Centre of Excellence in One Health:

The Centre of Excellence in One Health at AIIMS New Delhi is a multidisciplinary platform dedicated to advancing integrated approaches to human, animal, and environmental health. Supported by the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), the Centre works at the intersection of research, preparedness, biosafety, capacity building, and public health engagement, with a strong focus on infectious diseases and emerging health threats. The Centre promotes interdisciplinary research spanning host–pathogen biology, zoonoses, antimicrobial resistance, biosafety, outbreak preparedness, and translational health innovation. In addition to research, it actively contributes to education and awareness through lectures, workshops, training programs, student engagement activities, expert interactions, and outreach initiatives designed to strengthen One Health understanding across diverse audiences. By linking science, policy, training, and implementation, the Centre aims to build knowledge, capacity, and collaborative frameworks that are relevant to both national priorities and global health challenges

   Outreach and Educational activities

• Dr. Saini delivered a talk on “Complementing Antibiotics: Nutritional Reprogramming of Host Defense Against Antimicrobial Resistance” in the School of Biotechnology, Gautam Buddha University. on 9^th April 2026.

• National Conference on Youth Engagement in One Health organised by Department of Zoology, Hindu College in association with Laboratory of Infection Biology & Translational Research (LIBTR), AIIMS Delhi & National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on 30^th March 2026.

• Mito-connect Symposium on mitochondrial research and medicine organised by Department of Biochemistry, AIIMS, New Delhi in association with Laboratory of Infection Biology & Translational Research (LIBTR), AIIMS Delhi on 23^rd March 2026.

• Dr. Saini delivered a Keynote address on “Thinking Beyond the Textbook: Building Solutions That Matter” at Department of Zoology, Hindu College, University of Delhi on 9^th October 2025.

• Dr. Saini organised the inaugural meeting of technical working group strengthening High Containment Laboratory Operations & Maintenance for Biosafety and Biosecurity Conference at AIIMS, New Delhi on 3^rd to 5^th September 2025.

• Dr. Saini organised One Health Awareness week and Technical Workshop in AIIMS, New Delhi from 3^rd - 9^th November, 2025.

• We give lectures, conduct various awareness programs on Zoonoses & 'National One Health' priority areas. We have successfully conducted several such programs in many schools, colleges and hospitals that effectively highlighted the need for increased awareness and action in preventing zoonotic diseases. By providing a platform for experts and the public to engage in meaningful dialogue, the program fostered a deeper understanding of zoonoses and empowered individuals with the knowledge and tools to protect themselves, their families, and their communities. Moving forward, we would like to continue our efforts to educate the public on zoonotic diseases through similar events and outreach initiatives to aim countries pandemic preparedness, national policy making and advocacy.

• 05^th July, 2025 - Awareness program "ZoonoSENSE2025 : Awareness through action" organized on the occasion of World Zoonoses Day at DAV Centenary College, Faridabad, Haryana.

• World TB Day (24 March) Program, 2025 Bhaskaracharya College, Delhi

  
  

• 12^th November 2024: Awareness program at Swami Shraddhanand College, Alipur, Delhi - 36

• 12^th November 2024: Awareness program at Govt. Boys Senior Secondary School, Alipur, Delhi - 36