A three-day long 2nd International Symposium on ‘One Health, One World’ begins today December 06, 2023 at Nabab Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Bhaban of Dhaka University (DU). DU Vice-Chancellor Prof. Dr. A S M Maksud Kamal inaugurated the symposium as chief guest. Department of Disaster Science and Climate Resilience of the University of Dhaka and Institute of Industrial Science (IIS) of the University of Tokyo, Japan have jointly organized this symposium.

Dean of the Faculty of Earth and Environmental Sciences of DU Prof. Dr. Md. Zillur Rahman delivered the welcome speech and Prof. Wataru Takeuchi of IIS of the University of Tokyo addressed the inaugural function as special guest. Prof. Masahiro Hashizume of the University of Tokyo presented the keynote paper on `Short-term associations of diarrhoeal diseases with temperature and precipitation: a multi-country study in Asia and Africa’ at the inaugural session.

Welcoming the overseas participants of the symposium at Dhaka University, DU Vice-Chancellor Prof. Dr. A S M Maksud Kamal said, ‘One Health, One World, a beacon of collaborative research and discourse, has emerged as a vital platform to explore the intricate connections between human and animal health, the global environment and the safety of our urban landscapes’. This symposium would play a pivotal role to address the complex interplay of health, safety and environmental challenges in megacities, DU VC hoped.

In this symposium about 130 papers will be presented in 12 sessions. Scientists, teachers and researchers from renowned universities of different countries including Japan, Philippine, Indonesia, Thailand and India are participating at this international symposium.

(Mahmood Alam)

Director

Public Relations Office

University of Dhaka