'One Health' pilot project to be launched today in Bengaluru

BENGALURU: The dairying and animal husbandry ministry will on Tuesday launch 'One Health' pilot project in Bengaluru, bringing stakeholders from animal, human and environment health on a common platform to come out with solutions to prevent outbreak of zoonotic disease (such as coronaviruses) in future.
The success of the pilot will help the Centre develop a national 'One Health' roadmap, equipped with better response mechanism and management while incorporating global best practices.The pilot will be launched in collaboration with Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) and Confederation of Indian Industry as implementation partners. Besides Karnataka, the department of animal husbandry & dairying is implementing the pilot projects in Uttarakhand as well. tnn