Officials and participants during the culmination of the seven-day National One Health workshop held at the College of Veterinary Sciences & Animal Husbandry (CVSc & AH), Jalukie, on March 2.
Peren, March 2 (MExN): A seven-day national workshop on strengthening One Health capacities in North-East India, with a focus on antimicrobial resistance (AMR), food safety and wildlife interfaces using molecular approaches, concluded on Monday at College of Veterinary Sciences & Animal Husbandry, a constituent college of Central Agricultural University.
The workshop, held from February 24 to March 2, was titled “Strengthening One Health Capacities in North-East India: AMR, Food Safety and Wildlife Interfaces with Molecular Approaches” and was funded by the Department of Health Research, Indian Council of Medical Research, under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India.
The programme brought together experts from veterinary sciences, human health, wildlife, microbiology, epidemiology and public health sectors from across the North-Eastern region, highlighting the need for an integrated regional surveillance network and coordinated action to combat AMR.
The valedictory session featured addresses by Dr I Shakuntala, Dean, CVSc & AH, Jalukie, and Dr Nyanthung Kikon, State Nodal Officer, One Health Programme, Department of Health and Family Welfare, Kohima.
The vote of thanks was delivered by the organising secretary of the programme, Dr Raghubir Singh, Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Public Health and Epidemiology, CVSc & AH, Jalukie.
