Southeast Asia. The SEAOHUN Foundation is the legally registered entity in Thailand and serves as the coordinating body for the network based in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The Foundation manages international donor-funded programs and related grants, contracts, partnerships, and operational activities impleme

“I’ve been working at the market for years, but I’ve never seen anything like the GloGerm UV test before. It really changed how I think about handwashing between handling cash and produce.” - A vendor at Pasar Pandan Jaya AMPANG, MALAYSIA — Every morning, vendors at Pasar Pandan Jaya handle cash, raw meat, fresh produce, and each other’s company in the same tight space. That daily mix of people, animals, food, and waste makes hygiene a shared responsibility, not just a person

GANDHINAGAR, India, July 2026 — The One Health Network of India (OHNI) and the Centre for One Health Education, Research & Development (COHERD) at the Indian Institute of Public Health Gandhinagar (IIPHG), with support from Chevron and the Southeast Asia One Health University Network (SEAOHUN), launched the India One Health School Program (IOHSP) 2026 on July 20 in Gandhinagar. The five-day residential program ran from July 20 to 24 and brought together 34 postgraduate studen