Nepal partners with USAID to boost capacity to prevent infectious diseases

The Nepal government and the US Agency for International Development on Sunday jointly launched a strategic partnership to strengthen the Himalayan nation’s capacity to prevent, detect, and rapidly respond to emerging infectious diseases.
The USAID Global Health Security programme will be implemented through ‘One Health’ — a collaborative, trans-disciplinary approach that recognises the interdependence among the health of ecosystems, wildlife and domestic animals, and humans, according to a press release issued by the US Embassy here.
“USAID’s Global Health Security work is helping to fill the gap created by the recent Covid 19 pandemic, by strengthening countries’ capacities to prevent, detect, and respond to disease threats before they can become a pandemic, while advancing WHO International Health Regulations targets so that countries can address gaps and priorities at the national level,” it said.
Through the health security programme in Nepal, the US Agency for International .