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Author Archives: Chi Nguyen
CGIAR agriculture for nutrition and health program supports capacity development for food safety in Bangladesh
Scientists from the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and the CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH) have trained more than 30 stakeholders working on food safety in Bangladesh on different frameworks for food safety risk assessment that could improve safety of food in the country. Continue reading
One Health: Antibiotic resistance, zoonotic diseases and food security in focus for SIGHT Award 2018
Johanna Lindahl, senior scientist in veterinary-epidemiology, is awarded the SIGHT Award 2018 and SEK 100 000 from the Swedish Institute for Global Health Transformation, SIGHT. The prize is awarded for excellent scientific contribution to global health. Continue reading
Lessons from One Health/EcoHealth in Asia presented at global conference in Italy
At the conference recently held in Bologna, Italy, Hung Nguyen, the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) regional representative for East and Southeast Asia, gave a presentation reflecting on the use of One Health and EcoHealth in Asia. Continue reading
Call to improve food safety in low- and middle-income countries—From hazards to risks and from farm to fork
Originally posted on ILRI news:
The Milkmaid, by Johannes Vermeer, 1660. Food safety hazards are increasingly recognized as a major public health problem worldwide, yet among developing countries, there is limited understanding of the wider-ranging socioeconomic costs of unsafe food and the benefits of remedial or preventative measures. This limited evidence base has led many…
New World Bank report says food-borne illnesses cost US$ 110 billion per year in low- and middle-income countries
Originally posted on AgHealth:
Rinsing fresh fish in Accra, Ghana (photo credit: ILRI/Kennedy Bomfeh). A new World Bank study finds that the impact of unsafe food costs low- and middle-income economies about US$ 110 billion in lost productivity and medical expenses each year. Yet a large proportion of these costs could be avoided by adopting…
Video: Research Impact in Vietnam
A new video from CGIAR showcases how research is having impact on people’s lives. The video highlights how CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH) research conducted by Hung Nguyen is helping informal market vendors in Vietnam improve the safety of the food they sell. Continue reading
First-of-its-kind study assesses antibiotic use in Vietnamese pig farms
A first-of-its kind assessment of veterinary drugs use practices in Vietnamese pig farms is expected to provide a better understanding of antibiotics use and antibiotics resistance in the country’s pig production. Continue reading
Video: Food safety research in Vietnam: Partnership in action
Hung Nguyen, Regional Representative for East and Southeast Asia and Senior Scientist, Ecohealth and Food Safety, with the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), conducts food safety research of the CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH) in Vietnam. In this video, he talks about the importance of partnership in this work. Continue reading
Threat by vector-borne diseases discussed at AAU event
To mark the golden jubilee year of the Assam Agricultural University (AAU), the Department of Veterinary Public Health, College of Veterinary Science (CVSc), AAU, Khanapara, in collaboration with the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Uppsala University and Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, organised a four-day workshop on veterinary and medical entomology and molecular methods for diagnostics at CVSc. Continue reading