It focuses on "Animal Health Security Strengthening in India for Pandemic Preparedness and Response”
- The minister also released documents on Standard Veterinary Treatment Guidelines (SVTG) and Crisis Management Plan (CMP) for animal diseases.
About Pandemic Fund Project
- It is a $25 Million initiative funded by the G20 Pandemic Fund and was established under Indonesia’s G20 Presidency (2022).
- Aim: enhance low- and middle-income country’s capacity to respond to animal health threats and pandemic through financing investments
- Implementing Entities: Asian Development Bank (ADB), World Bank, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
- Need to focus on animal disease outbreaks
- Prevent Zoonotic Diseases: 5 of 6 public health emergencies declared by WHO had animal origin
- Minimize socio-economic impacts: E.g. SARS and Avian flu are estimated to have caused global economic loss of $50 B, and $30 B, respectively.
- Major Interventions under the Project includes:-
- Upgradation and expansion of animal health laboratories and vaccine manufacturing facilities.
- Enhancing early warning and surveillance mechanisms to detect outbreaks and facilitate timely interventions.
- Upgrading Data Management and Analytical systems to enable better risk assessment.
- Addressing Cross-Cutting Institutional Capacity Gaps at National and Regional Levels through a disaster management framework for the livestock sector.
India’s initiatives to improve Animal Health
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