In 2018, during the National Seminar on establishing connections between International Health Regulations (IHR) and the Performance of Veterinary Services (PVS), representatives of the WHO, WOAH, and national competent authorities highlighted the need to incorporate the One Health concept into the curricula of universities offering degrees in “Public Health” and “Veterinary Medicine.” This requirement was reaffirmed and updated in 2021 during online seminars involving the Ministries of Health and Agriculture. In 2023, an intersectoral working meeting by the Ministry of Health and Ministry of Agriculture identified the integration of the One Health concept into university curricula in Kazakhstan as one of the priority tasks for 2023-2024.
In response, the Country Office of the World Health Organization (WHO) developed comprehensive educational materials on One Health for the veterinary program at agricultural universities in Kazakhstan. The module materials include lectures, practical assignments, and assessment tools. These materials will serve as the methodological basis for faculty members in agricultural education institutions when preparing bachelor’s and master’s degree students in the fields of “Veterinary Medicine” and “Veterinary Sanitation.”
On December 4-5, 2023, a round table was organized jointly by the Country Office of BO3 and the Sub-Regional Representation of the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) for Central Asia. The event involved international partners from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), with the support of the Veterinary Control and Supervision Committee of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Thirty participants attended, including 19 representatives from six agricultural universities in the Republic of Kazakhstan and two representatives from the Veterinary Control and Supervision Committee of the Ministry of Agriculture.
A panel discussion was conducted on the possibility of implementing educational materials on One Health into the educational process. Reports from university representatives on the potential incorporation of proposed educational materials into the educational process were also heard.
