Dr. Nlingisisi Babayani

Email: nbabayani@ub.ac.bw

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Work Experience

Research Fellow, Okavango Research Institute (Deputy Vice Chancellor - Academic Affairs)

Research Focus Area

• Disease ecology in Northern Botswana and Kgalagadi Region;
• Effects of ecosystems on animal disease and animal disease on ecosystems;
• Socio-economic impact of animal diseases on ecosystem services;
• Disease prevention and management strategies that promote harmony at the wildlife- human-livestock interface;
• Cost-benefit analysis of disease control strategies being applied in Northern Botswana;
• Animal disease data collection, analytics and publication;
• Disease risk analysis and outbreak prediction;
• Animal disease early warning systems to minimize disease impact on ecosystem services and human well-being;
• Animal production indices in Northern Botswana and their impact on animal welfare, environment including rangeland management and disease outbreaks; and
• Indigenous knowledge systems to promote animal health and human wellbeing.

Research Areas