{"id":45089,"date":"2025-06-10T21:31:19","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T16:01:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/?p=45089"},"modified":"2025-06-13T15:06:41","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T09:36:41","slug":"first-state-engagement-workshop-under-national-one-health-mission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/10-06-2025\/first-state-engagement-workshop-under-national-one-health-mission","title":{"rendered":"First State\/UTs Engagement Workshop Under the National One Health Mission"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS2\/ Health, Governance<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Context<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The first State and Union Territory Engagement Workshop under <strong>National One Health Mission (NOHM)<\/strong> was conducted, charting a collaborative path forward for strengthening India&#8217;s integrated One Health approach.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The workshop was chaired by the <strong>Principal Scientific Adviser (PSA) <\/strong>bringing together a diverse array of stakeholders.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Key Highlights:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The workshop underscored syndromic surveillance and mock drills like <strong>Vishanu Yuddh Abhyaas<\/strong> for preparedness.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Gujarat and Kerala<\/strong>, nominated to the mission\u2019s <strong>governance committee, <\/strong>presented their progress in building One Health infrastructure.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The launch of a <strong>Youth Engagement Program<\/strong> to harness the energy and innovation of the country\u2019s youth through hackathons and digital campaigns.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>One Health Dashboard:<\/strong> A central dashboard was launched to monitor and map state and central initiatives.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What is the One Health Approach?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/editorial-analysis\/15-04-2024\/holistic-approach-to-one-health\">One Health<\/a> is an <strong>integrated, unifying approach<\/strong> that aims to sustainably balance and optimize the <strong>health of people, animals and ecosystems.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It recognizes that the health of humans, domestic and wild animals, plants, and the wider environment (including ecosystems) are closely linked and interdependent.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-dominant-color=\"5c6d4f\" data-has-transparency=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"622\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2025\/06\/National-One-Health-Mission.png\" alt=\"National-One-Health-Mission\" class=\"has-transparency wp-image-45090\" style=\"--dominant-color: #5c6d4f; width:310px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2025\/06\/National-One-Health-Mission.png 600w, https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2025\/06\/National-One-Health-Mission-289x300.png 289w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>National One Health Mission<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The National One Health Mission (NOHM) exemplifies the Government of India\u2019s commitment to <strong>leveraging cutting-edge science in real-world<\/strong> settings to <strong>anticipate and mitigate public health risks.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The key pillars<\/strong> of the NOHM are:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Technology enabled integrated surveillance across sectors.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>National network of <strong>Biosafety Level 3 (BSL-3)<\/strong> laboratories (for testing high-risk or unknown pathogens).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Collaborative and integrated R&amp;D<\/strong> for medical countermeasures including vaccines, diagnostics, and therapeutics for human-animal-wildlife-livestock health.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Data integration<\/strong> across sectors.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Training and capacity building<\/strong> in all spheres related to One Health.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Challenges in Operationalizing One Health<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Intersectoral Coordination: <\/strong>Fragmented institutional silos between human, animal, and environmental health bodies.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Lack of Trained Workforce: <\/strong>Shortage of epidemiologists, zoonotic disease experts, and data scientists at the district level.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Infrastructural Disparities:<\/strong> States vary in surveillance capabilities and digital health integration.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Data Privacy &amp; Sharing: <\/strong>Ensuring secure and effective real-time data flow between sectors remains a concern.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Way Ahead<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Decentralised Planning:<\/strong> States should localize the One Health model based on regional risks (e.g., zoonotic hotspots).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Institutional Mechanisms:<\/strong> Permanent state-level One Health Cells and convergence with existing bodies like State Disaster Management Authorities (SDMAs).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Public Awareness:<\/strong> Leverage campaigns and youth engagement to increase awareness of One Health.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The states\/UT\u2019s should consider <strong>creating their own One Health dashboards<\/strong> and websites and link it with the central dashboard\/website.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=2135236#:~:text=The%20first%20State%20and%20Union,India&#039;s%20integrated%20One%20Health%20approach.\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>PIB<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>Context<\/strong><\/h3>\n<li class=\"ms-5\">The first State and Union Territory Engagement Workshop under National One Health Mission (NOHM) was conducted, charting a collaborative path forward for strengthening India&#8217;s integrated One Health approach.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<h3><strong>What is the One Health Approach?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<li class=\"ms-5\">One Health is an integrated, unifying approach that aims to sustainably balance and optimize the health of people, animals and ecosystems.<\/li>\n<li class=\"ms-5\">It recognizes that the health of humans, domestic and wild animals, plants, and the wider environment (including ecosystems) are closely linked and interdependent.<\/li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/10-06-2025\/first-state-engagement-workshop-under-national-one-health-mission\" class=\"btn btn-primary btn-sm float-end\">Read\u00a0More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-45089","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-current-affairs"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45089","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45089"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45089\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45287,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45089\/revisions\/45287"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45089"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45089"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45089"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}