POLICY SEMINAR

CGIAR COVID-19 Hub Seminar: COVID-19 and Implications for One Health Research

Co-Organized by CGIAR COVID-19 Hub and IFPRI

MAY 4, 2021 - 09:30 AM TO 11:00 AM EDT

The connections between human, animal, and environmental health have never been more evident than during the COVID-19 pandemic. Under the CGIAR COVID-19 Hub, researchers are using integrated modeling to provide policy recommendations and address urgent issues on the role of agriculture in spreading zoonoses and how we can avoid future crossover events.

This seminar will explore what a One Health approach means for food systems and the agricultural sector, what lessons can be learned from the current pandemic, and how risks, benefits, and consequences can be identified and assessed moving forward.

Welcome and Introduction

Ekaterina Krivonos, Deputy Director, Programs, CGIAR System Organization and co-Chair, CGIAR COVID-19 Hub

Speaker

John McDermott, Director, CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH) and co-Chair, CGIAR COVID-19 Hub

Panel Moderator

Jeff Waage, Professor of International Development, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)

Panelists

Bassirou Bonfoh, Director Afrique One-ASPIRE at Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d’Ivoire (CSRS)

Nitish Debnath, Team Lead, Fleming Fund Country Grant, Bangladesh, DAI

Vipat Kuruchittham, Executive Director, Southeast Asia One Health University Network

Phuong Vu Thi, Vietnam One Health partnership coordinator, International Cooperation Department, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Vietnam

Alan Tollervey, Head of Agricultural Research, Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office, UK

Presenters

Elizabeth Cook, Epidemiology Scientist, International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)

Amy Ickowitz, Team Leader, Sustainable Landscapes & Livelihoods, Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)

Kimberly Fornace, Assistant Professor, The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)

Hu Suk Lee, Veterinary Epidemiologist Scientist, International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)

Jo Lines, Professor of Malaria Control and Vector Biology, The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)

Samuel Oyola, Genomics Molecular Biologist, International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)

Steve Staal, Editor, Global Food Security, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)

Moderator

Janet Hodur, Senior Communications Specialist, CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH)

LINKS:

CGIAR: https://www.cgiar.org/

CGIAR COVID-19 Hub: https://a4nh.cgiar.org/covidhub/

More on the seminar: https://www.ifpri.org/event/cgiar-covid-19-hub-seminar-covid-19-and-implications-one-health-research

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