Under the National One Health Mission (NOHM), a two-day virtual stakeholder consultation on the National One Health Dashboard (OHD) was held on 15–16 April 2026, with active participation from States and Union Territories, alongside members of the Technical Working Group (TWG) and the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser. The consultation saw representation from public health, animal husbandry, and forest departments across States/UTs, reflecting the truly interdisciplinary nature of the One Health approach. The consultation commenced with a keynote address by Dr (Mrs.) Parvinder Maini, Scientific Secretary, Office of PSA, who articulated the vision for an integrated and interoperable One Health ecosystem. The technical sessions and discussions were led by Dr Ramesh Krishnamurthy, Chair of the One Health Dashboard Technical Working Group, who guided deliberations on the draft framework, cross-sectoral data integration protocols, and Phase 1 use cases. The consultations enabled structured feedback and rich inputs from States/UTs with valuable contributions from TWG members  and their nominated representatives. The insights and recommendations emerging from these discussions will be instrumental in strengthening and finalizing the framework for the National One Health Dashboard, ensuring it is robust, scalable, and responsive to the needs of coordinated One Health action in the country. The consultation was attended by members including Dr Praveen Malik, CEO, Agrinnovate India Limited - A Government of India Enterprise; Dr Himanshu Chauhan, Head of Department, Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP), National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC); Dr Sanjay Shukla, Former Member Secretary, Central Zoo Authority (CZA); Dr Divakar Hemadri, ADG (AH), Indian Agricultural Research Institute (ICAR); Dr Pragya Yadav, Director in-charge, National Institute for One Health (NIOH); and Dr. Sangeeta Agarwal, Scientist F; and Dr Hafsa Ahmad, Scientist D, OPSA. #OneHealth #NOHM #DigitalHealth #DataIntegration #PublicHealth #CollaborativeGovernance

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