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Pills for the pandemic: Dieter Schillinger gives an update on pharmaceuticals for treating COVID-19

In a presentation titled ‘Pills for the Pandemic’ for the International Livestock Research Institute’s in-house townhall on 26 November 2021, Dieter Schillinger , deputy director general of research and development–Animal and Human Health, gave an update on pharmaceuticals for treating COVID-19...

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Climate change is already hitting Africa’s livestock. Here’s how COP26 can help

Polly Ericksen , Sustainable Livestock Systems program leader, and Laura Cramer , graduate fellow, both at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), recently published an article in The Conversation about how COP-26 can do and should be doing more to help developing countries'...

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Reflections on One Health and food systems approaches: Op-ed by Hung Nguyen

Hung Nguyen-Viet is the co-leader of Animal and Human Health program at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and was a member of the World Health Organization (WHO) team investigating the origins of COVID-19 in China. He recently published an op-ed about his experience--and what it...

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ILRI scientist named among climate science's top 100

Philip Thornton is a principal scientist and CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) flagship leader at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI). He was recently named the 39th ‘hottest’ climate change scientist by Reuters . Numerous other CGIAR...

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Peter Hotez at ILRI on vaccines and misinformation

Peter Jay Hotez, an American pediatrician and leading international vaccine advocate, spoke out against the harsh global inequalities in the vaccine rollout of COVID-19 at the institute’s weekly virtual meeting on the 26 March 2020. Hotez, an expert in the field of global health vaccinology and neglected tropical disease control, spoke in interview with Eric Fèvre, a joint appointee at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and the Institute of Infection, Ecology and Veterinary Sciences, at the University of Liverpool. Hotez works on parasitic disease in subtropical environments and has a passion for poverty-related diseases that are neglected by big pharmaceutical companies.

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ILRI scientist, Hung Nguyen-Viet discusses his experiences with the WHO team investigating COVID-19 origins

Peter Daszak and Hung Nguyen-Viet, members of the World Health Organisation (WHO) team tasked with investigating the origins of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), walk at a park of their hotel in Wuhan, Hubei province, China February 6, 2021. (Photo credit: REUTERS/Aly Song) ‘As soon as I...

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“A virus is a piece of bad news wrapped up in protein”—Sir Peter Medawar

Two of ILRI’s senior scientists discuss what’s next in vaccine development and public health measures Vish Nene , co-leader animal and human health program, and Dieter Schillinger , deputy director general of research and development–biosciences, gave presentations on the status of vaccine...

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Exploring livestock issues in the context of feeding the world in times of pandemics and climate change

The header image was painted by primary school children from Kangemi, Kenya at ILRI's Mazingira Centre in 2015 (photo credit: ILRI/Susan MacMillan). Experts from the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) were well-represented at the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA) held 18-...

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Four ILRI fellows attend World Food Prize symposium (virtually)

By Timothy Offei-Addo Four fellows from the International Livestock Research Institute’s (ILRI) CapDev Grand Challenge attended this year’s virtual World Food Prize symposium from 12–16 Oct. The symposium addresses cutting-edge issues in food security and nutrition and is widely considered one of...

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Sounding the alarm: The impact of COVID-19 on global food security and nutrition

Jimmy Smith , the director general of the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), spoke on 14 Oct, 2020 about how to prepare for and prevent future pandemics at a Committee on World Food Security (CFS) high-level event . The event, held virtually over three days and in lieu of the...

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Remembering Michael Blümmel

It is with great sadness that we report the death of Michael Blümmel , a principal scientist and deputy program leader in the feed and forage development program at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI). Michael passed away on Monday, 12 Oct 2020, after a short illness in his...

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International Livestock Research Institute becomes Global Landscapes Forum charter member

(BONN, 12 October 2020) – Over half a billion people in developing countries depend to some extent on farm animals for their livelihoods. Animal-sourced food also plays an important role in nutrition, through providing readily-available proteins and micronutrients. But animal agriculture is also...