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: Received: 9 January 2024 / Approved: 9 January 2024 / Online: 9 January 2024 (14:00:52 CET)
How to cite:
Abdi, A.M.; Abdiweli, S.A.; Sheban, H.; Abdale, A.; Sead, H.; Hussein, M.; Mohamed, Z.; Dayib, M.; Kosar, H. Biosafety and Biosecurity in Africa: Challenges and Future Perspectives. Preprints2024, 2024010722. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202401.0722.v1
Abdi, A.M.; Abdiweli, S.A.; Sheban, H.; Abdale, A.; Sead, H.; Hussein, M.; Mohamed, Z.; Dayib, M.; Kosar, H. Biosafety and Biosecurity in Africa: Challenges and Future Perspectives. Preprints 2024, 2024010722. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202401.0722.v1
Abdi, A.M.; Abdiweli, S.A.; Sheban, H.; Abdale, A.; Sead, H.; Hussein, M.; Mohamed, Z.; Dayib, M.; Kosar, H. Biosafety and Biosecurity in Africa: Challenges and Future Perspectives. Preprints2024, 2024010722. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202401.0722.v1
APA Style
Abdi, A.M., Abdiweli, S.A., Sheban, H., Abdale, A., Sead, H., Hussein, M., Mohamed, Z., Dayib, M., & Kosar, H. (2024). Biosafety and Biosecurity in Africa: Challenges and Future Perspectives. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202401.0722.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Abdi, A.M., Mohamed Dayib and Hussien Kosar. 2024 "Biosafety and Biosecurity in Africa: Challenges and Future Perspectives" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202401.0722.v1
Abstract
Africa is a home to growing number of biosafety organisations that work to enhance public health in their nations by bringing attention to the significance of biosafety and biosecurity. Since many African countries are low-resource countries, they frequently confront a number of obstacles that seriously limit their ability to create or grow a sustainable capacity for managing biosafety and biosecurity. The goals of biosecurity and biosafety protocols are to reduce both intentional and unintentional biological risks that could have disastrous effects on a nation's health system, agriculture, security, political and economic stability. Regrettably, on a national, regional, and international level, biosecurity and biosafety are frequently given insufficient priority.Eventhough, Africa are home to a growing number of biosafety organisations that work to enhance public health in their nations by bringing attention to the significance of biosafety and biosecurity, Standard Biosafety and Biosecurity Measures to contain hazardous infections are missing across the African continent. In this paper the current state, challenges, and future prospects of biosafety and biosecurity status of African nations discussed.
Keywords
Biosafety, Biosecurity, Challenges, Onehealth, Bioterrorism; Infectious disease, Africa
Subject
Public Health and Healthcare, Health Policy and Services
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