TY - JOUR
T1 - Adopting an intersectoral One Health approach in India: Time for One Health Committees
AU - Dasgupta, Rajib
AU - Tomley, Fiona
AU - Alders, Robyn
AU - Barbuddhe, Sukhadeo B.
AU - Kotwani, Anita
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - Following the several episodes of zoonotic disease outbreaks and the more recent COVID-19 pandemic,
the Indian policy initiatives are committed to institutionalize One Health (OH) approaches and promote
intersectoral, transdisciplinary collaboration and cooperation. The OH principle needs to be visualized
beyond the scope of zoonoses. While conservation, ecological and veterinary professions are getting
increasingly engaged with OH, most of the medical/clinical and social sciences professions are only
peripherally aware of its nuances. The OH initiatives, by their essentially multidisciplinary nature, entail
working across ministries and navigating tacit institutional hierarchies and allocating leadership roles.
The logical operational step will be the constitution of One Health Committees (OHC) at the State and
district levels. Here, we outline the key foundational principles of OHC and hope that the framework for
implementation shall be deliberated through wider consultations and piloted and adopted in a phased
manner
AB - Following the several episodes of zoonotic disease outbreaks and the more recent COVID-19 pandemic,
the Indian policy initiatives are committed to institutionalize One Health (OH) approaches and promote
intersectoral, transdisciplinary collaboration and cooperation. The OH principle needs to be visualized
beyond the scope of zoonoses. While conservation, ecological and veterinary professions are getting
increasingly engaged with OH, most of the medical/clinical and social sciences professions are only
peripherally aware of its nuances. The OH initiatives, by their essentially multidisciplinary nature, entail
working across ministries and navigating tacit institutional hierarchies and allocating leadership roles.
The logical operational step will be the constitution of One Health Committees (OHC) at the State and
district levels. Here, we outline the key foundational principles of OHC and hope that the framework for
implementation shall be deliberated through wider consultations and piloted and adopted in a phased
manner
M3 - Article
SN - 0971-5916
VL - 153
SP - 281
EP - 286
JO - Indian Journal of Medical Research
JF - Indian Journal of Medical Research
IS - 3
ER -