Bengaluru: The ‘One Health Pilot’ project will be launched on Tuesday June 28 in Bengaluru by the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairy, stated a press release.

According to the press release, the pilot will help in developing a plan for a national project to prevent zoonotic disease outbreaks in the future by using “improved response mechanism and management while incorporating global best practices.

The pilot project will be launched in Bengaluru by Atul Chaturvedi, Secretary, DAHD, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry, and Dairying.

The Ministry further added, “DAHD in collaboration with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) and The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) as implementation partner is implementing the One-Health Framework undertaking project in the states of Karnataka and Uttarakhand.

“Capacity building plan for Karnataka and One Health brochure (Kannada) will be unveiled during the event,” stated the press release.