National One Health Programme for Prevention and Control of Zoonoses (NOHP-PCZ)

Background

The program was approved by Standing Finance Committee during 12th FYP vide OM 26.06.2013 as Central sector Scheme. In FY 2017-18 programs was under umbrella scheme of NCDC and since then the program is continuing as Scheme B of Umbrella scheme of NCDC. The programme has now been approved under SFC for FY 2021-26 under Scheme D of umbrella scheme of NCDC.

Vision: Institutionalize Structural mechanism for one health in the country at each level National, State District, Block and village level

Mission: To bring all stakeholders from Policy makers till Front Line workers on One Health Platform with Shared Vision and Common Goals

Goal: Protecting communities and minimizing socioeconomic losses due to emerging and re-emerging zoonotic threats

Objective: To operationalize “One Health” Mechanisms for prevention and control of Zoonoses through strengthening Inter-sectoral Coordination among all stakeholders at the National, State, and District and below district level.

Strategies: Utilize existing surveillance systems in all sectors, roping in Vet/Wild life institutes as regional Coordinators, Joint Capacity Building programs, Explore networking and mapping laboratory resources & IEC

Components of the programme

1. Institutionalize One Health at National, State and district level
2. Human resource development through capacity building by providing GIA to Regional Coordinators & partner institutions
3. Integrated Surveillance
4. Sentinel Surveillance Sites on Zoonoses
5. Integrated Web/digital Portal for zoonoses
6. Integrated Community Outreach Program on One Health GIA to Professional/Research Bodies
7. Advocacy and Risk Communication
8. Operational Research

Major Activities and Achievements

Institutionalizing One Health at National & State level

• Two Multi-stakeholder workshop have been conducted to develop the State Action Plan for Zoonotic Diseases in Rajasthan and Orissa
  
• Standing Committee of Zoonosis has been established under DGHS. 10th Meeting of Standing committee on Zoonoses was conducted on 9th December 2021, at Nirman Bhawan
  
  
• A network of 11 Regional Coordinators of One health established and strengthened 4 AIIMS institute as regional Coordinator
• 31 States had formed State Level Zoonoses Committee (SLZC) & 373 Districts had formed District Level Zoonosis Committees (DLZC)
  

2. Sentinel Surveillance Sites for Zoonoses (SSSZs) are being established throughout the country to assess the burden of priority zoonotic diseases in India. So far 45 institutes has been strengthened across the country.

• Annually more than 50,000 human and 15, 000 animal samples are being tested for zoonotic diseases by Regional Coordinators from both Human and Animal Health sectors.
• Regional level trainings on zoonotic disease on Public Health & Laboratory aspects are being conducted annually.

3. The National Conclave on “Augmented Zoonotic Diseases Surveillance at Human-Wildlife Interface” was held on October 17th & 18th, 2023 under the Chairmanship of Shri. Sudhansh Pant, Secretary, MoHFW. The objective of the national conclave was to understand

• Outbreak of zoonotic disease events
• Strengthening of wildlife pathogen surveillance for early detection of emerging zoonotic disease events
• human-wildlife conflict
• inter-sectoral collaborations

4. Capacity Building – Joint Trainings/Workshops for Veterinary & Medical Professional (300 mid-level professionals trained)

5. Hands on training on diagnosis conducted for Leptospirosis & Anthrax for Medical Officers

6. Creating Awareness about zoonoses –

• IEC materials (Print, Audio & Video) on 7 priority zoonotic diseases namely Rabies, Scrub Typhus, Brucellosis, Anthrax, CCHF, Nipah, Kyasanur Forest Disease has been created and was launched in July 2021 on NCDC annual day by Hon’ble Union Minister of Health and Family welfare. https://www.ncdc.gov.in/index1.php?lang=1&level=2&sublinkid=502&lid=428

Activities undertaken in last one year i.e. 2018-19