Food Security: Animal Disease Control
2015/1/5
Food Security: Animal Disease Control
Livestock are the lifeblood of African society, providing financial and food security for around 300 million people. However, it is estimated that 25% of animals die annually from preventable diseases. In countries such as Cameroon, nuclear and nuclear-related technologies are playing an essential role in maintaining animal health and protecting vulnerable communities from outbreaks of disease.
Protecting Africa's Lifeblood: Animal Disease Control in Cameroon, focusing on strengthening veterinary diagnostic laboratories in Africa for rapid and specific diagnosis of trans-boundary animal diseases.
Video: http://www.iaea.org/newscenter/multimedia/videos/protecting-africas-lifeblood-controlling-animal-disease-cameroon
Funds provided by Japan, South Africa and the USA jointly support the IAEA in utilizing animal disease diagnosis to reduce the risk of livestock loss in sub-Saharan African countries
An upcoming Peaceful Uses Initiative (PUI) project with funding contributions from Japan is looking at livestock production and improving animal disease diagnostic capacities of veterinary laboratories at the regional level in Africa and Asia using nuclear related techniques.
Livestock are the lifeblood of African society, providing financial and food security for around 300 million people. However, it is estimated that 25% of animals die annually from preventable diseases. In countries such as Cameroon, nuclear and nuclear-related technologies are playing an essential role in maintaining animal health and protecting vulnerable communities from outbreaks of disease.
Protecting Africa's Lifeblood: Animal Disease Control in Cameroon, focusing on strengthening veterinary diagnostic laboratories in Africa for rapid and specific diagnosis of trans-boundary animal diseases.
Video: http://www.iaea.org/newscenter/multimedia/videos/protecting-africas-lifeblood-controlling-animal-disease-cameroon
Funds provided by Japan, South Africa and the USA jointly support the IAEA in utilizing animal disease diagnosis to reduce the risk of livestock loss in sub-Saharan African countries
Report: http://www.iaea.org/newscenter/news/south-african-fund-supports-iaea-controlling-animal-diseases
An upcoming Peaceful Uses Initiative (PUI) project with funding contributions from Japan is looking at livestock production and improving animal disease diagnostic capacities of veterinary laboratories at the regional level in Africa and Asia using nuclear related techniques.
The Practical Export Control Workshop was hosted by the Wassenaar Arrangement as part of its 20th Anniversary programs and held at the Permanent Mission of Japan to the International Organizations in Vienna on 27 and 28 June 2016. More than 100 government representatives from 46 countries participated in the technically focused Practical Workshop.
Workshop speakers included the 2016 WA Plenary Chair Ambassador Anu Laamanen (Finland), 2016 WA General Working Group Chair Ambassador Paul Beijer (Sweden), 2015-2016 WA Experts Group Chair Robertas Rosinas (Lithuania), 2016 WA Licensing and Enforcement Officers Meeting Chair Jon Erik Strömö (Norway), as well as the Head of the WA Secretariat, Ambassador Philip Griffiths. The WA control lists as well as export licensing and enforcement topics were covered during the two days.
The following link from WA’s webpage contains more details:
http://www.wassenaar.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/June-2016-Workshop-media-release.pdf
Workshop speakers included the 2016 WA Plenary Chair Ambassador Anu Laamanen (Finland), 2016 WA General Working Group Chair Ambassador Paul Beijer (Sweden), 2015-2016 WA Experts Group Chair Robertas Rosinas (Lithuania), 2016 WA Licensing and Enforcement Officers Meeting Chair Jon Erik Strömö (Norway), as well as the Head of the WA Secretariat, Ambassador Philip Griffiths. The WA control lists as well as export licensing and enforcement topics were covered during the two days.
The following link from WA’s webpage contains more details:
http://www.wassenaar.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/June-2016-Workshop-media-release.pdf