The Zoological Society of London, The Wildlife Institute of India (WII) and The University of Edinburgh have been motivated to run this module in recognition of the need to conserve globally important biodiversity and enormous natural values in South Asia , which is nevertheless a hotspot for wildlife diseases. These wildlife diseases are relatively unstudied and unchecked, and ZSL, WII and The University of Edinburgh recognise an important need for greater expertise in, and greater numbers of, wildlife health professionals to tackle them.