Invest in Women to Accelerate Progress
International Women’s Day is a day to reflect on the gender disparities that hinder women’s opportunities worldwide, while advocating for policies and strategies that pave the path to gender equality.
GALVmed provides updates on small ruminants’ vaccine development
In a Stakeholder Seminar series led by FAO, held in January, GALVmed presented its work on small ruminant vaccines with a focus on Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR).
The challenges facing women small-scale producers and how we can help
The International Women’s Day is celebrated annually on March 8 to recognise the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The theme for 2022 is #BreakTheBias, for there is still work to do to achieve a gender-equal, diverse and inclusive world. Women have tremendous importance in the agriculture and livestock sector as they form […]
The relevance of quality data for decision-making and planning in LMIC
On the back of the One Health Congress which was held recently from October 30 to November 3 2020, Supporting Evidence-based Interventions (SEBI) hosted a One Health virtual chat to discuss the importance of data to drive decision-making and intervention planning, especially in low and middle-income countries (LMIC). The One Health chat was hosted by […]
Regional sensitisation workshop on Newcastle Disease control in village poultry in West Africa
A two-day workshop on Newcastle disease (ND) control in West and Central Africa brought together 38 representatives from the government and private sectors to discuss key challenges and potential interventions in the vaccine delivery and administration in the regions. The event, which ran from 29-30 June 2017 in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, included presentations, discussions and […]
World Zoonoses Day: Spotlight on the most common zoonotic disease
July 6th: Today is World Zoonoses Day – a date that has particular relevance in light of the global Brucellosis Vaccine Prize, a US $30 million prize competition inviting vaccine developers to submit proposals for – and ultimately develop – a suitable vaccine for use against Brucella melitensis in small ruminants across the developing world. […]
Experts take stock of the East Coast Fever vaccine performance in Uganda
On June 8, 2017, the Global Alliance for Livestock Veterinary Medicines (GALVmed) convened a workshop in Kampala, Uganda, aimed at presenting the findings on the safety and protection of East Coast Fever-Infection Treatment Method (ECF-ITM) vaccine at farm level in the country. The findings were from an on-farm ECF-ITM study in Uganda supported by GALVmed […]
Researchers on a mission to improve the East Coast Fever vaccine
GALVmed recently held a workshop Nairobi (19-20 January 2017) to discuss ongoing research to improve the East Coast Fever (ECF) vaccine. The vaccine, commonly known as Infection and Treatment Method (ITM) was developed in mid-70s and since then new tools have been developed to characterise the vaccine strains/stocks and provide new knowledge to make it […]
Bringing the benefits of the ECF vaccine to Rwandan farmers
Rwandan farmers will soon have a reason to smile as they will be able to protect their cattle from one of the deadliest cattle diseases – East Coast Fever. The disease that kills numerous cattle across the East Africa region is present in most regions of Rwanda and yet unlike their East African counterparts, Rwandan […]
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. The prize is one of the largest of its kind and is funded by AgResults, a collaborative multi-donor initiative between the Australian, Canadian, UK and US governments […]