Krpasha Govindasamy graduated as a veterinarian from Ondesterpoort, Universtiy of Pretoria (2005). Her interest in the epidemiology of zoonotic diseases led to a Masters in Public Health in 2013 after extensive exposure to community development projects in South Africa and Mozambique. In 2013, she began working for the provincial veterinary services in South Africa, focussing on epidemiology and One Health. Her interest in human-animal-ecosystem interaction and zoonotic diseases was further developed during her PhD studies which focussed on gaining a better understanding the complex system of brucellosis control at the human-cattle-farm interface in Gauteng. She has worked as a private veterinarian, a state veterinarian, a One Health lecturer at the Faculty of Veterinary Science and for a Software Assisted Medical Diagnostics company. Her research focus currently is predictive modelling and geodesign for sustainable development and environmental health at the human-animal-ecosystem interface.