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14/04/23 12:51 PM IST

Animal Pandemic Preparedness Initiative (APPI)

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  • The Union government has drawn up the country’s first animal pandemic response plan in collaboration with the World Bank, which will be implemented as a central government scheme to deal with outbreaks.
About APPI
  • This project will be a part of World Bank funded Animal Health System Support for One Health (AHSSOH) project under the aegis of National One Health Mission.
  • The collaborative project will be implemented over a five-year period as Central sector scheme with a financial provision of Rs. 1228.70 Cr.
  • The project will be implemented in five States and it envisages improving capacity building of stakeholders involved in animal health and disease management.
  • The project calls for participation by Human Health, Forest and Environment Department at the national, regional as well as local for creating and strengthening the One Health architecture including community engagement.
  • The project aims to cover 151 districts in five participating states, wherein it will target upgradation of 75 district/regional laboratories, upgradation/strengthening of 300 veterinary hospitals/dispensaries, aims to train 9000 para-veterinarians/diagnostic professionals and 5500 veterinary professionals.
  • In addition to the above, the awareness campaign on prevention of zoonotic diseases and pandemic preparedness at community level by reaching out to six lakh households.
Activities under APPI
  • Defined joint investigation and outbreak response teams (National & state)
  • Design an overall integrated disease surveillance system (built on National Digital Livestock Mission)
  • Strengthening the Regulatory system (e.g., Nandi online portal and Field trial guidelines)
  • Creating disease modelling algorithms and early warning systems
  • Strategizing Disaster Mitigation with National Disaster Management Authority
  • Initiate targeted R&D to develop vaccines/diagnostics/therapies for priority diseases
  • Build genomic and environmental surveillance methods to improve the timeliness and sensitivity of disease detection
Source- PIB

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