Recipient
Institut Pasteur du LaosDepartment
Global Affairs CanadaAmount
$3.0M
Type
Contribution
Agreement Number
064-2024-2025-Q2-00475
Purpose
This project supports a collaboration with Canada’s National Microbiology Laboratory to reduce risks and threats posed by emerging infectious zoonotic diseases in the Lao People's Democratic Republic and globally. Project activities include: (1) establishing a biosafety office within the Institut Pasteur du Laos; (2) delivering training and mentoring of Laotian scientists; (3) developing an inventory of previously undiscovered animal-borne viruses of security concern; (4) developing a database of zoonotic viruses with pandemic potential; and (5) publishing research papers on the risks and conditions that enable the interspecies transmission of zoonotic viruses.
Institut Pasteur du Laos × Global Affairs Canada
3 grants totalling $3.4M
Weapon Threat Reduction Program
110 grants totalling $177.2M
Related Grants
| Recipient | Amount | Program |
|---|---|---|
| Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness | $10.0M | Weapon Threat Reduction Program |
| International Atomic Energy AgencyNuclear Security Fund | $9.8M | Weapon Threat Reduction Program |
| IAEA - International Atomic Energy Agency | $9.6M | Weapon Threat Reduction Program |
| International Atomic Energy Agency | $9.5M | Weapon Threat Reduction Program |
| IAEA - International Atomic Energy Agency | $7.8M | Weapon Threat Reduction Program |