14/06/2025
𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗙. 𝗔𝗛𝗔𝗦𝗔𝗡𝗨𝗟 𝗛𝗢𝗤𝗨𝗘 𝗥𝗘𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗦 𝗕𝗔𝗡𝗚𝗟𝗔𝗗𝗘𝗦𝗛 𝗔𝗧 𝗟𝗔𝗨𝗡𝗖𝗛 𝗢𝗙 𝗦𝗢𝗨𝗧𝗛 𝗔𝗦𝗜𝗔 𝗩𝗘𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗥𝗬 𝗘𝗗𝗨𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗡𝗘𝗧𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗞 𝗜𝗡 𝗦𝗥𝗜 𝗟𝗔𝗡𝗞𝗔
📍 𝗞𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘆, 𝗦𝗿𝗶 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗸𝗮 (𝟭𝟭–𝟭𝟯 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱)
A landmark Subregional Workshop was held in Kandy, Sri Lanka, to officially launch the 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝘀𝗶𝗮 𝗩𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗘𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 (𝗩𝗘𝗘𝘀) and 𝗩𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗕𝗼𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀 (𝗩𝗦𝗕𝘀). The event marks a major milestone in fostering regional collaboration in veterinary education and workforce development across South Asia.
The three-day event was 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗢𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗻𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 (𝗪𝗢𝗔𝗛) and the 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗶𝘆𝗮, 𝗦𝗿𝗶 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗸𝗮, with generous support from the 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗝𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗻. The workshop brought together representatives from all South Asian countries, as well as 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱, 𝗝𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗻, 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗭𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱, and officials from the 𝗪𝗢𝗔𝗛 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀, with both physical and virtual participation.
🔹 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗔𝗶𝗺𝘀:
The 𝗦𝗔𝗩𝗘𝗘 & 𝗩𝗦𝗕 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 has been launched with the following strategic goals:
✅ To 𝗲𝗻𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘃𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 across South Asia
✅ To 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 of the regional competent veterinary workforce
✅ To 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 within veterinary curricula across the subregion
✅ To 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 and support inter-country movement of veterinary professionals within and beyond South Asia
🔬 𝗖𝗩𝗔𝗦𝗨'𝘀 𝗥𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗩𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻:
𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗿 𝗗𝗿. 𝗠𝗱. 𝗔𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗹 𝗛𝗼𝗾𝘂𝗲, Director of the 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗲, 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 𝗩𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗻𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 (𝗖𝗩𝗔𝗦𝗨), represented 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗮𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗵 at the event and delivered a presentation on the “𝗢𝘂𝘁𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗢𝗔𝗛 𝗩𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁” between 𝗖𝗩𝗔𝗦𝗨 and the 𝗧𝘂𝗳𝘁𝘀 𝗖𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗩𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗲 (𝗧𝗖𝗦𝗩𝗠), 𝗨𝗦𝗔.
Key initiatives he presented:
🔸 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺-𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 (𝗣𝗕𝗟) at CVASU, extended to other veterinary schools and Khon Kaen University, Thailand
🔸 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟭 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀
🔸 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗟𝗮𝗯 & 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲
🔸 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗩𝗠 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲
🔸 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 (TCSVM-USA, TANUVAS-India, others)
🔸 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 (𝗖𝗘) 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝗻-𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝘃𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘀
🔸 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝘀 𝗯𝘆 𝗖𝗩𝗔𝗦𝗨 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀
🌍 𝗔 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 & 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻:
𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳. 𝗛𝗼𝗾𝘂𝗲 proposed a 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 at the 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗲 (𝗢𝗛𝗜), 𝗖𝗩𝗔𝗦𝗨, for 𝗺𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗱𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗲, 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗱𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻-𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘀. He also 𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 of the new 𝗦𝗔𝗩𝗘𝗘 & 𝗩𝗦𝗕 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸.
"Establishing a shared platform with a clear constitution and defined objectives is a critical step for regional veterinary transformation. We will continue to contribute and collaborate for its success."
— 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳. 𝗗𝗿. 𝗠𝗱. 𝗔𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗹 𝗛𝗼𝗾𝘂𝗲, Director, One Health Institute, CVASU
This engagement highlights 𝗖𝗩𝗔𝗦𝗨’𝘀 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 in veterinary and 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, and its growing role as a 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.