Health Programs : One Health program will be started in Odisha. The One Health program proposed by WHO is being implemented in Odisha on the basis of a pilot project. This program is starting in 4 states including Odisha across the country. Under this program, this program has been started for joint action to combat zoonotic diseases like Anthrax, Rabies, Scrub typhus, Nipah virus from animals to humans.
Health Programs : In this regard, the Department of Animal Husbandry, Agriculture and Wildlife will work together with the Health Department. Under this, special state level action plan and district level action plan will be made for zoonotic diseases.
Health Programs : A coordination committee will be formed. Mapping of which zoonotic diseases are prevalent in which district will be done. Apart from this, sentinel laboratories and medical college laboratories will be strengthened for testing zoonotic diseases in the state.