SEA-OHWA Reaches the Philippines and Thailand

The Southeast Asia One Health Workforce Academies (SEA-OHWA) university tour continued into early 2026, with visits to universities in the Philippines and Thailand. Made possible with the funding support of Chevron, each stop brought the platform directly to students, faculty members, and One Health practitioners — introducing free, regionally relevant One Health online courses and encouraging new learners to enroll.

From Fields to Classrooms: The Philippines Stop

On 27–28 January 2026, SEAOHUN and PhilOHUN took the SEA-OHWA platform to two prominent agricultural universities in the Philippines — Pampanga State Agricultural University (PSAU) and Central Luzon State University (CLSU) — reaching a combined total of 140 participants.

The session opened with remarks from the host university dean and SEAOHUN's Executive Director, followed by an introduction to SEAOHUN and the One Health approach. Participants then took part in a One Health quiz competition before being introduced to the SEA-OHWA platform and its available courses.

A key part of the visit was hearing directly from local course authors, who presented their own One Health online courses now available on the platform for Filipino learners. The sessions closed with guided enrollment support, where SEAOHUN helped participants register and navigate the platform.

One Health in the North: Chiang Mai University, Thailand

On 16 February 2026, the tour visited Chiang Mai University (CMU) in northern Thailand, welcoming 47 participants — mostly veterinary students, along with faculty members and SEAOHUN facilitators.

The session opened with an introduction to the One Health approach and SEAOHUN's regional mission, followed by a live demonstration of the SEA-OHWA platform covering registration, navigation, and key features.

The highlight of the morning was the debut of a locally developed course: "Surveillance and Rapid Response of Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious Disease Outbreaks in Community", presented by its author, Professor Emeritus Dr. Akeau Unahalekhaka of CMU's Faculty of Nursing. Hearing a respected faculty member introduce her own course to the very students who would benefit from it created exactly the kind of connection SEA-OHWA was designed to foster — knowledge, shared directly between generations and disciplines.

The Numbers Keep Growing

As a result of the Philippines and Thailand university tours, SEA-OHWA welcomed its 1121 (as of March 2026) active learners from across the region, now enrolled in courses covering surveillance, risk communication, zoonotic diseases, and integrated health systems.

Behind every number is a story: a veterinary student in Chiang Mai who enrolled in a nursing professor's course on disease outbreaks; an agricultural science student in Pampanga who discovered that One Health connects their field directly to human and environmental wellbeing; a faculty member at CLSU who began imagining how SEA-OHWA could support her blended learning curriculum.

These university visits also support ongoing collaboration between SEAOHUN, PhilOHUN, THOHUN, and member universities — and continue to inform discussions around SEA-OHWA's credentialing pathway for the year ahead.

SEA-OHWA: Your Gateway to One Health Learning

From Central Luzon to Chiang Mai, the SEA-OHWA university tour continues to demonstrate that One Health education thrives when knowledge is accessible, locally rooted, and personally delivered. A growing library of 22 free online courses — available in Khmer, Bahasa, Lao, Thai, Vietnamese, and English — is open to students, educators, and health professionals across Southeast Asia.

Explore SEA-OHWA and enroll in free One Health courses: https://academy.seaohun.org/