The District Level stakeholders training under National One Health Progress was conducted as a One Day Awareness Program on Zoonotic disease at Chief Veterinary Office, Kohima Conference Hall on November 24.

The training was organised by CVO Office Kohima, under Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services, Nagaland in collaboration with National One Health Program PCZ, Department of Microbiology, Regional Institute of Medical Sciences, Imphal under the aegis of NCDC. A total of 50 numbers of Para-veterinarian and farmers attended the training.

In his keynote address, Dr. Rokozo Dolie, CVO, Kohima, highlighted the significance of Zoonotic and its potential to impact human health, economics, ecosystem and global health, health security.

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Dr. Elizabeth Yhome, VS, Kohima, Dr. N. Suokhrie, VAS Botsa and Dr. Vephizo, MS, ENT(RIMS) Bethesda Hospital Kohima were the resource persons of the training. The resource persons emphasized that the number of human sickness due to Zoonotic diseases can be prevented and controlled if the disease load is controlled in the animal population. These can also be prevented by following simple but very important hygienic practices and proper SOP guidelines. The topic covered Rabies, Brucellosis, Avian Influenza, Toxoplasmosis, Cysticercosis,Japanese Encephalitis, Tuberculosis from animal as well as human health perspective.

The program was chaired by Dr. S.Amenla Walling, Deputy Director & Project Coordinator, One Health Programme.