JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc. (JSI) implements the Tuberculosis Implementation Framework Agreement (TIFA). Spanning eight years (2019–2027), this initiative builds on the U.S. Government’s investments in health programming. In 2026, the project is expanding its scope to address additional health priorities under the Global Health Security Strategy. Through direct engagement with local governments, TIFA co-codesigns Health Commitment Grants (HCGs) and other subawards. These instruments accelerate progress toward national and global health targets, enhance country ownership, and strengthen public health emergency preparedness and response.
In alignment with this expanded vision, JSI is extending its global health security strategy to address critical animal-human health interfaces and invites eligible organizations to apply to support effective implementation of National Animal Disease Control Program (NADCP) in a selected district of Rajasthan. This initiative directly contributes to India's efforts to contain transboundary and zoonotic animal diseases at their source before they threaten human populations. The target intervention focuses on transforming passive field tracking into dynamic, data-driven micro-planning, ensuring cold chain integrity for dual biologicals down to the block level, and building community-led early warning reporting networks. Ultimately, this model aims to provide the State Animal Husbandry Department of Rajasthan with a field-tested, scalable framework ensuring that the existing veterinary delivery network is resilient, high-functioning, and capable of identifying biological threats at their earliest stages.
The livestock sector serves as a foundational pillar of the rural economy in Rajasthan, contributing significantly to the state’s economic stability and providing climate-resilient livelihoods to millions of pastoralists and smallholder farmers. However, transboundary animal diseases like Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) and endemic zoonotic threats like Brucellosis present severe economic and public health threats. These diseases lead to massive financial losses through decreased milk yields, devastating reproductive failures (abortion storms) in livestock, direct occupational infection risks to milk handlers, and strict trade restrictions.