Kakkar Manish, Abbas Syed Shahid, Kumar Ashok, Hussain Mohammad Akhtar, Sharma Kavya, Bhatt Purvi Mehta, Zodpey Sanjay
Public Health Foundation of India, New Delhi, India.
Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India.
WHO South East Asia J Public Health. 2013 Jul-Dec;2(3):187-191. doi: 10.4103/2224-3151.206767.
Veterinary public health (VPH) is ideally suited to promote convergence between human, animal and environmental sectors. Recent zoonotic and emerging infectious disease events have given rise to increasing calls for efforts to build global VPH capacities. However, even with their greater vulnerability to such events, including their economic and livelihood impacts, the response from low-and middle-income countries such as India has been suboptimal, thereby elevating global health risks. Addressing risks effectively at the human-animal interface in these countries will require a clear vision, consistent policies, strategic approach and sustained political commitment to reform and refine the current VPH capacity-building efforts. Only then can the discipline serve its goal of disease prevention, poverty alleviation and support for sustainable livelihoods through improvements in human and animal health.
兽医公共卫生（VPH）非常适合促进人类、动物和环境部门之间的融合。近期的人畜共患病和新出现的传染病事件引发了越来越多关于建设全球兽医公共卫生能力的呼吁。然而，即使印度等低收入和中等收入国家更容易受到此类事件的影响，包括其经济和生计影响，其应对措施也并不理想，从而增加了全球健康风险。要在这些国家的人畜界面有效应对风险，需要有清晰的愿景、一致的政策、战略方法以及持续的政治承诺，以改革和完善当前的兽医公共卫生能力建设工作。只有这样，该学科才能通过改善人类和动物健康来实现疾病预防、减贫和支持可持续生计的目标。
