CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The “One Health” pilot project aimed at improving national and State-level resource allocation and policy ecosystem on early prediction, detection, and diagnosis of zoonotic diseases through increased quality, availability, and utility of data evidence, was launched in Bengaluru on Tuesday.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying (DAHD) will be launched the One Health pilot in Bengaluru, Karnataka. The programme is aimed at bringing stakeholders from animal, human and environment health on a common platform to address challenges.

Detailed explanation-3: -UPSC Mains. Q. The ‘One Health’ framework has been launched as a pilot project in which state? Notes: The Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying (DAHD) has launched a pilot project in the state of Uttarakhand to implement the One Health Framework by One Health Support Unit.

Detailed explanation-4: -February 19-22, 2012, the first One Health Summit was held in Davos, Switzerland. The Summit presented the One Health concept as a way to manage health threats, focusing on food safety and security.