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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare - Union Health Ministry has notified a National Joint Outbreak Response Team connecting human, livestock, and wildlife sectors

India Established BSL-3 Lab Network for Disease Control

An Epidemiology training program has been launched

Nipah Outbreak in Kerala Brought Under Control Through Joint Efforts

“The Prime Minister’s Science, Technology, and Innovation Advisory Council (PM-STIAC) reviewed the ongoing activities for pandemic preparedness across agencies and recognised the need for a unified effort in pandemic preparedness through a "National One Health Mission (NOHM)" to address gaps and enhance coordination among multiple sectors. Thirteen Ministries/Departments coordinate and synergise their activities to realise the objectives of the NOHM, which is steered by the Office of the Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government of India along with key stakeholders.

The key pillars of the NOHM are:

1. Technology enabled integrated surveillance across sectors.
2. National network of Biosafety Level 3 (BSL-3) laboratories (for testing high-risk or unknown pathogens).
3. Collaborative and integrated R&D for medical countermeasures including vaccines, diagnostics, and therapeutics for human-animal-wildlife-livestock health.
4. Data integration across sectors.
5. Training and capacity building in all spheres related to One Health. ...”

 

SEE: Press Release:Press information Bureau (pib.gov.in)

https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2037636