A more balanced, sustainable approach to consuming food from livestock one that meets nutrition needs and focuses on local production methods is essential for delivering on global commitments to combat malnutrition in all its forms
Delia is an epidemiologist and veterinarian with 20 years experience in developing countries. She is a graduate from several leading universites including the National University of Ireland, Edinburgh University, the Free University Berlin and Cornell University. She leads research on zoonoses and foodborne disease at the International Livestock Research Institute in Kenya and the CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Human Nutrition and Health. Her main research focus is food safety in the domestic markets of developing countries. Research interests include emerging diseases, participatory epidemiology, gender and animal welfare. Her career has spanned the private sector, field-level community development and aid management, as well as research. She has lived and worked in Asia, west and east Africa and authored or co-authored more than 200 peer-reviewed publications as well as training courses, briefs, films, articles and blog posts
2021-06-03 17:05:56 GMT2021-06-04 01:05:56(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
NAIROBI, June 3 (Xinhua) African countries should come up with innovative strategies to enhance response to the rising burden of food-borne diseases, scientists said Thursday at a virtual briefing in Nairobi ahead of World Food Safety Day to be observed on June 7.
Jimmy Smith, director-general of Nairobi-based International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), said that combating food-borne ailments is urgent in order to strengthen the resilience of Africa s public health systems. Food safety is often an overlooked matter in the developing world. In Africa, food-borne diseases cause an estimated over 135 million cases of disease each year and 180,000 deaths each year, said Smith.
I am a senior scientist at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Veterinarian by training, I hold a MSc in Epidemiology from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and a PhD in veterinary public health. In the past I worked fas a lecturer at the Royal Veterinary College where I gained experience in teaching and training at undergraduate and postgraduate level, both nationally and internationally. I have more than 15 years of experience in public health research. My research looks at the interface between livestock production and human health, including nutrition. During my time at ILRI I have been involved in a range of projects looking at the epidemiology and control of different zoonoses, mainly foodborne, in low- and middle-income countries and on strategies for sustainable food safety in informal markets. My current research explores how to leverage livestock value chains to improve health and nutrition. I am leading th
Dr. Hung Nguyen is the co-leader of Animal and Human Health Program (from May 2020) and regional representative for East and Southeast Asia at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) (since 2016). His current research focuses on the link between health and agriculture, food safety, and infectious and zoonotic diseases with an emphasis on the use of risk assessment for food safety management with an integrative approach (Ecohealth and One Health). He is the flagship leader of food safety of the CGIAR research program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health.
Prior to joining ILRI, he was a jointly appointed scientist between ILRI and Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH). He co-founded and led the Center for Public Health and Ecosystem Research (CENPHER) at Hanoi University of Public Health (HUPH), Vietnam (2009-2013) where he developed a regional research portfolio on agri- and environmental health and coordinated the Ecohealth Field Building Leadership