Category Archives: Human Health

ILRI research on zoonosis, food safety and antimicrobial resistance highlighted at the 2022 Global ODA Forum
Advocacy / Agriculture / Animal Health / Cambodia / CGIAR / East and Southeast Asia / Food Safety / Human Health / ILRI / Livestock / policy / Southeast Asia / Vietnam / Zoonotic Diseases

ILRI research on zoonosis, food safety and antimicrobial resistance highlighted at the 2022 Global ODA Forum

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Food safety, zoonoses, antimicrobial resistance and animal health research findings by scientists from the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and partners were presented at the 2022 Global ODA Forum for Sustainable Agricultural Development held 21–22 November 2022 in Seoul, South Korea. Continue reading →

Media clippings: launch of a video report on the remarkable life of Dr Alexandre Yersin
AHH / Animal Health / East and Southeast Asia / Human Health / ILRI / Launch / Southeast Asia / Vietnam / Zoonotic Diseases

Media clippings: launch of a video report on the remarkable life of Dr Alexandre Yersin

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Clippings of key national print and online newspapers on the launch of a short video report on the remarkable life of Alexandre Yersin (1863-1943) that took place on 1 March 2022 are highlighted in this post. Continue reading →

Thông cáo báo chí: Câu chuyện về cuộc đời và sự nghiệp của bác sĩ Alexandre Yersin qua thước phim tài liệu truyền cảm hứng cho những người trẻ tuổi làm việc nhằm nâng cao sức khỏe cộng đồng
AHH / East and Southeast Asia / Human Health / ILRI / Launch / Southeast Asia / Vietnam / Zoonotic Diseases

Thông cáo báo chí: Câu chuyện về cuộc đời và sự nghiệp của bác sĩ Alexandre Yersin qua thước phim tài liệu truyền cảm hứng cho những người trẻ tuổi làm việc nhằm nâng cao sức khỏe cộng đồng

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Hôm nay, ngày 1 tháng 3 năm 2022, Viện nghiên cứu Chăn nuôi Quốc tế (ILRI) phối hợp cùng một số đại sứ quán, viện nghiên cứu, trường đại học tại Việt Nam giới thiệu phim tài liệu “Cuộc đời phi thường của Alexandre Yersin (1863-1943) “, giúp truyền cảm hứng cho những người trẻ tuổi, đặc biệt là những bạn trẻ hoạt động trong lĩnh vực nghiên cứu y tế và phát triển, áp dụng cách tiếp cận Một Sức khỏe (One Health) giúp giải quyết các bệnh lây truyền từ động vật sang người trong bối cảnh xuất hiện nhiều bệnh mới nổi như đại dịch COVID-19 hiện nay. Continue reading →

Press release: The story of the remarkable life of Alexandre Yersin is told in a new short video report meant to inspire young people to address public health
East and Southeast Asia / Human Health / ILRI / Launch / Southeast Asia / Vietnam / Zoonotic Diseases

Press release: The story of the remarkable life of Alexandre Yersin is told in a new short video report meant to inspire young people to address public health

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The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), in collaboration with embassies, research institutes and universities in Vietnam will launch a short video report entitled “The remarkable life of Dr Alexandre Yersin (1863-1943)” on 1 March 2022 to inspire young people, especially those in the health research and development sector, to take a One Health approach to address zoonotic diseases in the context of many emerging diseases such as the current COVID-19 pandemic. Continue reading →

What is next after CGIAR A4NH in Vietnam: Promoting healthy diets through systematic food system transformation
A4NH / CGIAR / East and Southeast Asia / Food Safety / Food Systems / Human Health / Southeast Asia / Vietnam

What is next after CGIAR A4NH in Vietnam: Promoting healthy diets through systematic food system transformation

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The CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH) is getting ready to wrap up its five-year work in Vietnam and gearing up to more robust One CGIAR initiatives on Protecting human health through a One Health approach (One Health) and Sustainable Healthy Diets through Food System Transformation (SHiFT) Initiative. Through a closing workshop on 25 November 2021, the A4NH managing partners sat down with relevant international and national government partners, and stakeholders to look back at the implementation years of A4NH and discuss how One Health and SHiFT align with existing work and the country’s food system transformation pathway. Continue reading →

The world commemorates One Health Day amidst pandemic
Agriculture / Cambodia / East and Southeast Asia / Food Safety / Human Health / ILRI / Laos / Livestock / Southeast Asia / Vietnam / Zoonotic Diseases

The world commemorates One Health Day amidst pandemic

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Today, 3 November 2021, marks the sixth annual One Health Day, a global campaign that celebrates and brings attention to the need for a One Health approach to address health threats at the human-animal-environment interface. Continue reading →

New CGIAR initiative in Vietnam must bring sectors together and make One Health applicable at grassroots levels
A4NH / CGIAR / East and Southeast Asia / Food Safety / Human Health / ILRI / Southeast Asia / Vietnam / Zoonotic Diseases

New CGIAR initiative in Vietnam must bring sectors together and make One Health applicable at grassroots levels

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In late July 2021, CGIAR scientists convened a national stakeholder consultation meeting in Vietnam to ensure the alignment of a new proposed One Health initiative with the national priorities. Continue reading →

Australia-funded safe pork project in Vietnam reviews 2020 achievements and sets goals for 2021
A4NH / AHH / East and Southeast Asia / Food Safety / Human Health / Livestock / Markets / Meat / Pigs / Southeast Asia / Vietnam

Australia-funded safe pork project in Vietnam reviews 2020 achievements and sets goals for 2021

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In late November 2021, the ‘Market-based approach to improving the safety of pork in Vietnam,’ or SafePORK project team and partners held an annual planning meeting in Ninh Binh Province, about 100 kilometres south of Hanoi. The two-day workshop, which was hosted by the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) in Vietnam, reviewed the accomplishments of the project in 2020 and set project goals for 2021 and beyond. Continue reading →

Vietnamese One Health partners commit to strengthening their collaboration during visit to research site
AHH / East and Southeast Asia / Food Safety / Human Health / ILRI / Partnerships / Southeast Asia / Vietnam / Zoonotic Diseases

Vietnamese One Health partners commit to strengthening their collaboration during visit to research site

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More than 10 key One Health partners and stakeholders in Vietnam have agreed to strengthen their collaboration in One Health work with the aim of fast-tracking the translation of One Health research evidence into interventions and policy changes in the country. Continue reading →

ILRI’s Nguyen interviewed on wild animal consumption in Vietnam
AHH / Disease Control / East and Southeast Asia / Emerging Diseases / Human Health / ILRI / Southeast Asia / Vietnam / Zoonotic Diseases

ILRI’s Nguyen interviewed on wild animal consumption in Vietnam

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VTC14, a Vietnamese national media outlet, recently interviewed Hung Nguyen, regional representative for East and Southeast Asia and senior scientist of the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), on the current situation of zoonotic diseases and how a One Health approach could help better control these diseases. Continue reading →