Every 9 minutes, a person dies of rabies. Rabies still kills more than 59,000 people every year. Yet countries around the world have shown that, by putting existing knowledge and tools into action, dog-mediated rabies can be eliminated. This year’s World Rabies Day theme, “Stronger Together,” reminds us that eliminating rabies requires that we all work together. When animal and human health systems work together and if we vaccinate our dogs, we can prevent rabies from reaching people and move closer to a world where no one dies from this entirely preventable disease. We must work together to stop rabies before it reaches people. #WorldRabiesDay #WRD

Rabies is preventable, yet Kenya records an estimated 2,000 human deaths annually. ILRI’s Lian Thomas explains why dog vaccination, stronger surveillance, and access to treatment are critical to stopping transmission. Read here: on.cgiar.org/4rHGBoT #Rabies #WorldRabiesDay

⁉️ How do we build a more #ClimateResilient #LivestockSector while recognising the vital role animals play in the lives and livelihoods of billions of people? This was at the heart 💚 of “Can It Scale? A Pitching Session for Livestock Investment Solutions” at #ClimateWeekNYC, co-hosted by @Heifer International, International Livestock Research Institute (@ILRI ), Environmental Defense Fund and Global Dairy Platform Inc. We were particularly proud to see Dilip Bhandari, our Sr. Director of Programs - Livestock Technology and One Health, Asia, takes the stage to present a model that addresses a critical gap in rural communities: access to affordable, high-quality animal health services.

Rabies claims lives every year, with nearly half being children. This #WorldRabiesDay, learn why vaccinating dogs is the most effective way to stop the spread and save human lives. 📺 Watch: piped.video/watch?v=qqic71k9… @CGIAR @WHO @WOAH #OneHealth #EndRabiesNow #AnimalHealth

Can it scale? At #ClimateWeekNYC, our very own @dbhandariLR pitched a plan to train 3,000 women and youth as agro-vet entrepreneurs, bringing animal health and climate-smart services to 1.5M smallholder households. Scalability = farmer value + local capacity + markets + finance.

NiMet, ILRI Push Climate Data To Nigeria’s Farms thefact.ng/nimet-ilri-push-c… @nimetnigeria @ILRI

At #ClimateWeekNYC, @ILRI co-hosted "Can It Scale?", a pitching session on turning livestock ideas into investable solutions. The message: livestock solutions must deliver for livelihoods, nutrition, resilience and climate at once. 🧵 #Livestock #FoodSystems #ClimateAction

What did 3 yrs of the @CGIAR Scaling Fund teach us about last-mile innovation? 🌱 At #ScalingWeek2026, @ILRI's Esther Kihoro explored equity & responsible scaling with partners. Dive into the lessons learned: on.cgiar.org/4dLGS4n #ImpactAtScale

Karibu! #ScalingWeek2026 is live at our Nairobi campus 🦸🏾 3 days of scaling heroes sharpening their superpowers: real challenges, practical solutions, stronger partnerships. Follow along all week 👇 @CGIAR #ScalingForImpact

The energy is high in Nairobi, Kenya today as #ScalingWeek2026 begins! Convened by the CGIAR Scaling for Impact program and @ILRI.org, Scaling Week brings together 400 scaling champions across food, land and water systems to work on real-world scaling questions and challenges.

The future of sustainable livestock depends on connecting science, investment, and action. At @ScienceSummit for #NewYorkClimateWeek, we explored financing low-emission systems. Science is rarely enough; farmers need viable economic solutions to scale adoption. #UNGA81

Join ILRI, @CGIAR, @BezosEarthFund, @WWF, and partners for a dialogue on financing low-emission livestock and grazing systems to sustainably meet growing global demand. 🐄💰 ⏰ 13:00 EDT | 20:00 EAT 📍 Cure, Manhattan 💻 Join virtually: on.cgiar.org/4AjO8hD #ClimateWeekNYC!

We’ve partnered with the Kenya Pastoralist Market Development (KPMD) network and off-taker companies across 10 counties to build supply-ready, climate-resilient herds in Kenya. 🐐🌍 Read more: on.cgiar.org/4AlKl3y @StrathU #ClimateResilience #FoodSecurity

🇲🇬 Madagascar is moving forward with its new National Livestock Master Plan to boost livelihoods. A recent visiti explored innovations in digital tools, animal health, and forage seeds to make it a reality. 🐄🌱 Read more: on.cgiar.org/4AlKl3y #Livestock #Madagascar #CGIAR

Our recent Tropical Livestock Systems course equipped local researchers with the tools and knowledge to drive sustainable dairy innovations and improve livelihoods.🐄🇪🇹 Read the full story here: on.cgiar.org/4yxDXEu #Dairy #Ethiopia #Livestock #FoodSecurity @ILRI @CGIAR

How do we move #OneHealth from a concept to everyday practice? 🌍 Over 5 years, the #COHESA project empowered 12 African countries to embed One Health in governance, education & communities. 💡 Read more here: on.cgiar.org/46s5smX @ILRI @CIRAD @AfriCenterISAAA @OACPS_RI

Dr. Dishon Muloi, Molecular Epidemiologist and Veterinarian, @ILRI led a panel on Development Partners’ perspectives on financing for AMR containment. The discussion emphasised AMR as a systems issue requiring broad, multisectoral collaboration, stronger antibiotic regulation, resilient health systems, evidence-informed prescribing, and financing that reaches where it matters most including patients. #AMRGovernanceandFinancingSummit2026 #AMR #OneHealth #AMRFinancing