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28/06/22 05:47 AM IST

One Health Pilot

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  • Government will launch 'One Health' Pilot programme on June 28, in Bengaluru.
About Programme 
  • Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying (DAHD), Ministry of Fisheries, Animal husbandry and Dairying, Government of India has taken an initiative to bring stakeholders from animal, human and environment health on a common platform to address the challenges through One-Health approach.
  • DAHD in collaboration with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) and The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) as implementation partner is implementing the One-Health Framework undertaking project in the states of Karnataka and Uttarakhand.
  • DAHD would develop a national One Health roadmap based on the learnings of this initiative which in turn would help to prevent the future zoonotic disease outbreaks, equipped with better response mechanism and management while incorporating global best practices.
  • Capacity building plan for Karnataka and One Health brochure (Kannada) will be unveiled during the event.
Benefits
  • Human health cannot be viewed in isolation and it is dependent on the environment it lives which includes animals too. The One Health project helps in realizing the interdependencies that animal and environmental health have on human life.
  • It will develop a national One Health roadmap based on the learnings of the pilot project implementation.
  • This will be useful in preventing zoonotic disease outbreaks in the future and facilitate a better response mechanism.
  • The pilot project will institutionalize better management, and development of a targeted surveillance plan, integrate a network of laboratories, develop and implement communication strategy across sectors
  • It will also integrate data with the digital architecture of the National Digital Livestock Mission.
  • Furthermore, it will also help in building a strong social infrastructure that supports the health of the people and the planet. 
Source- PIB 

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