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PRESS RELEASE MAY 11, 2023

World Bank Approves $82 Million for Prevention of Zoonotic, Endemic Diseases in India

https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2023/05/10/world-bank-approves-82-million-for-prevention-of-zoonotic-endemic-diseases-in-india

WASHINGTON, May 10, 2023—The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved an $82 million loan towards the adoption of global best practices for animal health management to prevent, detect, and respond to endemic zoonotic, transboundary, and emerging infectious diseases. It will strengthen India’s One Health approach, which recognizes that people and animals are connected with their shared environment.

Animal disease outbreaks globally continue to pose risks to public health systems and have enormous economic costs. With India having the largest livestock population in the world, these risks are particularly high. For example, foot and mouth disease alone costs the country more than $3.3 billion annually.  ...”