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. […]
Showcasing Impact: GALVmed Key Achievements
Over the years, GALVmed through its partners, has implemented impactful programmes across Africa and South Asia, leading to significant achievements.
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 […]
Viewpoints @ Brucellosis Vaccine Prize launch: Why a vaccine is important
Why is a vaccine against B. melitensis important? George Tice, Senior Director of Market Access for Europe, Middle East and Africa at Elanco Animal Health responds with his personal view. […]
Viewpoints @ Brucellosis Vaccine Prize launch: Potential impact on untreated diseases
If the Brucellosis Vaccine Prize Competition results in a vaccine, do you think companies could start looking at diseases that remain untreated? Brigitte Boenisch, Head of Regulatory Affairs for Europe, […]
US $30 million prize launched to develop a B. melitensis vaccine
GALVmed and AgResults are delighted to announce the launch of the Brucellosis Vaccine Initiative, a US $30 million prize competition aimed at incentivising animal health companies to develop a vaccine […]
Jayanti’s Story: Protecting chickens against Newcastle Disease, one village at a time
Mayurbhanj on the east coast of India is surrounded by vast stretches of drought hit farmland, which showcases the agricultural development challenges facing the region. However, a small rural village […]
The chicken vaccine transforming the Indian villages of Mayurbhanj
Under regular circumstances, life for 60-year-old Chunu Marandi and his family would be difficult at present. The sustained drought in Mayurbhanj district in Odisha province of India, where his village […]