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Proceedings Report
The State of Laboratory Biosafety and Biosecurity in the SADC Region
Year of Publication : 2018
Language : en
Keywords : Laboratory biosafetyBiosecurityLaboratoriesBiosafety level 2BSL2Biosafety level 3BSL3Southern African Development Community (SADC)World Health Organisation (WHO)Joint External EvaluationInternational Health RegulationsInfectious diseasesDisease outbreakEbolaSafetyOne healthCapacityScienceScientistsResearchHealthPathogensVirusDual-useRisk assessmentRegulatory frameworkSustainable Development Goals (SDGs)SDGsNational Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD)Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)SDG 3SDG 6SDG 8SDG 9
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Abstract (English) : This proceedings report is the product of a two-day workshop (19 –20
March 2018) on The State of Laboratory Biosafety and Biosecurity in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region which was held at Emperor’s Palace, Johannesburg.
The key objectives for this two-day workshop were to:
• Discuss issues of laboratory biosafety and biosecurity importance for the region.
• Strengthen existing collaborations/networks and establish new ones.
• Exchange information and knowledge.
The four key challenges that were found to be common across all SADC countries that participated were:
• Lack of or inadequate (and fragmented) legislation, regulations and guidelines relevant to laboratory biosafety and biosecurity.
• Limited or lack of capacity – including infrastructure, resources and human capacity.
• Lack of or limited training programmes on laboratory biosafety and biosecurity.
• Low level of awareness about laboratory biosafety and biosecurity, especially among researchers/scientists.
Description : Cite: Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), (2018). The State of Laboratory Biosafety and Biosecurity in the SADC Region. [Online] Available at: DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/assaf.2018/0027
Publisher : Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf)
Citation : Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), (2018). The State of Laboratory Biosafety and Biosecurity in the SADC Region. [Online] Available at: DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/assaf.2018/0027
Sponsorship : Department of Science and Technology
DOI : 10.17159/assaf.2018/0027
ISBN : 978-0-6399410-2-8
Resource URL(Other) : http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/assaf.2018/0027
Peer Review Status : Non-Peer Reviewed
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