SASVEPM believes in healthy animals, healthy humans and a healthy planet. The One Health perspective considers animals, people and environment and ensures that people and communities are involved in the decisions that affect their health and environment. Focussing on animals is just part of caring for the delicate balance of health that includes soil, air, water, topography, population density, markets, culture, and tradition.

A key to the approach is collaboration – across disciplines, professions, borders and groups – that builds holistic solutions with a lens of inter-connectedness.