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'One Health', or OH, was limited to select specialists across veterinary, biomedical, life sciences and environmental disciplines. The Covid-19 pandemic and the climate crisis has helped One Health make its way to the media and popular discourse. The Declaration of the G20 Ministers of Health on September 6, 2021, in Rome emphasised "greater and more predictable funding" to
A ‘One Health’ approach that targets people, animals
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May 03, 2021 23:33 IST
The battle against COVID-19 should also be used as an opportunity to meet India’s ‘One Health’ targets
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The battle against COVID-19 should also be used as an opportunity to meet India’s ‘One Health’ targets
The father of modern pathology, Rudolf Virchow, emphasised in 1856 that there are essentially no dividing lines between animal and human medicine. This concept is ever more salient as the world continues to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic. Discussions that took place around World Veterinary Day, on April 24, 2021, focused on acknowledging the interconnectedness of animals, humans, and the environment, an approach referred to as “One Health”.