Kerala: CM Pinarayi Vijayan launches three projects in phase 2 of Aardram Mission

He also said that the government has decided to take all the possible steps to detect cancer in the patients as part of the State's cancer control programme and that facilities have been made available at all the government hospitals.

The Health Department used e-Health to conduct population-based health screenings of all people over the age of 30 for lifestyle diseases and their risk factors.

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"The One Health initiative is aimed at identifying and preventing the causes of animal-borne diseases. The first phase of the project will be launched in Kottayam, Idukki, Pathanamthitta and Alappuzha districts, " CM Vijayan told TH.

One Health (OH) is a collaborative, multisectoral, coordinated, and transdisciplinary approach – working at the local, regional, national, and global levels – with the goal of achieving optimal health outcomes by recognizing the interconnection between people, animals, plants, and their shared environment. The OH approach is gaining attention as the standard approach globally to combat emerging infectious diseases and zoonotic threats such as SARS or Ebola.