20 years of learning and progress
Over the last 20 years, GALVmed has learned many operational lessons through its various projects and programmes. These are our top five lessons learned.
Over one billion lives depend on livestock
GALVmed aims to make a significant contribution towards transformational change in the small-scale livestock health landscape by developing a portfolio of high impact products and initiating a range of private sector market initiatives operating at scale in the smallholder sector.
The race for livestock vaccination in rural AfricaAnimals & Us: GALVmed's Story
The series Animals & Us explores the strong connection between the health of animals and people. In GALVmed’s film, we explore how innovation, collaboration, and vaccination of livestock help protect animals, strengthen communities, and advance One Health.
This video was produced for GALVmed by BBC StoryWorks Commercial Productions.
Healthy Livestock, Better Lives
Healthy Livestock, Better Lives highlights GALVmed’s work since our inception, showcasing how our programmes, partnerships and innovations are transforming animal health and contributing to healthier livestock, stronger livelihoods and more resilient communities.
Read it here.
Our Vision
Transformational improvement in the well-being and economic progression of small-scale livestock producers.
Our Mission
We will contribute to the transformation of small-scale livestock producers’ lives by:
- understanding the constraints to animal health and how to overcome them;
- engaging the animal health industry; and
- ensuring awareness, availability and adoption of effective animal health interventions.
Our work
Product development
GALVmed specialises in product development partnerships uniquely established to translate global research progress into tangible livestock disease control tools for the developing world.
Commercial development
Our work with our partners supports the small-scale livestock producers of the world.
Enabling environment
An enabling environment that allows for the successful translation of research products to sustainable animal health solutions for small scale livestock producers is essential to achieving GALVmed’s mission.
Latest news
GALVmed Welcomes a New Board Chair
2026-09-17
Healthy Livestock, Better Lives
2026-08-26
Blog
What two farmers in Narok taught me about livestock vaccination
There are days when you spend hours behind a computer, writing stories about livestock farmers and vaccination.
And then there are days when you leave the office, stand in the middle of a farm, listen to people’s experiences firsthand, and remember exactly why those stories matter.
Catalysing partnerships to co-design an improved ruminant diagnostic system for Kenya
Diagnostic testing is the bedrock of effective animal health interventions. The workshop on Diagnostics for Effective Ruminant Disease Control in Kenya served as a springboard for co-designing a plan for strengthening Kenya’s diagnostic and surveillance system.
Voices from the field
20 years of learning and progress
Over the last 20 years, GALVmed has learned many operational lessons through its various projects and programmes. These are our top five lessons learned.
What two farmers in Narok taught me about livestock vaccination
There are days when you spend hours behind a computer, writing stories about livestock farmers and vaccination.
And then there are days when you leave the office, stand in the middle of a farm, listen to people’s experiences firsthand, and remember exactly why those stories matter.
The race for livestock vaccination in rural Africa
Livestock face a myriad of deadly diseases. Many feel there is need to accelerate the development and distribution of vaccines for chickens, cows, sheep and goats. But small homestead farmers in rural areas can struggle to access these life-saving medicines and vaccines. That’s why GALVmed aims to bring vaccines straight to their door.
Animals & Us: A new series from WOAH featuring GALVmed
The series Animals & Us explores the strong connection between the health of animals and people.
In GALVmed’s film, we explore how innovation, collaboration, and vaccination of livestock help protect animals, strengthen communities, and advance One Health.
New Policy Brief advocates collaborative action to advance access to new veterinary trypanocides for Africa
A new joint policy brief by FAO, WOAH and AU-IBAR advocates for a multi-stakeholder and multi-sectoral collaboration to deliver a new generation of trypanocides for the African livestock sector.