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International Livestock Research Institute scientists support Kenyan government to identify SARS-CoV-2 variants

In the Nairobi laboratories of the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), the organization's scientists continue to contribute to the fight against COVID-19. Since mid-2020, ILRI – a CGIAR research centre -- has been supporting Kenya’s Ministry of Health to process COVID-19 tests. Now,...

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The One Health research-for-development agenda: Enhancing the holistic health of people, animals and environment

Nephew of a dairy entrepreneur near Nairobi, Kenya (photo credit: ILRI/Georgina Smith). JIMMY SMITH, director general of the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), made a slide presentation at a half-day webinar on ‘The place of science in the COVID-19 story’, held on 18 Dec 2020. The...

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One Health: Key to sustainable livestock—and human and environment—health

The header image is a farm couple preparing to milk their cow in Busia, Kenya (photo credit: ILRI/ Charlie Pye-Smith). Livestock play multiple roles in the livelihoods of over half a billion people in developing countries, especially in rural Africa. Livestock keeping enables Africa’s smallholder...

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Squaring the circles: Feeding a world in a pandemic and climate change

The header image is a painting titled 'Maasai Herding' by Kenyan artist Kahare Miano. Delia Grace, a veterinary epidemiologist and food safety expert on joint appointment with the International Livestock Research Institute ( ILRI ), in Kenya, and the University of Greenwich’s Natural Resources...

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Towards eradicating rabies in Kenya: One Health Centre in Africa supports vaccination campaign in Machakos

The International Livestock Research Institute led One Health Centre in Africa (OHRECA) in partnership with Machakos County government, the Zoonotic Disease Unit (ZDU) and Vétérinaires Sans Frontières-Germany (VSF-G) have launched a rabies vaccination campaign in Machakos County as part of an...

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New One Health Centre in Africa joins global efforts to prevent future pandemics

Annett Günther, the German ambassador to Kenya, and Jimmy Smith, ILRI’s director general, at the inauguration of the One Health Centre in Africa (photo credit: ILRI/Paul Karaimu). This post was developed by Ekta Patel and Geoffrey Njenga, and edited by Paul Karaimu . This year the global One Health...

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Mitigating future pandemics through a One Health approach

Join the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) at the upcoming Global Landscapes Forum on Biodiversity for a special session on the link between One Health and sustainable landscapes.

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One Health Centre in Africa

One Health Research, Education and Outreach Centre in Africa (Logo designed by ILRI/CKM) . The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) has established a One Health Centre in Africa (OHRECA) to enhance the health of people, animals and their shared environment in the continent. Funded by...

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New One Health centre in Africa announces advisory committee members

A young Samburu herder cradles a kid 5 kms to the west of Oldonyiro town in Isiolo County, Kenya (photo credit: ILRI Livestock CRP/ Kabir Dhanji). The One Health Research, Education and Outreach Centre in Africa (OHRECA) , which is led by the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) , has...