Please be informed that the Medical surveillance for ILRI Ethiopia Hosted Organizations staff will be conducted subsequently from the ILRI Ethiopia staff program as of August 29 – 31, 2016 as per the schedule communicated earlier. The venue is D-Block suit rooms 60 and 62; Time is morning from 9:00 – 12:00am and afternoon from … Continue reading
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ILRI / Kenya / Unofficial
Sad news – Demise of ILRI Colleague Dr Alok Jha – Regional Representative, South Asia
It is with deep sadness that I convey to you the heartbreaking news of the demise of our colleague and friend, Dr Alok Jha, ILRI Regional Representative, South Asia. Dr Jha passed on at 3.00 a.m. this morning in his Delhi home. The indication is that Dr Jha died of a heart attack. This is … Continue reading
Engineering staff monthly meeting – August 25, 2016
Please be informed that Engineering staff will hold its monthly meeting tomorrow Thursday, August 25, 2016 from 10.30 am to 12.30 p.m. We shall therefore not be available to handle maintenance jobs during this time.. For any critical maintenance requirements, please send your request by 9.00 a.m. tomorrow. For further information: To report any maintenance … Continue reading
ILRI NEWS BLOG: No one dietary choice is the answer to sustainable development ILRI/Jimmy Smith in ‘The Guardian’ yesterday
Illustration via Twitter. The following opinion piece, by Jimmy Smith, director general of the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), was first published in The Guardian on 16 Aug 2016, in response to an opinion piece published by environmental reporter George Monbiot in the same paper on 9 Aug 2016 (I’ve converted to veganism to reduce … Continue reading
Nairobi Engineering staff monthly meeting – July 28, 2016
Please be informed that Engineering staff shall be having their monthly meeting tomorrow Thursday, July 28, 2016 from 10.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. We shall therefore not be available to handle maintenance jobs during that time. Send any critical maintenance requirements for our attention by 9.00am tomorrow. We regret any inconveniences that may be caused. … Continue reading
ILRI Addis Staff medical surveillance
Please be informed that the Occupational Safety and Health medical surveillance for all ILRI Addis staff is planned to be conducted as of August 22 – 26, 2016. The medical assessment includes all field staff and is expected to be completed within one week time. The detailed schedule of the surveillance for each department and … Continue reading
Please update your ILRI Email Signature
As you are hopefully aware, CGIAR recently underwent some major governance changes (see: http://www.cgiar.org/about-us/our-governance) We no longer have a CGIAR consortium, we have a ‘system organization’ with various governance, management and advisory bodies. Among other things, this means we need to update our email signatures! Please help us by doing this as soon as you … Continue reading
P&OD Re-design exercise communication
ILRI management realizes the integral part that staff play in the support and furtherance of the science and as such, it became apparent the need for ILRI to adopt a cohesive, integrated and modern approach to Compensation and Benefits to enhance the attraction and retention of a motivated, high caliber workforce, making ILRI a premier … Continue reading
ILRI Addis Environmental, Occupational Health and Safety (EOHS) audit
There will be Environmental, Occupational Health and Safety (EOHS) external auditors from Nairobi at ILRI Addis campus on July 12 and 13, 2016. Site inspection, EOHS document review and employees health and safety practice on site are the main elements of the audit. Laboratories, kitchens, hostels, stores, recreation areas, workshops/generator unit, garage, water treatment, waste … Continue reading
ILRI / Kenya / Unofficial
Safaricom Diabetes Walk for Nairobi
See attached public notice of road closure and traffic diversion in a number of locations due to Safaricom Diabetes Walk tomorrow. Pius, ILRI Security | Kenya Helpdesk Continue reading
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