NewzVille Desk
Jagat Prakash Nadda, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare and Chairperson, Executive Steering Committee on One Health delivered the inaugural address at the National One Health Mission Assembly 2025 through a video message at the Bharat Mandapam Convention Hall, here today.
Dr V K Paul, Member (Health), NITI Aayog; Dr Ajay K Sood, Chairperson, Scientific Steering Committee on One Health, Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government of India and Dr Rajiv Bahl, Secretary, Department of Health Research & Director General, Indian Council of Medical Research were also present on the occasion.
The theme of the two-day event is “Translating Knowledge to Practice – One Earth, One Health, One Future”.
Addressing the gathering Nadda said, “One Earth, One Health, One Future’ is not just a theme – it is the foundation of our approach to strengthening health security and enhancing preparedness against future pandemics,”
He recalled the country’s achievements in vaccine development, including indigenous COVID-19 vaccines such as Covaxin, Covishield, Corbevax and the world’s first intranasal COVID-19 vaccine. “India developed and supplied vaccines to more than a hundred countries, reaffirming our role as a trusted global partner,” he noted.
The Minister emphasized that the One Health approach will enable early warning systems for epidemics and pandemics, support integrated interventions and help India remain future-ready.
