The Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying (DAHD), Government of India has initiated the launch of a pilot project in the state of Uttarakhand to implement the One Health Framework by One Health Support Unit. The key objective of the Unit is to develop a national One Health roadmap based on the learnings of the pilot project implementation.
An inter-ministerial One Health committee under the chairmanship of Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India has been established to lead the implementation of the One Health Support Unit. A Project Steering Committee (PSC) is constituted under the chairmanship of Secretary (AHD), GoI involving competent authorities from Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, ICAR, civil societies, international development organizations and field practitioners.
Based on the recommendations of PSC, six interventions have been planned for the implementation of the pilot. The interventions will cover institutionalization and operationalization aspects for better coordination amongst different relevant sectors. State and district level one health committees need to be constituted by involving competent authorities from health, animal husbandry and environment ministries. Some of the key activities to be undertaken as part of the pilot project include institutionalizing the mechanism for data collection on disease outbreaks, prevalence, management, and development of targeted surveillance plan, integrating network of laboratories, developing and implementing communication strategy across sectors and integration of the data with the digital architecture of the National Digital Livestock Mission.
The pilot project in Uttarakhand was launched by Shri Atul Chaturvedi, Secretary, Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Government of India in the presence of Dr Praveen Malik, Animal Husbandry Commissioner, Government of India, Mr. Alkesh Wadhwani, Director, Poverty Alleviation Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation India, Dr. R Meenakshi Sundaram, Secretary, Department of Animal Husbandry, Government of Uttarakhand, Shri Pankaj Kumar Pandey Secretary Department of Medical, Health and Family Welfare Government of Uttarakhand, Shri Ranjan Kumar Mishra, Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Uttarakhand Forest Department Government of Uttarakhand and Dr. Prem Kumar, Director, Department of Animal Husbandry Government of Uttarakhand among other key stakeholders.
Commenting on the launch of the pilot project, Shri Atul Chaturvedi, Secretary, Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying says, “The “One Health India” program initiated by the Department is particularly poised to work with all the sectors including livestock health, human health, wildlife health, environmental health, technology and finance; with a view to complement each other while working together. The initiation of the pilot in Uttarakhand will support and help the creation of the One Health Framework for India and help address the health of the people and the planet. We look forward to the coordinated engagement among all stakeholders for the successful implementation of the pilot.”
By developing the One Health Framework, India will successfully address the need for efficient disease reporting and response coordination, optimum utilization of resources, emergency preparedness, build capability to handle diseases of economic and zoonotic importance, and create public awareness on animal diseases of zoonotic and economic significance.
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