‘One-Health’ initiative to be launched in Bengaluru on June 28

The Department of Animal Husbadry & Dairying (DAHD) will be launching the One Health pilot in Bengaluru, Karnataka on Tuesday. The programme is aimed at bringing stakeholders from animal, human and environment health on a common platform to address challenges, the government said in a press release on Monday.

“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,” the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying said.

Atul Chaturvedi, Secretary, DAHD, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying will be launching the pilot project in Bengaluru.


“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,” it said.