Tags: animal health

ILRI News on animal health

30 Oct 2020

One Health in action: Research by ILRI and partners improves the health of people, animals and the environment

The current coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has brought into sharp focus the interconnectedness of people, animals and the environment and how this can contribute to the spread of disease. One Health is a concept that recognizes that the health and well-being of people is intricately linked...

Tezira LoreCommunication Specialist

AgHealth blog

19 Oct 2020

Celebrating Open Access Week 2020 with a focus on ILRI’s open access research on animal and human health

International Open Access Week is an opportunity to raise awareness about open access publishing of research outputs to enable their universal online accessibility. Research outputs are wide-ranging and include articles in peer-reviewed journals, books, book chapters, conference proceedings,...

Tezira LoreCommunication Specialist

AgHealth blog

29 Sep 2020

Nomadic pastoralist communities: An invisible frontier in health surveillance

The effects of COVID-19 have gone undocumented in nomadic pastoralist communities across Africa, which are largely invisible to health surveillance systems despite their significance in the setting of emerging infectious disease. A new research paper in the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and...

Tezira LoreCommunication Specialist

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Publications on animal health

Manual

Published2020

Training and coaching plan for animal health resource centre managers

Presentation

Published2020

One Health approach to address zoonotic and emerging infectious diseases and antimicrobial resistance issues in low- and middle-income countries

Journal Article

Published2020

Are there gender differences in access to and demand for East Coast fever vaccine? Empirical evidence from rural smallholder dairy farmers in Kenya

Manual

Published2020

Integrated training manual on herd health and biosecurity for smallholder pig value chain actors in Uganda

Journal Article

Published2020

Inverted CD4 +/CD8 + T cell ratio in Boran (Bos indicus) cattle

Journal Article

Published2020

Pathogens, endosymbionts, and blood-meal sources of host-seeking ticks in the fast-changing Maasai Mara wildlife ecosystem

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ILRI Projects on animal health

Jan 2020Dec 2023

Livestock Production Systems in Zimbabwe (LIPS-Zim)

Livestock provides income and employment to farmers, agricultural service providers and others involved in the value chain. Zimbabwe’s livestock production system is characterized by small-scale subsistence farming. Despite the importance of livestock to rural livelihoods, productivity remains low...

Mar 2019Apr 2032

One Health Units for Humans, Environment, Animals and Livelihoods (HEAL)

The project brings together professionals in human and animal health and the environment to achieve better access to human and veterinary health services and sustainable natural resources management. To implement One Health, the project works with communities, public and private service providers...

Mar 2019Jun 2022

Transforming the vaccine delivery system in Ghana: identifying approaches that benefit women

Testing innovative approaches to vaccine delivery This project will test two innovative approaches for vaccine delivery — one gender accommodative and one gender transformative — by adapting CARE’s Gender Transformative Farmer Field and Business School approach to facilitating women’s sustained...

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