One Health
One Health is a collaborative, cross-disciplinary approach that recognizes the vital interconnections between people, animals, plants, and their shared environment. UNIC Health embraces this integrated approach at local, regional, and global levels to achieve optimal health outcomes and address today’s complex health challenges.
Linking human, animal and Environmental health
In today’s interconnected world, diseases can spread further and faster than ever before. A health threat anywhere can be a health threat everywhere. World organisations like the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the World Health Organization (WHO) are working together to mainstream One Health so that they are better prepared to prevent, predict, detect, and respond to global health threats.
The close synergies between the School of Veterinary Medicine, the Medical School and the School of Life and Health Sciences of the University of Nicosia, create an ideal academic ecosystem for offering our students a well-rounded education in veterinary medicine that meets the collective health and safety needs of the modern world. Our objective is to provide students with inter-professional learning opportunities, by bringing together students from various fields and encouraging them to work together to reach a common goal: improvement in patient health outcomes.
One Health Research Strategy
Our research strategy aims to address significant challenges such as climate change and the threats posed by pathogens on animals and humans. Students will also access innovative facilities as part of our teaching infrastructures, including antibiotic-free, organic farms. Graduates will have a strong foundation to build their careers encompassing One Health based in veterinary medicine and global health.
