ILRI / Kenya / Official

ILRI Kenya: Stores Unit Closure for 2018 – 3rd Quarter Stock-take Exercise.

Dear Colleagues, ILRI Kenya Stores Unit will carry out the 2018 – 3rd Quarter Stock-take exercise from 20th – 21st September 2018. During this period, only emergency requests will be attended to. You are therefore kindly requested to submit your Warehouse Order requests through the OCS by mid-day, Tuesday 18th September 2018. Normal operations will … Continue reading

ILRI / Kenya / Official

The 2nd National Agri-Nutrition Conference

Dear colleagues, Theme: Accelerating Nutritional Gains Through Agriculture The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Irrigation in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, USAID and other Multi-Sectoral Development partners have planned for the 2nd National Agri-Nutrition conference as a platform for experience sharing, highlighting the investment opportunities in agri-nutritional programming, and developing a roadmap towards … Continue reading

Ethiopia / ILRI / Kenya / Official

Interview Seminar Invitation – Scientist Epidemiology

Dear colleagues, Scientist – Epidemiology You are invited to attend a seminar presentation for the position of Scientist – Epidemiology, Animal and Human Health. Seminar Presentation Title: “Livestock for livelihoods. A One Health Approach” Date: Tuesday 11 September 2018 Candidate: Elizabeth Anne Cook Venue: Room 720 Time: 09:00-09:30hr NB:- the Webex link will be shared … Continue reading

Thursday links
ILRI / Kenya / Roundup

Thursday links

A biweekly round-up of recent articles, blog postings and tweets about livestock, aid and other topics that may be of interest to ILRI staff, compiled by David Aronson. Rotterdam will soon house the world’s first floating dairy farm, a multilevel, hi-tech home to 40 Meuse Rhine Issel cows, and perhaps the world’s most expensive bovine … Continue reading

ILRI / Official / POD / Staff

ILRI staff appointments/moves: April – July 2018

Nationally recruited staff (NRS) — Kenya  Christine Mutisya was appointed research assistant in the Animal and Human Health program in April 2018. She is responsible for providing laboratory technical support for the Rift Valley fever vaccine trial in Kapiti and ILRI. She previously worked as a junior consultant for the Food and Agriculture Organization of … Continue reading

Ethiopia / ILRI / Kenya / Unofficial

UPDATE: Ebola Outbreak – Update as of 14th August 2018

Please find update on Ebola as below: http://www.who.int/csr/don/14-august-2018-ebola-drc/en/ Ebola Outbreak Alert Following the declaration on 1st August 2018 of another Ebola outbreak in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo, 36 deaths have been confirmed so far. The epicentre of the outbreak is Mangina in the region of Beni, in the strife-torn eastern province of North … Continue reading

Ethiopia / ILRI / Kenya / Official / Regions

ILRI region: Eastern and Southern Africa

Dear Colleagues, Following our initial reorganization of the southern Africa region, in order to strengthen and streamline ILRI’s engagement, management has decided to initiate a new combined Eastern and Southern Africa region, and I am pleased to inform you that Amos Omore will be the new regional representative for this region, beginning 1 September 2018. … Continue reading