Poultry, Progress and Prosperity: Four Years of PREVENT

Since 2021, the PREVENT initiative has been transforming poultry farming in Africa. Hatchery vaccination has provided healthier, more resilient chicks to small-scale producers, boosting productivity and improving food security and livelihoods. As the initiative comes to a close soon, its impact continues to drive lasting change in the sector. PREVENT has been a catalyst for innovation, empowerment and sustainability.

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Year in Review: GALVmed 2024

This comprehensive report summarises the accomplishments and milestones that shaped the course of our journey and endeavours in 2024.  From product and market development to critical partnerships and regulatory advancements, this report reflects our team’s dedication and collective efforts, contributing to the achievement of GALVmed’s mission. Read it here.

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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.

Blog

Vaccinated day-old chicks brings transformational change for Africa’s farmers

In 2021, Ceva Animal Health teamed with GALVmed, with the support of the Gates Foundation, to implement PREVENT. Between 2021 and 2025, 37 hatcheries in 11 countries produced 202 million day-old chicks, creating a net economic benefit of $43 million over the course of the project.

Social extension: Mentoring field technicians to deliver poultry extension services

Mentoring has the power to positively impact everyone involved, as evidenced by an initiative to mentor field technicians in Tanzania to provide inclusive veterinary extension to small-scale poultry producers.

Empowering Women Livestock farmers through technology

Gender gaps in men and women’s access to resources, inputs and services mean their work in agricultural value chains falls far short of their potential in terms of scale, productivity, and output, causing huge costs …

Voices from the field

Vaccinated day-old chicks brings transformational change for Africa’s farmers

In 2021, Ceva Animal Health teamed with GALVmed, with the support of the Gates Foundation, to implement PREVENT. Between 2021 and 2025, 37 hatcheries in 11 countries produced 202 million day-old chicks, creating a net economic benefit of $43 million over the course of the project.

Social extension: Mentoring field technicians to deliver poultry extension services

Mentoring has the power to positively impact everyone involved, as evidenced by an initiative to mentor field technicians in Tanzania to provide inclusive veterinary extension to small-scale poultry producers.

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Digital inclusion: Increasing access to animal health digital technologies by women

Women make up at least 43 per cent of the agricultural labour force in developing countries, but they are restricted by social norms and lack of access to resources which may enable them to benefit from digital services.

Celebrating Success: A Look at GALVmed Achievements

GALVmed continues to collaborate with partners and key public and private stakeholders to transform the lives of small-scale producers across Africa and South Asia through improved animal health.

How to bridge the divide across Africa’s fragmented veterinary medicine sector

With a rapidly growing population and demand for animal-derived protein, enabling the veterinary sector to address the diverse needs and challenges of small-scale producers is not only possible, but also critical to Africa’s sustainable development.

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