Ochieng Ogodo, 9 October 2008, Barcelona: "Africa needs early warning systems to deal with the increased threat of disease spreading from wild animals to humans, which will be further fuelled by climate change, according to health experts speaking at the International Union for Conservation of Nature congress in Barcelona, Spain."

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The GL-CRSP HALI (Health for Animals and Livelihood Improvement) project is addressing the importance of zoonotic diseases (those that can be transmitted from both wild and domestic animals to and from humans) via stakeholder-driven research and capacity building programs to assess the effects of zoonoses and water management on animal health, biodiversity, and livelihoods in the Ruaha ecosystem, Tanzania. Click here to read more about HALI on the GL-CRSP website or visit the HALI project webpage.