A One Health courtesy visit to WWF-Laos office, provided an opportunity to share some information with the VaRaHa Youth Heroes team practical, community-tested guidance for their zoonotic disease and wildlife conservation project — and a renewed appreciation for what teamwork can achieve. In Lao PDR, the risks of zoonotic disease and wildlife trade rarely stay confined to one field of study. They sit at the intersection of environment, animals, and people — which is exactly w

Learning Wildlife Monitoring and Community Engagement for One Health When Thaixiong joined the SEAOHUN 2025 Fellowship Program hosted by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Laos, he hoped to move beyond the classroom and gain firsthand experience in the field. He already understood the concept of One Health—that human, animal, and environmental health are interconnected—but wanted to see how it applied in real-world settings. Wildlife markets, where the risk of zoonotic dis

Hands-On Wildlife Market Surveys and Field Experience in Strengthening One Health in Laos When Kaisone Chanda , a lecturer at the...

Strategic Partnership Aims to Bridge and Advance One Health Approach and Conservation Efforts in the Region CHIANG MAI / HONG KONG, 3...