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Meeting between Expertise France and Thai members of the CaPThai project. From left to right: Mr. Booncherd Kladphuang, Dr. Chayanit Mahasing, Ms. Usanee Ungcharoen, Dr. Phalin Kamolwat, Mr. Éric Fleutelot, Mrs. Clarisse Veylon-Hervet and Mrs. Adeline Lautissier

19/06/23

Meeting between Expertise France and members of the CaPThai project

On Wednesday 14 June, a delegation from Expertise France visited the Division of Tuberculosis (DTB) of the Thai Ministry of Health to meet the CaPThai project teams and assess its progress.

Rizière dans les environs de Khon Kaen, Thaïlande

15/06/23

Prix Tremplin ASEAN : two IRD scientists honored

Supported by the French Academy of Sciences and the French Ministry of Higher Education and Research, the Prix Tremplin ASEAN recognizes outstanding scientific cooperation between France and the ASEAN region (Thailand, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Vietnam). Sylvie...

Beautiful Drone Shot of a Boat on the Prek Kampot River at Sunset during a River Cruise in Kampot, Cambodia

05/06/23

Official launch of the AfriCam Cambodia project

As part of the fight against zoonotic diseases and the international PREZODE (Preventing Zoonotic Disease Emergence) initiative, the AfriCam Cambodia project was officially launched on June 1 in Phnom Penh, an event organized by IRD, CIRAD and Cambodian partners.

Thai, Laotian and French participants in the PRESTO research network

05/06/23

Launch of the PRESTO international joint laboratory at the "Collaborative Strategy for One Health Projects' Building" Symposium

The "Collaborative Strategy for One Health Projects' Building" Symposium and the official launch of the PRESTO International Joint Laboratory (IJL) were held in Chiang Mai from May 22 to 24, 2023.

Meeting with Olivier Évrard, Xavier Mari, Kanchana Nakhapakorn and Bertrand Lefebvre

25/05/23

GlobalSmog project members meet in Thailand

On Tuesday May 16, Globalsmog's coordinators in Asia and Thailand met their Thai partner, Dr. Kanchana Nakhapakorn, a researcher in remote sensing and geomatics at Mahidol University. The aim of their meeting was to present the project and discuss current research on air pollution in Thailand.

Dr. Krongkaew Thongruang Suksai, receives gifts from the CaPThai team, in the presence of Trang hospital staff caring for TB patients.

22/05/23

CaPThai team visits Trang Hospital

On Friday May 12, the CaPThai project team visited the facilities dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis at Trang Hospital. This visit, in preparation for future clinical trials, provided an opportunity for exchanges between the hospital's medical staff and members of the...

Presentation of the international agenda of the One Health Approach at the Symposium

08/05/23

The symposium "One Health in Practice in Southeast Asia, What's Next?" was held at the Hanoi University of Science and Technology

From April 24 to 26, 2023, the restitution and capitalization colloquium of the Solidarity Fund for Innovative Projects One Health in Southeast Asia, "One Health in Practice in Southeast Asia, What's Next?" was held at the Hanoi University of Science and Technology (USTH).

Photo des Responsables de la plateforme de vectorologie avec les Représentants des institutions partenaires (Université de Mahidol, IRD et l'Ambassade de France)

19/04/23

Launch of the Symposium on the use of viral vectors for gene transfer and genome editing

April 18 was the launch day of the Franco-Thai Symposium on the Study of Viral Vectors. Gathered at the Institute of Molecular Biosciences of Mahidol University, the coordinating scientists of the new Thai Vector Research Center presented their work and the recently inaugurated research platform to...

All participants at the CapThai launch meeting

30/03/23

Launch of CapThai project

The launch meeting of the CapThai project took place on March 28 in Bangkok, in front of about 100 participants, including health care personnel in charge of TB patients. The meeting included a presentation of the program and partner organizations.

