Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad)
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- Background:A consultative meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) alliance is scheduled to take place in India next week.
- The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) alliance comprises four nations: India, the United States, Australia, and Japan. This alliance operates with the primary objective of promoting peace, security, and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.
- While one of the member nations assumes the leadership of the alliance each year, India is holding the chairmanship for the current year.
National One Health Mission
- Context:The Fifth Meeting of the Scientific Steering Committee on One Health was held in New Delhi.
- One Health mission focuses on national preparedness against emerging public health threats.
About the National One Health Mission
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- The National One Health Mission is a collaborative multi-sector initiative that seeks to integrate human health, animal health, wildlife health, and environmental health systems for stronger disease surveillance, diagnostic capacity, and coordinated outbreak management.
- Vision:The mission aims to create a unified framework for disease prevention and pandemic preparedness in India by promoting cooperation among the human, animal, and environmental sectors.
- Approval :The mission was approved by the Prime Minister’s Science, Technology, and Innovation Advisory Council during its 21st meeting held in 2022.
- Nodal Agency:The initiative is coordinated by the Indian Council of Medical Research under the guidance of the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser (PSA).
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- Anchor Institution:The National Institute of One Health,Nagpur
- Operational Tools of One Health
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- Animal Vaccination: Large-scale vaccination reduces zoonotic disease spread.
- Veterinary Surveillance: Regular livestock monitoring helps identify outbreaks early.
- Medicine Regulation: Controlled use of animal drugs limits resistance and environmental harm.
- Sanitation Measures: Proper disposal of waste and carcasses prevents vector-borne diseases.
- Shared Data Systems: Integrated human, animal, and environmental databases improve disease tracking.
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