Zoonoses, diseases or infections that are naturally transmissible from vertebrate animals to humans, constitute an important public health problem. There are six priority zoonoses in Indonesia: zoonotic influenza (avian and swine influenza), zoonotic coronavirus (COVID-19, MERS-CoV), rabies, anthrax, zoonotic tuberculosis and leptospirosis.

To mitigate these zoonoses, its prevention and control needs multisectoral collaboration and a strong, mulitidisciplinary workforce. Following the development of curricula and training modules for zoonoses prevention and control with a One Health approach in 2021, WHO and FAO supported the Ministry of Health (MoH), to collaborate with Ministry of Agriculture (MoA), Ministry of Environment and Forestry (MoEF) and University of Gadjah Mada to conduct a Training of Trainers (ToT) on the subject.