On Thursday 5 December 2019, a high-level delegation of Nairobi-based diplomats visited the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) to learn more about the its work in Kenya and across the world. Continue reading
The report urges the development community to
go beyond technical solutions that focus exclusively on the
misuse of antimicrobials. We need to redirect development
efforts more broadly, so that they become ‘AMR-smart.’ Continue reading
In early June this year, the BuildUganda research for development project was launched at a workshop with stakeholders. The component on antimicrobial use (AMU) in Uganda’s poultry sector aims to understand current antimicrobial use in poultry value chains, assess risks to humans from poultry-associated antimicrobial resistance (AMR), support evidence-based policy dialogue for antimicrobial surveillance and AMR strategies and build capacities of value chain actors, implementers and researchers. Continue reading
Scientists at ILRI are looking at using phages to kill strains of bacteria that are known to cause disease in poultry farms in Kenya. Continue reading
