About National One Health Mission:
- It was launched in 2024.
- It is a collaborative, multidisciplinary approach that unites human, animal, and environmental health sectors.
- It recognizes the interconnectedness of these domains, aiming to optimize health outcomes and address challenges across the sectors.
- It was launched to safeguard national health by unifying human, animal, and environmental surveillance systems to ensure robust pandemic preparedness and integrated disease control.
- Nodal Agency: Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) under Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser (PSA).
- Governance of the National One Health Mission:
- It is two tiered:
- Executive Committee: It is chaired by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoHFW) with Principal Scientific Adviser as vice chair and Member Health, NITI Aayog is a permanent invitee.
- Secretaries of various stakeholder departments and two states (on rolling basis) are members.
- The committee provides overall policy guidance for the progress of the mission and its associated activities.
- Scientific Steering Committee: It is chaired by the PSA and has Secretaries/DGs of all stakeholder departments and two states (on rolling basis) as members.
- It provides overall scientific direction, oversight and guidance to the National One Health Mission.
