ILRI as WOAH Collaborating Centre for One Health
Background
The World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) has officially designated ILRI as its first Collaborating Centre for One Health. This designation highlights ILRI’s expertise and leadership in advancing One Health approaches across research, capacity building, and policy engagement. To reflect this milestone, a dedicated landing page should be created under both the Facilities section and the One Health tab of the Health Program. This has also been requested by WOAH who will approve the final landing page.
Introduction
WOAH designated ILRI as its first Collaborating Centre for One Health. ILRI will focus on animal health management by advancing research, capacity building and policy engagement across several key areas.
Key Areas of Activities include:
- Disease prevention, including zoonotic and emerging pathogens, through surveillance and early warning systems.
- Biosecurity and value chain interventions to reduce disease risks.
- Epidemiological modelling, socio-economic impact assessments, and policy engagement.
- Climate-smart strategies to address animal health vulnerabilities linked to environmental change.
