FAO Reference Centres for animal health are institutions designated by the Director-General to provide specific and technical advice and services to FAO Member Countries on issues related to FAO’s mandate. FAO invites institutions and universities to apply to become a reference centre in any of the 25 thematic areas that are critical for the Member Countries. Other areas will be identified as needs arise.
Institut Pasteur de Dakar (IPD)
36 avenue Pasteur, BP220, Dakar, Senegal
Yakhya Dieye
[email protected]
IN PARTNERSHIP SINCE: 02/04/2024
COUNTRY: Senegal
AREAS OF COLLABORATION: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR)
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International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe)
Duduville Campus, Off Thika Road, Kasarani PO Box 30772-00100, Nairobi, Kenya
Jandouwe Villinger
IN PARTNERSHIP SINCE: 01/04/2024
COUNTRY: Kenya
AREAS OF COLLABORATION: Vectors-borne diseases
Istituti Zooprofilattici Sperimentali (IZS) Network
Ministero della Salute
Viale Giorgio Ribotta 5
00144 Rome, Italy
Dr Benedetta Cappelletti (MoH-DGSA-Unit 2)
[email protected]
IN PARTNERSHIP SINCE: 01/04/2024
COUNTRY: Italy
AREAS OF COLLABORATION: Animal health and food security
Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell’Abruzzo e del Molise (IZSAM)
Campo Boario 64100, Teramo, Italy
Paolo Calistri
[email protected]
IN PARTNERSHIP SINCE: 02/04/2024
COUNTRY: Italy
AREAS OF COLLABORATION: Veterinary epidemiology
Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell’Abruzzo e del Molise “Giuseppe Caporale” (IZS-Teramo)
Campo Boario 64100, Teramo, Italy
Isabella Pompa
[email protected]
IN PARTNERSHIP SINCE: 06/06/2024
COUNTRY: Italy
AREAS OF COLLABORATION: One Health
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