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Tezira Lore

Researchers call for a gendered approach in strategies for community uptake of livestock vaccines

The design of strategies for uptake of livestock vaccines by communities in East Africa should take into account that male and female farmers face different barriers in the uptake of the vaccines, a new research study says. These barriers include the cost of the vaccines, distances to vaccination...

ILRI Asia blog
Chi Nguyen

Engaging non-scientists in the scientific process: India project employs ‘participatory system dynamics modelling’ to improve control of livestock diseases in the country

(The post was written by Kennady Vijayalakshmy, a consultant scientist with ILRI in South Asia.) The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and the International Livestock Research Institute ( ILRI ) are conducting a collaborative project on use of participatory methods in animal disease...

ILRI News
Ekta Patel

Minimizing the risks of Rift Valley fever in Uganda – BuildUganda project to build national​ surveillance and response capacities

Livestock waiting to drink at a traditional deep well source at Garba Tulla, Isolo, Kenya (Photo Credit: ILRI/Fiona Flintan) Written by Ekta Patel and Kristina Roesel In early June this year, the BuildUganda research for development project was launched at a workshop with stakeholders . One of the...

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Quantifying weather and climate impacts on health in developing countries (QWeCI)

Objectives/Goals Evaluate the use and awareness of predictions and projections of atmospheric variability on timescales of weeks (weather), months to seasons up to decades (climate) for quantification of health impacts in targeted countries Develop methods to tailor, for health impacts, output from weather and climate ensemble forecasts (days, seasons to decades) and scenario driven future climate projections from regional and global climate models

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