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National One Health Mission adds three ministries

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Battle IAS current affairs title card: National One Health Mission adds three ministries (GS2/3 · Health, 26 August 2025)

What happened

  • The Scientific Steering Committee of the National One Health Mission, chaired by PSA Ajay Sood, met on 26 August 2025 [PIB].
  • NOHM is a 13-ministry effort; MoES, ISRO and the Department of Fisheries were added [PIB].

Background

  • One Health links human, animal and environmental health [PIB].

Why it matters

  • Zoonoses need joint surveillance across departments.

How to use this in Mains

GS-II Issues relating to development and management of health

  1. As per PIB (2025-08-26): the Scientific Steering Committee of the National One Health Mission, chaired by PSA Ajay Sood, met on 26 August 2025.
  2. Zoonoses need joint surveillance across departments.
Quotable data point

NOHM is a 13-ministry effort; MoES, ISRO and the Department of Fisheries were added.

PIB: NOHM steering committee, 26 Aug 2025

Exam angle

UPSC

Prelims: NOHM.

Practice MCQs

Original practice questions (not PYQs).

Practice · UPSC

NOHM steering committee is chaired by

Answer (b) & explanation

PIB.

Go deeper

ExplainerOne Health Approach: Why Human, Animal and Environmental Health Are Linked, Zoonotic Diseases, the Global Quadripartite and India’s National One Health Mission (UPSC Notes + PYQs)ExplainerAntimicrobial Resistance (AMR): How Superbugs Arise, the Global and Indian Burden, Causes in Hospitals, Farms and the Environment, and India’s National Action Plan 2.0 (UPSC Notes + PYQs)

Official source: PIB: NOHM steering committee, 26 Aug 2025

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