Chicken vaccine broadening economic avenues in Jharkhand, India
Silanti Linda lives in a village, about 15 kilometres away from Ranchi, the capital city of Jharkhand state in India. Silanti and her family are part of the tribal community […]
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.
Regulatory harmonisation: Improving access to safe, effective and quality veterinary medicines across East Africa
The costs of animal disease In Africa, millions of people depend on livestock for their livelihoods. However, the high prevalence of livestock diseases, such as East Coast Fever and Newcastle […]
From factory to farmer: Creating a sustainable Newcastle Disease vaccine supply chain
For farmers to benefit from animal health products, there has to be a reliable and sustainable supply chain to deliver the products. GALVmed is working with Hester Biosciences Ltd. in […]
Reflections from the field: On the trail of Pestes des Petits Ruminants
On a recent trip to India, I had the opportunity to visit Manda Pandey in Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh. I was traveling with my colleague Rahul Srivastava who is the Marketing […]
Dairy farmer cooperatives find innovative ways to vaccinate members’ cattle against ECF
Ask any dairy farmer in Kenya what livestock disease they dread most and the repeated answer is East Coast Fever. The disease raises fear amongst cattle keepers because it has […]
A novel initiative for a new brucellosis vaccine
A new US $30 million initiative was launched in June 2016 to offer a solution to a sheep and goat disease that is transmitted to over 500,000 people per year worldwide. […]
Vaccines boost backyard poultry rearing in western Kenya
The graduate poultry keeper In Homa Bay County, located in western Kenya, poultry vaccinations provide a new lease of life for the indigenous village poultry sector. Spearheaded by the Global Alliance […]
Vaccine restores hope for cattle farmers
Before 2013, Geoffrey Laboso Ngetich lost significant numbers of his calves to East Coast Fever (ECF) every year. But after he began vaccinating his cattle, the 42 year old dairy farmer […]
Viewpoints @ Brucellosis Vaccine Prize launch: Reaction to prize competition
What’s your reaction to the US $30m Brucellosis prize competition and that it’s funded by the private sector? Gwyn Jones, Chairman of the Responsible Use of Medicines in Agriculture Alliance […]
Viewpoints @ Brucellosis Vaccine Prize launch: Reaction to prize competition
What’s your reaction to the US $30m Brucellosis prize competition and that it’s funded by the private sector? Peter Oostenbach, Associate Director for Global Public Policy Animal Health at Merck […]