Health
The dietary equation is currently unbalanced. More than 800 million people are chronically undernourished, while two billion people suffer from micronutrient deficiencies, and an equal number are overweight or obese. Diverse diets are often unavailable, implying that improved products have to be thoughtfully delivered into value chains and markets, at the nexus of dietary education and reinforcing conditions such as public intervention in domains as diverse as regulation in different respects, including food safety, and sanitation and water quality. The use of chemical-based fertilizers and pesticides also risks exposure of the public or agricultural workers to health risks. Growing concern about emerging infectious diseases, of which many are zoonoses, highlights the need for informed interventions to control such diseases, which threaten production and human health. Anti-microbial resistance is a major emerging issue driven in part by the food system.
CGIAR and the Sustainable Development Goals
CGIAR research to improve nutrition and health contributes strongly to the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals and targets for the 2030 agenda, to address:
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Trade-offs between wildlife conservation and human health and well-being in Côte d’Ivoire
CGIAR Initiative on One Health14.03.24-
Health
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Nutrition, health & food security
What contribution does the wildlife sector make to human health wellbeing? This key question was…
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Frontiers special edition spotlights CGIAR research on food safety in low- and middle-income countries
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)19.02.24-
Health
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Nutrition, health & food security
A special edition of the journal Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems has brought together expert…
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Capacitating One Health in Eastern and Southern Africa – evidence shows appetite and pathways for institutional change
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)15.02.24-
Health
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Nutrition, health & food security
The One Health approach is increasingly recognized as essential if we are to tackle and…
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Rabies challenges faced by Malawian frontline workers
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)30.01.24-
Health
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Nutrition, health & food security
Three veterinary students from the Norwegian University of Life Sciences investigated rabies control…
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Strengthening One Health implementation and investment in Southeast Asia
CGIAR Initiative on One Health19.01.24-
Health
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Nutrition, health & food security
The world is confronted with pressing global challenges—in particular, health issues—stemming fr…
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Innovative One Health Approaches Enhance Rangeland Health in Kenya – Findings from a stakeholders’ forum
CGIAR Initiative on Livestock and Climate13.12.23-
Adaptation
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Environmental health
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Health
The CGIAR Research Initiative on Livestock and Climate is actively contributing to rangeland health …
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"Arming half-baked people with weapons!" Information enclaving among professionals and the need for a care-centred model for antibiotic use information in Uganda, Tanzania and Malawi
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)12.03.24-
Health
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Nutrition, health & food security
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Knowledge and practices related to antibiotics among poultry producers and veterinarians in two Indian states
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)12.03.24-
Health
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Nutrition, health & food security
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Prevalence and antimicrobial resistance of Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Salmonella, and the prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus in dairy cattle and camels under pastoral production system
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)30.01.24-
Health
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Nutrition, health & food security
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Food safety in Kenya: Status, challenges, and proposed solutions
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)27.12.23-
Health
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Nutrition, health & food security
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A paradigm shift in food safety for Africa
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)20.12.23-
Health
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Nutrition, health & food security
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Potential food safety risks in tomato value chains in urban settings of Eastern Ethiopia: a qualitative investigation
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)19.12.23-
Health
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Nutrition, health & food security
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