CTTBD: Supporting African-led solutions towards sustainable livelihoods in the livestock sector

By: Keith Bohannon, Member Development Officer at Scotland Malawi Partnership Having grown up in rural Ireland, I am very aware of the importance of agriculture to local communities, particularly in […]

CTTBD: Reinforcing the business model

Written by: Beatrice Ouma, Communications Manager at GALVmed The Centre for Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases was officially launched on Friday 5, December 2014. The centre is currently producing the Muguga cocktail East […]

A vaccine that is transforming lives

Written by: Stuart Brown, Assistant Director of Business Development at GALVmed Joy is a tough thing to bottle.  To me, this photo, taken by my friend and colleague Dr Victor Mbao […]

The CTTBD ECF Vaccine:Greater opportunity to control East Coast fever and other tick-borne diseases in Africa

The Centre for Ticks and Tick Borne Disease (CTTBD) in Malawi is now successfully producing the first batch of East Coast fever (ECF) vaccine, also known as the Muguga Cocktail. Because of […]

Malawi launches the Centre for Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases to Lead in the Fight against East Coast fever Disease

The Centre will be the sole producer of the ‘one shot for life’ East Coast fever Muguga cocktail ITM vaccine that will help protect 25 million cattle across eleven African countries. […]

CTTBD:The Complete Full Circle

Written by: Dr Hameed Nuru, Senior Director of Policy and External Affairs at GALVmed Since 2008, GALVmed has taken on the daunting challenge of trying to facilitate the control of East […]

Time for African livestock keepers to take control of their own destiny

By: Abdallah Said Twahir, Director of Market Development and Access at GALVmed The Centre for Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases, or just CTTBD as it is better known, is in the outskirts […]