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Which WOAH initiative supports countries in controlling and eliminating peste des petits ruminants (PPR), a highly contagious viral disease affecting sheep and goats, through vaccination campaigns, surveillance, and regional coordination to protect livelihoods and food security?

  1. Global PPR Eradication Programme
  2. Small Ruminant Health Initiative
  3. Livestock Disease Control Framework
  4. One Health PPR Strategy

Answer: Global PPR Eradication Programme

PPR causes significant mortality and economic losses in small ruminants, threatening the livelihoods of 300 million poor rural households. The Programme, aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, aims for global freedom from PPR by 2030 through coordinated vaccination, diagnostics, and capacity building.

Topic World Organisation for Animal Health
Exam Relevance UPSC, SSC