One Health activities to reinforce intersectoral coordination at local levels in India

Frontiers in Public Health

Public Health

Jatinder P. S. Gill¹  Rajnish Sharma¹  Balbir B. Singh¹  Paviter Kaur²  Jaswinder Singh³  Falgunee K. Parekh⁴  Jessica Taaffe⁴  Navneet K. Dhand⁵  Dhinakar Raj Gopal⁶  Aravindh Babu R. Parthiban⁶ 

[1]Centre for One Health, College of Veterinary Science, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana, Punjab, India

[2]Department of Veterinary Microbiology, College of Veterinary Science, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana, Punjab, India

[3]Department of Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Extension Education, College of Veterinary Science, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana, Punjab, India

[4]EpiPointe, Cary, NC, United States

[5]EpiPointe, Cary, NC, United States

[6]Sydney School of Veterinary Science, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia

[7]Translational Research Platform for Veterinary Biologicals, Centre for Animal Health Studies, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

关键词: One Health;    India;    intersectoral collaboration;    zoonotic diseases;    emerging infectious diseases;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpubh.2023.1041447

 received in 2022-09-10, accepted in 2023-01-30,  发布年份 2023

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

India's dense human and animal populations, agricultural economy, changing environment, and social dynamics support conditions for emergence/re-emergence of zoonotic diseases that necessitate a One Health (OH) approach for control. In addition to OH national level frameworks, effective OH driven strategies that promote local intersectoral coordination and collaboration are needed to truly address zoonotic diseases in India. We conducted a literature review to assess the landscape of OH activities at local levels in India that featured intersectoral coordination and collaboration and supplemented it with our own experience conducting OH related activities with local partners. We identified key themes and examples in local OH activities. Our landscape assessment demonstrated that intersectoral collaboration primarily occurs through specific research activities and during outbreaks, however, there is limited formal coordination among veterinary, medical, and environmental professionals on the day-to-day prevention and detection of zoonotic diseases at district/sub-district levels in India. Examples of local OH driven intersectoral coordination include the essential role of veterinarians in COVID-19 diagnostics, testing of human samples in veterinary labs for Brucella and leptospirosis in Punjab and Tamil Nadu, respectively, and implementation of OH education targeted to school children and farmers in rural communities. There is an opportunity to strengthen local intersectoral coordination between animal, human and environmental health sectors by building on these activities and formalizing the existing collaborative networks. As India moves forward with broad OH initiatives, OH networks and experience at the local level from previous or ongoing activities can support implementation from the ground up.

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