A light sandwich lunch will be available from 12:30pm. "Placing animal diseases in an integrated human health, livestock intensification, vulnerability reduction and natural resource management context" Speaker: Brian Perry (Honorary Professor, University of Edinburgh; Visiting Professor, University of Oxford; Honorary Professor, University of Pretoria; Chairman, Scientific Advisory Board, Afrique One) A light sandwich lunch will be available from 12:30pm. Wednesday 5 March 2014, 1.00pm Wednesday 5 March 2014, 2.00pm Seminar Room 2, Chrystal MacMillan Building, 15A George Square, Edinburgh Further information and registration Animal diseases continue to provide a major constraint to global development and poverty reduction, increasing the vulnerability of poorer sectors of society, limiting enhancements in agricultural production efficiency, and directly affecting the health of humans, in particular through zoonotic infections. Professor Brian PerryHonorary Professor, University of Edinburgh The event is free to attend, but we ask if you could please register for catering purposes, and to enable us to contact you should we need to send you any updates on the event. A Global Health Academy & Edinburgh Infectious Diseases Seminar Related Links Professor Brian Perry Edinburgh Infectious Diseases Publication date 28 Jan, 2016