‘One Health’ pilot project launched by Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying

The Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying (DAHD), under the Ministry Of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying(MoFAHD), the Government of India(GoI) has launched the One Health Pilot project in Uttarakhand. The objective of the one health pilot project is to implement the One Health Framework by the One Health Support Unit.

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The Unit’s main goal is to create a national One Health roadmap based on the lessons learned during the pilot project’s deployment. The implementation of the One Health Support Unit would be led by an inter-ministerial One Health committee chaired by the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India.