Topic: Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources.
2. What do you understand by the ‘one health approach’? Examine its role in preventing outbreak of various infections. (250 words)
Difficulty level: Moderate
Reference: DownToEarth
Why the question: T A draft recommendation on ‘biodiversity and health’ was released during the Convention on Biological Diversity concluded March 29, 2022. It will be the key focus area of the post-2020 global biodiversity framework, according to the subsidiary body on scientific, technical and technological advice
Key Demand of the question: To write about the one health approach and its significance .
Directive word:
Examine – When asked to ‘Examine’, we must investigate the topic (content words) in detail, inspect it, investigate it and establish the key facts and issues related to the topic in question. While doing so we should explain why these facts and issues are important and their implications.
Structure of the answer:
Introduction:
Start by defining “One health Approach”.
Body:
One Health is a collaborative, multispectral, and trans disciplinary approach — working at the local, regional, national, and global levels — with the goal of achieving optimal health outcomes recognizing the interconnection between people, animals, plants, and their shared environment.
Studies indicate that more than two-thirds of existing and emerging infectious diseases are zoonotic, or can be transferred between animals and humans, and vice versa, when the pathogen in question originates in any life form but circumvents the species barrier.
Examine its significance in handling zoonotic diseases.
Conclusion:
Conclude with way forward.
