One health in India: Time to act together

The emerging public health issues of 21st century have clearly warned us that the efficient tackling of these threats need to be done in collaborative manner between relevant public health professionals under the umbrella of One Health. The concept of One Health is longstanding; however, it is gaini...

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Main Authors: PANKAJ DHAKA, J S BEDI, YASHPAL SINGH MALIK
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Indian Council of Agricultural Research 2021-10-01
Series:Indian Journal of Animal Sciences
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Online Access:https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJAnS/article/view/117207
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description The emerging public health issues of 21st century have clearly warned us that the efficient tackling of these threats need to be done in collaborative manner between relevant public health professionals under the umbrella of One Health. The concept of One Health is longstanding; however, it is gaining due momentum across the globe, especially in context of tackling emerging zoonoses. India remains vulnerable to many of emerging health threats due to demographic, socio-economic and other factors related with globalization, climate change and related biodiversity losses. In India, the various public health agencies which includes human, animal and environmental health professionals have contributed joint efforts in recent past to confront the One Health related issues. However, the bridging of professional silos to act more synergistically need further sustained efforts from all the stakeholders, including policy makers.
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spelling doaj.art-c6d207258cea4dbd8919930d2568da042023-02-23T10:11:49ZengIndian Council of Agricultural ResearchIndian Journal of Animal Sciences0367-83182394-33272021-10-01911010.56093/ijans.v91i10.117207One health in India: Time to act togetherPANKAJ DHAKA0J S BEDI1YASHPAL SINGH MALIK2Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana, PunjabGuru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana, PunjabGuru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana, PunjabThe emerging public health issues of 21st century have clearly warned us that the efficient tackling of these threats need to be done in collaborative manner between relevant public health professionals under the umbrella of One Health. The concept of One Health is longstanding; however, it is gaining due momentum across the globe, especially in context of tackling emerging zoonoses. India remains vulnerable to many of emerging health threats due to demographic, socio-economic and other factors related with globalization, climate change and related biodiversity losses. In India, the various public health agencies which includes human, animal and environmental health professionals have contributed joint efforts in recent past to confront the One Health related issues. However, the bridging of professional silos to act more synergistically need further sustained efforts from all the stakeholders, including policy makers.https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJAnS/article/view/117207Antimicrobial resistanceIndiaOne healthZoonoses
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Antimicrobial resistance
India
One health
Zoonoses
title One health in India: Time to act together
title_full One health in India: Time to act together
title_fullStr One health in India: Time to act together
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title_short One health in India: Time to act together
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India
One health
Zoonoses
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