World Zoonoses Day:
The Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare organized a National Multistakeholder Consultation in New Delhi on the occasion of World Zoonoses Day (6th July) to deliberate on the draft National Action Plan for Prevention and Control of Zoonoses, establishing a comprehensive strategic framework anchored in the One Health Approach.World Zoonoses Day commemorates Louis Pasteur’s successful administration of the first rabies vaccine in 1885. The 2026 theme is “One World, One Health: Prevent Zoonoses.”The proposed National Action Plan will serve as a foundational blueprint, guiding States and Union Territories to formulate context-specific State Action Plans tailored to local ecological and epidemiological realities. Zoonoses are infectious diseases that naturally transmit between vertebrate animals and humans. They can be caused by various pathogens, including viruses, bacteria, parasites, and fungi.
