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Integrating environmental and ecosystem health into …

WEBContributors: Peter Ballantyne, Theo-Knight Jones & Alexandre Caron Our societies are facing major challenges, many caused by the ever-expanding human footprint on the …

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One for All, All for One: Agri-biotech Innovations’ Role in …

WEBThe One Health High Level Expert Panel (OHHLEP) defines One Health as an integrative and systems approach to optimize health by recognizing the interconnectedness …

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Journalists: What, really, is One Health

WEBIn a day of riveting conversations, including uncomfortable topics that hinted at a gulf in cooperation and a need for more collaboration, journalists from leading media houses in …

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COVID-19 Treatment Efforts Using Plant Technologies

WEBA few animal coronaviruses evolve to infect humans, such as those that caused SARS, MERS, and COVID-19 outbreaks. 1. On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization …

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Most Americans Believe GMOs Likely to Improve Global Food Supply

WEBIn its 2019 survey, the Pew Research Center reveals that while Americans have mixed views about genetically modified foods (GMOs) and their implications for society, about …

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Genetic Tools For Conservation and Health: What's The Role of …

WEBThe potential uses and impacts of gene drive technologies have garnered increasing interest at the international and national levels across the world. As part of the effort to …

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Zambia’s One Health success through the Eyes of a focal person

WEBZambia faces several health challenges ranging from zoonotic diseases, emerging infectious diseases, and food/feed insecurity to climate change. One Health is a …

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Botswana: A healthy discourse on institutionalizing One Health

WEBOn many fronts, such as egalitarianism, Botswana is one healthy country. However, it lacks an official national One Health platform, a rare blot in a country that, nonetheless, has …

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Substantial Equivalence of GM and Non-GM Crops ISAAA.org

WEBThe testing for substantial equivalence of GM and non-GM crops entails a two-step process which has been agreed internationally by Codex, FAO, OECD, and WHO, and involves …

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Capacitating One Health in Eastern and Southern Africa (COHESA)

WEBProject summary Duration: 48 Months – Start December 2021 Countries: Eastern Africa (Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda) and Southern Africa (Botswana, …

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Impact of GM Crops on Soil Health ISAAA.org

WEBPocket K No. 57: Impact of GM Crops on Soil Health. A healthy agricultural production system cannot exist without healthy soils. Aside from being the habitat of diverse …

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COMBATING RIFT VALLEY FEVER USING THE ONE HEALTH …

WEBThe International Services for the Acquisition of Agribiotech Application (ISAAA AfriCenter) and The University of Nairobi, Kenya Aids Vaccine Initiative – Institute of Clinical …

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APHIS Issues Review for Bayer's Short-Stature Corn

WEBBayer's genetically engineered shorter-stature corn known as Smart Corn System has received safety approval from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) …

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Zimbabwe COHESA stakeholders chart a way forward with …

WEBISAAA AfriCenter continued efforts to improve on One Health governance under the COHESA project in their recent meeting with Zimbabwe’s One Health stakeholders held …

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Biotech in the Philippines Resource

WEBThe Philippines is one of Southeast Asia's pioneering countries in biotech adoption. Since 2002, the country has been championing the science-based approach to risk …

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Environmental health players missing in One Health

WEBIn a Kampala markedly hotter than usual, two participants in a March 19 COHESA forum at Makerere University debated in earnest whether the temperatures were a One Health …

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Zimbabwe makes great strides towards improving One Health …

WEBIn a concerted effort to strengthen One Health coordination and collaboration among all key stakeholders, a High-Level National One Health Strategic Plan Development Meeting …

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Health Canada Issues Gene Editing Guidelines, Encourages …

WEBHealth Canada released the much-awaited clarification on the regulation of plant breeding innovations, including gene editing. The new policy is based on public consultations held …

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Kenya’s Health Minister Warns Misinformation Threatens Gains …

WEBHealth stakeholders from across Africa have lamented the impact of mis/disinformation in the fight against COVID-19 and non-communicable diseases. Speaking during the …

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