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Tuesday the 28th of September is World Rabies Day. The Norwegian Veterinary Institute (NVI) is also joining in the global efforts to fight rabies. In October, the NVI initiates a four-year research project to strengthen One Health systems for more effective rabies prevention in Malawi. 

The institute notified on 17th of September of suspected infection with Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in a female red deer from Etne in the Western part of Norway. Examinations of additional material submitted to the Institute, could not detect infection in the lymph nodes.

The UN Food Systems Summit took place yesterday Thursday, 23 September 2021. The UN Food Systems Summit serves as a historic opportunity to empower all people to leverage the power of food systems to drive our recovery from the covid-19 pandemic and get us back on track to achieve all 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030.

H.M. Queen Sonja of Norway was present at the official opening of the new veterinary building at Ås on the 1. September 2021. This large building complex is a powerhouse for knowledge, teaching, diagnostics and preparedness against health threats to animals, fish and humans, often referred to as One Health.

The Veterinary Institute has been approved as an observer organization to IPBES. “The relationship between ecosystems and disease in animals and humans is gaining momentum and attention across the planet, and it is important for us to be closer to these topics,” says Carlos das Neves, Director of Research and Internationalization at the Norwegian Veterinary Institute.

The Norwegian Veterinary Institute (NVI) and the International Livestock Research Institute have signed a memorandum of collaboration to strengthen collaboration around One Health related activities.

The board of the Norwegian Veterinary Institute (NVI) has appointed Torill Moseng (55) as its new managing director from 1. October 2021. Moseng has since 2014 been the president of the Norwegian Veterinary Association.

This week the Norwegian Veterinary Institute (NVI) received funding from the Research Council of Norway after they released the evaluation results of the 2021 calls for scientific projects. NVI will lead four new projects and participate in additional three projects lead buy other institutions. In total this amounts to 42,5 million NOK to research in animal health, fish health, animal welfare and rabies threatening both people and animals in Africa.

The Norwegian Veterinary Institute is participating in a new European project to investigate the deadly prion disease Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in cervids. The main goal is to be able to contribute to better strategies for detecting, managing and controlling the disease.

CHRONICLE: With new health threats perhaps just a flight away, we need to ask how Norway can contribute in the global effort to prevent future pandemics.