Partnerships: Global health
Last changed: 29 April 2021
Urbanisation, climate change, altered livestock systems and inadequate water management are drivers for evolving health risks from zoonotic diseases, geographic expansion of disease vectors and microbiological and toxicological threats.
Sustainable use of antibiotics in livestock is key to curb the global challenge of antimicrobial resistance.
Below you can explore examples of SLU's partnerships and research linked to global health.
Partnerships
CGIAR Research Program on Livestock
The CGIAR Research Program on Livestock will seize opportunities presented by rapid increases in demand for animal-source food in developing countries. SLU is leading the Livestock health activities within the programme and is also involved in the livestock genetics and nutrition activities.
Antimicrobial resistance threatens to thrust the world into a post-antibiotic era where today’s life-saving medicines fail. Slowing the development of drug-resistant microbes is the aim of a new partnership between FAO and the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences.
ITP: Healthy livestock – safe food
The international training programme (ITP) Healthy livestock – safe food integrates animal health and food security while exploring several value chains from stable to table.
Bilateral programmes for capacity development
SLU has a long-standing relation with many partners in low-income countries and is active in many other countries which are not mentioned on this page.
Networks and other fora
The Livestock Antimicrobial Partnership (LAMP) is an action network that works with tackling microbial resistance by drawing on practical experience and knowledge from its partners in different parts of the world.
The Swedish Institute for Global Health Transformation (SIGHT) is an institute under the auspices of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, an independent, non-governmental organisation whose overall objective is to promote the sciences and strengthen their influence in society.