Which of the following is true about the Animal Pandemic Preparedness Initiative launched by the Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Parshottam Rupala?

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Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Parshottam Rupala launched the Animal Pandemic Preparedness Initiative to address animal pandemics in a holistic manner. This initiative aims at enhancing the country's preparedness and response to animal pandemics, with a focus on zoonotic diseases that pose a threat to both animal and human health. It will also help to improve veterinary services and infrastructure, disease surveillance capabilities and awareness among farmers through community outreach. Parshottam Rupala also launched World Bank-funded Animal Health System Support for One Health, which aims at creating an ecosystem for a better animal health management system covering five states.