The GL-CRSP recognizes Emerging Infectious Diseases (EIDs) as a critical theme in its programming. Focus on zoonotic disease, especially transmission of zoonoses from wildlife and livestock to human hosts has emerged as a central theme for GL-CRSP research and intervention efforts. The GL-CRSP HALI Project (Health for Animals and Livelihood Improvement in the Rungwaa-Ruaha Ecosystem, Tanzania Project) was developed in 2004 as a stakeholder-driven research and capacity-building program to assess the effects of zoonotic disease and water management on animal health, biodiversity, and livelihoods in the Ruaha ecosystem, Tanzania. More recently, the Avian Flu School Project (AFS), a multi-tiered, train-the-trainer program designed to educate animal health, public health, and agricultural extension workers about H5N1 avian influenza (HPAI), was developed to strengthen the capacity of prevention and response efforts at the community level in developing countries. For more on the GL-CRSP HALI and AFS projects please visit: