The State of Laboratory Biosafety and Biosecurity in the SADC Region

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Date
2018
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Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf)
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Department of Science and Technology
Abstract
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.
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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
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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
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Non-Peer Reviewed