Experts call for One Health approach to tackle zoonoses

Inter-sectoral coordination among public health and veterinary services mooted

Public health and wildlife experts have advocated the adoption of the One Health approach for policy formulation in the country. The concept which has been gaining traction among policy makers worldwide was key to the ongoing efforts in the prevention of zoonoses, they felt. Parag Nigam, Head, Wildlife Health Management, Wildlife Institute of India, who participated in the World Zoonoses Day observance here, called for inter-sectoral coordination among public health and veterinary services to deliver human and animal health interventions in rural areas.