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National One Health Mission Assembly

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Battle IAS current affairs title card: National One Health Mission Assembly (GS2 · Health security, 21 November 2025)

What happened

  • The two-day National One Health Mission Assembly concluded at Bharat Mandapam on 21 November 2025, bringing together ministries, scientific bodies and agencies on human, animal and environmental health [PIB].
  • NITI Member Dr V.K. Paul stressed community engagement and whole-of-government action [PIB].

Background

  • Day 1 saw senior officials commit to joint stewardship [PIB].

Why it matters

  • The mission’s value depends on shared data between health, animal husbandry and environment departments.

How to use this in Mains

GS-II Issues relating to development and management of health

  1. As per PIB (2025-11-21): the two-day National One Health Mission Assembly concluded at Bharat Mandapam on 21 November 2025, bringing together ministries, scientific bodies and agencies on human, animal and environmental health.
  2. The mission's value depends on shared data between health, animal husbandry and environment departments.
Quotable data point

The two-day National One Health Mission Assembly concluded at Bharat Mandapam on 21 November 2025, bringing together ministries, scientific bodies and agencies on human, animal and environmental health.

PIB: MoHFW: National One Health Mission Assembly, 21 Nov 2025

Exam angle

UPSC

Mains: pandemic preparedness.

Practice MCQs

Original practice questions (not PYQs).

Practice · UPSC

Venue of the Assembly

Answer (b) & explanation

PIB.

Practice · UPSC

One Health covers

Answer (a) & explanation

PIB.

Practice · UPSC

Who spoke on community engagement?

Answer (a) & 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: MoHFW: National One Health Mission Assembly, 21 Nov 2025

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