WELCOME

 

On behalf of the Scientific and Organizing Committees, you are invited to the 4^th International Conference on One Health: Problems & Solutions on November 28-29, 2025. Focusing heavily on “Local and Regional Systems Transformation for Planetary Health Systems Change”, the event marks the 10^th Anniversary of the Planetary Health Alliance (PHA), of which Khazar University is a proud and active member.

This conference is being organized in collaboration with several esteemed national and international partners. The event will address the complex interconnections between human, animal, and environmental health, and the impact of climate change, man-made threats to health, disease control, and sustainable and resilient food systems. Additionally, the conference will provide a platform to share and discuss best practices, focusing on urgent, evidence-based actions and solutions that need to be implemented to ensure long-term planetary sustainability.

To effectively address these multifaceted issues, the conference will focus on three strategic objectives:

1. Cultivating Future Leaders in One Health Problem Solving: To design and initiate a robust Youth Leadership Program focused on empowering and connecting emerging Planetary Health leaders through mentorship, training, and collaborative projects aimed at tackling real-world challenges.
2. Enabling Community-Driven Problem Solving: To establish a Community Action Grant mechanism that provides essential funding and support for regional communities to develop and implement sustainable, locally-driven Planetary Health solutions tailored to their specific needs.
3. Fostering Dialogue and Vision through Arts and Humanities: To support the development of collaborative artistic and digital projects that creatively explore One Health problems and communicate shared aspirations for a healthy, safe, and just world.

Our co-organizers are Azerbaijan Medical University, Azerbaijan National Research Institute of Medical Prevention named after Vali Akhundov, the Food Safety Agency of The Republic of Azerbaijan, the Department of Molecular Sciences at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) (as a part of the project LEARNSAVE, supported by the Swedish Institute SI, Baltic Sea Neighbourhood Programme, number 01236/2023), Kazakh National Agrarian Research University and Caucasus University Association.

The scientific program will include a wide range of critically important sessions, from basic research to innovations in Planetary Health and One Health in Azerbaijan. The conference intends to use discussions and presentations to explore new approaches to these issues, including: Public Health, the impact of Climate Change on natural disasters, man-made threats like war and ecological terror, Emergency preparedness, disease control and prevention strategies, food safety, sustainable healthy food production, and capacity building.

The ultimate goal is to achieve the best health for people, animals, and our environment. We encourage building new relationships among stakeholders, young researchers, and experts to boost future regional and global collaboration for Planetary Health System Change. 

 

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