Functions and Programs
Governance & Coordination:
- Review and harmonize legislation on One Health across sectors.
- Operationalize the national One Health coordinating mechanism.
- Mobilize resources to support the National One Health Strategic Plan.
- Surveillance:
- Establish One Health surveillance among stakeholders for early detection of zoonotic diseases.
- Strengthen laboratory capacities to diagnose priority zoonotic diseases at provincial levels.
- Preparedness & Response:
- Enhance preparedness and response capacities for zoonotic diseases at all levels.
- Coordinate emergency preparedness and response among relevant ministries and agencies.
- Advocacy, Communication & Training:
- Develop capacity for One Health advocacy and communication programs.
- Incorporate One Health initiatives in pre-service education.
- Increase awareness of One Health among policymakers.
- Research:
- Align institutional collaborative research to One Health by 75%.
- Establish One Health research themes and enhance communication between researchers and policymakers.