Lots of cows on the road. The way from postdoc to docent in East Africa and India
Covid 19: is there a disproportionate burden on working classes in France?
While a majority of Covid-19 victims are elderly, middle-aged workers have also been affected, in particular health professionals and those holding high-contact jobs such as cashiers where the risk of exposure is high. Such front-line workers have made headlines, with demands ranging from adequate health protection measures to the cessation of non-...
IREC’s recommendations on conducting online/phone survey during COVID-19
Consumer perception of milk safety in Kenya
SNV Netherlands Development Organisation
Activity-specific mobility of adults in a rural region of western Kenya
Improving rural household access to resources such as markets, schools and healthcare can help alleviate poverty in low-income settings. Current models of geographic accessibility to various resources rarely take individual variation into account due to a lack of appropriate data, yet understanding mobility at an individual level is key to knowing ...
Tunisian consumers perception and behavior towards organic food products
Peer Review
Enhancing National Climate Services (ENACTS) in Ethiopia: A participatory demonstration workshop for Key National and In...
Ethiopia’s National Meteorological Agency’s (NMA) Enhancing National Climate Services (ENACTS) is a collaborative tool developed by the International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI), The Earth Institute at Columbia University, National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHS) which is supported by the World Meteorological Or...
A review of the impact of mycotoxins on dairy cattle health: Challenges for food safety and dairy production in sub-Saha...
Mycotoxins are secondary metabolites of fungi that contaminate food and feed and have a significant negative impact on human and animal health and productivity. The tropical condition in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) together with poor storage of feed promotes fungal growth and subsequent mycotoxin production. Aflatoxins (AF) produced by Aspergillus spe...
Risk factors for acute human brucellosis in Ijara, north-eastern Kenya
Brucellosis is an important zoonotic disease globally, with particularly high burdens in pastoral settings. While the zoonotic transmission routes for Brucella spp. are well known, the relative importance of animal contact, food-handling and consumption practices can vary. Understanding the local epidemiology of human brucellosis is important for d...
Better enforcement of standards for safer trade in livestock and livestock products across the Red Sea: Feasibility stud...
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World Organisation for Animal Health / Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation / Internal Review
