India Launches $25 Million Pandemic Fund for Animal Health
India launched a $25 million Pandemic Fund, focusing on enhancing animal health security and pandemic preparedness in the livestock sector. Spearheaded by Union Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh, the initiative is part of a broader strategy supported by the G20 to improve disease surveillance and control zoonotic diseases. The fund bolsters existing programs like the National Animal Disease Control Program (NADCP), which targets Foot and Mouth Disease and Brucellosis. It emphasizes cross-border collaboration and developing laboratory infrastructure, with a long-term goal of strengthening India’s livestock resilience and economic growth.
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