Photo of participants at the LMI PRESTO meeting in Chiang Mai, Thailand

20/03/23

IJL PRESTO: Review of the Regional Medical Research Meeting

Woottichai Khamduang and Nicole Ngo-Giang-Huong, coordinators of the PRESTO International Joint Laboratory (IJL), organized a brainstorming meeting on March 14, 2023 on the theme "What research should be conducted to prevent future epidemics/pandemics in Southeast Asia?"

Village lacustre cambodgien

28/02/23

At the heart of villages, preventing the next pandemic with the AfriCam project

Prevention would cost a hundred times less than controlling future pandemics. AFD, CIRAD, IRD and their partners have therefore launched an ambitious project to strengthen surveillance and early detection systems in four African countries and Cambodia. AfriCam is the first project in the Preventing...

Visuel CP Trypano 3

30/01/23

On World NTD Day, over US$7 million new funding announced to expand efforts towards sleeping sickness elimination in nine African nations

On World Neglected Tropical Disease (NTD) Day, FIND, the global alliance for diagnostics, together with IRD and the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM), today announced an award of nearly US$6.8 million from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to extend the work of the Trypa-NO! partnership...

Visuel CP Prisme CI

24/01/23

Reinforcing the franco-ivorian partnership through the creation of an international research platform in global health (PRISME)

ANRS | Emerging Infectious Diseases, University of Bordeaux and IRD will come together with the ministry of health, public hygiene and universal health coverage (MSHP), the ministry of higher education and scientific research (MESRS), the ministry of economics and finance (MEF), the PAC-CI...

Visuel invitation presse Conf de presse

03/11/22

IRD Press Conference "Tackling climate change and biodiversity loss: Solutions are also in the Global South"

After an unprecedented hot summer in Europe, and as a prelude to COP27 Climate and COP15 Biodiversity, IRD scientists and their partners from Burkina Faso and Senegal are coming together for a hybrid press conference organized by IRD on 3 November 2022. They will present science-based solutions that...

Official photo of the "One Health in practice" Symposium, National University of Laos, Vientiane, Laos

18/10/22

IRD presented its One Health research projects at the Lao Colloquium "One health in practice" organized on October 13

IRD with the National University of Laos (NUOL) and the Agence universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF) organized the "One health in practice" Symposium on October 13. This event was an opportunity for IRD researchers to present their projects related to the One Health approach to students and...

Visuel CP AG Prezode

11/10/22

The prezode initiative, a promising international cooperation

PREZODE held its first General Assembly this Tuesday, October 11, 2022. The event is an opportunity to present the results of the consultations undertaken over the past eighteen months, to inform about new country memberships, to confirm the promising international cooperation, and to outline...

Elephants

09/10/22

[Researcher's profile] Marion Valeix - The large African mammals whisperer

Marion Valeix is an Ecologist, a childhood dream come true, even though she was often told as a child that there was no such profession. She also persevered when, on the field, she was chased by lions, stepped on by an elephant, trampled by a hyena, robbed of a blanket by another, and almost spat on...

BCOMING

03/10/22

BCOMING : protect biodiversity to avoid epidemic outbreaks

Human activity has reshaped natural habitats resulting in the biggest threat to biodiversity to date. Its destruction facilitates the transmission of zoonotic diseases, hence given all the changes our society has faced in the last couple of years due to the COVID‐19 pandemic and with a view to the...

Asian vegan and vegetarian cuisine with many hot and spicy dishes

12/09/22

A food contest to raise environmental awareness

As part of a campaign to raise awareness of the importance of protecting human and animal welfare, as well as conserving the environment, the European Union (EU) Representation in Laos collaborated with the Lao government to organize the One Health Fair last weekend.

Dr. Sabrina Locatelli presents her research projects during the Symposium

11/08/22

IRD projects in Laos presented at the One Health International Symposium in Bangkok

The One Nakai and ELAOS projects were presented at the Symposium "One Health research projects and methods in Thailand and Southeast Asia" on 19 July 2022.