One Health Approach

One Health is an integrated, unifying approach that recognises the interconnection between human health, animal health, and the health of ecosystems. It emerged as a global framework for addressing zoonotic diseases, antimicrobial resistance, food safety, and climate-linked health risks. The FAO-OIE-WHO tripartite (later quadripartite, adding UNEP) advocates One Health at the international level. For Nipah specifically, One Health requires concurrent surveillance of bat populations, livestock, and human health — along with land-use governance to reduce human-bat interface.