"It is time for Africa to begin thinking and operating as a stakeholder, rather than accepting the ‘victim mentality’ created by opponents of biotechnology. The priority of Africa must be to food its people and to sustain agricultural production and the environment."

"Companies import because they cannot get timely delivery of adequate and quality supply of required volumes. If we organise farmers into groups and train them in producing huge volumes of adequate produce, we will reduce imports like rice; 80 per cent of rice consumed in Kenya is imported."

"Then increase mechanisation in ploughing and processing the harvests. For instance, instead of farmers doing manual shelling of groundnuts, they use a machine."

"Let us first invest in high-yielding varieties and bring in investors to put money into irrigation systems and soil fertility, that is make fertiliser cheaper by producing it locally. Then educate farmers on how to store the surplus harvest to avoid losses."

"It’s unsustainable to depend on imports. A country depending on imported food cannot grow."

"The majority of biobanks are then located in the developed countries and the Institut Pasteur in Côte d'Ivoire."

"it is important to note that Côte d’Ivoire faces a major challenge with medicines being sold without prescriptions."

"Not only do patients fail to receive the care they need, but the sale of these products also poses significant health risks."

"For these reasons, drug regulation must be a public health priority, and the fight against the illegal drug trade a top concern."

"It is also important to emphasize that the “One Health” concept is relatively new, and we believe it is necessary to communicate and raise awareness among stakeholders."

"The current pandemic and climate change have also clearly demonstrated the urgent need for a multisectoral approach to address these challenges."

"These awards show that it is possible to rely on women to meet the challenges of scientific development in Africa."

"The modernity of our infrastructure has earned us to be nominated by the West African regional organization of health biobank of the ECOWAS countries."

"This regional biobank will be inaugurated at the end of the year."

"We also have requests for samples from international biobanks."

"These technological developments allow us to be more efficient and attractive, even for young scientists."

"Last year we welcomed 284 trainees, including thirty doctoral students."

"These young researchers come not only from Côte d'Ivoire, but also from France, Canada, the United States, as well as from other countries in Africa."

"We have achieved some of our dreams to advance science in Africa."

"It is an example that things can change from the inside in Africa."

"Projects to build the biobank and the platform on high-risk pathogens have been financed to the tune of 8 billion CFA francs by the Ivorian government."

"We were convinced that these projects were important and achievable here."

"We were able to find the arguments to persuaded the political authorities and they trusted us."

"It was not won in advance, I am very proud."

"It is also a positive message for young people, determination can make innovative projects come true."

"In 2009, as part of the global eradication of poliomyelitis, WHO is asking the Institut Pasteur in Côte d'Ivoire to confine samples and strains of poliovirus."

"At the same time the CDC in Abidjan wanted to give its collections of samples to the Institut Pasteur in Cote d'Ivoire."

"In March 2014, the Institut Pasteur thanks to the BSL4 laboratory of the National Reference Center for Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers, confirms the presence of the Zaire species of the Ebola virus (ZEBOV) in a patient sample from Guinea."

"This is the starting point of an unprecedented international mobilization to stem what will prove to be the most severe Ebola epidemic ever recorded in West Africa."

"In June 2016, when the WHO announced the official end of the epidemic, the figures were sad: at least 28,000 officially declared cases."

"More than 11,000 deaths. "Neighboring countries have been hit hard."

"We had 70 suspect patients but fortunately no confirmed cases."

"The health infrastructures implemented with the Government and our partners have enabled us to rapidly face the situation."

"The Institut Pasteur of Côte d’Ivoire has been committed to fighting AMR for more than 20 years."

"It is hosting the ORMICI, an institution that serves as the executive unit to coordinate actions against AMR through six Multisectoral Technical Committees (MTCs)."

"That correspond to the six strategic objectives of the National Plan to Combat AMR."

"This multisectoral approach is a source of great pride for me as it enables strong collaboration among stakeholders."

"With MTCs unified under the leadership of ORMICI, we foster greater."

"I also would like to add that the collaboration with international partners has helped us make important achievements."

"The collaboration with the USAID Medicines, Technologies, and Pharmaceutical Services (MTaPS)."

"Program has helped generate results to boost the fight against AMR."

"A number of documents have been developed that provide a framework for governance on the management of antimicrobials."

"MTaPS’ support on infection prevention and control assessments and on the revision of the national AMR plan needs to be acknowledged."

"It can seem counterintuitive, but the private sector not only needs to be involved it is often the sector asking for more regulations regarding multiresistant bacteria and antibiotic residues."

"These sectors are affected by AMR because of the decrease in or loss of effectiveness of the products they sell."

"The issue comes from the fact that these different sectors aren’t at the same level of progress."

"The human sector is more advanced the Institut Pasteur started working in this area in the 1980s, and a number of scientists work on AMR throughout the country."

"I also want to indicate that the One Health concept is relatively new and we need to do a better job communicating its importance to different stakeholders."

"The current pandemic and climate change have more acutely demonstrated the need for a multisectoral approach to deal with them and this could accelerate the shift in the management of public health issues."

"There is a stronger awareness from civil servants and health professionals of the importance of infection prevention and control."