Foundations of Animal Health Investment: Shaping Global Strategies

Ahmadi, Bouda Vosough: - Dr Bouda Vosough Ahmadi is a veterinarian and animal health, welfare, and agrifood economist with extensive experience across academia, international organizations, and policy advisory roles. He currently works with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), where he supports global and regional initiatives on transboundary animal diseases, including coordination under the Global Framework for the Progressive Control of Transboundary Animal Diseases (GF-TADs). His expertise spans the economics and policy of animal health and welfare, agrifood systems, and biosecurity, with a particular focus on socioeconomic impact assessment, cost-benefit analysis, and investment prioritization for disease prevention, control, and eradication. He has led and contributed to multidisciplinary research and policy programmes funded by national governments and international partners, and has worked extensively across Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia, bridging scientific evidence with decision-making to support sustainable livestock systems, food security, and public health.