ABOUT OHNI
ONE HEALTH NETWORK OF INDIA
COHERD (Centre for One Health, Education, Research & Development), IIPHG (Indian Institute of Public Health, Gandhinagar) cordially welcomes you to the forefront of health innovation with the One Health Network – a trailblazing group dedicated to the transformative principles of One Health. OHNI will champion a comprehensive approach that recognizes the profound interconnectedness of human, animal, and environmental health. Serving as a dynamic hub, it will unite professionals, experts, and enthusiasts to collectively address global health challenges through holistic and integrated strategies, focusing on key areas like zoonotic diseases, antimicrobial resistance, health system strengthening, water sanitation and hygiene, biosecurity, and disease surveillance.
ONE HEALTH
“One Health is the integrated, unifying approach that aims to sustainably balance and optimize the health of people, animals, and ecosystems. It recognizes the health of humans, domestic and wild animals, plants, and the wider environment (including ecosystems) are closely linked and inter-dependent. The approach mobilises sectors, disciplines and communities at varying levels of society to work together to foster well-being and tackle threats to health and ecosystems while addressing the collective need for clean water, energy and air, safe and nutritious food, taking action on climate change, and contributing to sustainable development” (OHHELP, 2022).
India’s effort
2009: India joined with On Health network of South Asia (OHASA)
2010: In-country OH collaborations CDC and NCDC
2014: India launched new One Health centre and One Health course
2016: OH concept introduced in veterinary curriculum
2017: India’s NAP-AMR incorporated OH approach
2018: The launch of IDSP’s Integrated Health Information Platform
2019: OH India declaration Roadmap by Ministry of Science and Technology in partnership with agriculture
and health ministries
2020: Proposed National institutional platform for One Health
2021: One Health Consortium by MoST & Platform for OH under PMASBY
OHNI powered by Centre for One Health Education, Research & Development (COHERD)
“COHERD is a joint initiative by the Indian Institute of Public Health Gandhinagar (IIPHG), India and Global Health, Institute for Hygiene & Public Health (IHPH), Bonn, Germany. COHERD is a designated Centre for excellence striving to work on interdisciplinary topics of One Health in South and East Asia. COHERD actively engaged with state government and national and international organizations and advocates to establish and strengthen the One Health system”.
