The mobile vet: Bringing healthier livestock to India’s rural farmers
Housed in a colourful mobile van, an agro-veterinary clinic is now a regular feature in distant tribal parts of Jharkhand state in India. In many parts of Jharkhand, such as […]
Indian state sets example for innovative use of mobile veterinary services
See also the video post The mobile vet: Bringing healthier livestock to India’s rural farmers. In remote areas of India, access to veterinary services is often difficult. Tribal livestock farmers […]
GALVmed and Sokoine University of Agriculture hold CCPP workshop for Tanzanian animal health professionals
GALVmed jointly organised a workshop in Arusha, Tanzania, with Sokoine University of Agriculture recently to raise awareness of Contagious Caprine Pleuro-Pneumonia (CCPP) among animal health service delivery stakeholders. The workshop […]
Key technology partner gets nod in prestigious UK parliament publication
One of GALVmed’s key technology partners has been included in this year’s edition of a prestigious UK government publication. Cambridge-based biopharmaceutical company Arecor is profiled in the Technology edition of […]
Impact study of dewormers in goats and chickens in India and Tanzania
GALVmed recently commissioned a study to comparatively assess weight gain in poultry and small ruminants following treatment or non-treatment with dewormers. Intestinal parasites (helminths) pose a considerable burden to the […]
National Immunization Awareness Month in the spotlight
By Douglas Coulter Our partners over at the Belgium-based organisation Health for Animals have been highlighting the importance of immunisation recently under the theme of vaccines that are ‘changing the […]
Improving the livelihoods of Malawian vaccinators and poultry farmers
A community vaccinators association in Malawi is increasing the capacities and incomes of local vaccinators, whilst helping poultry farmers maintain the health of their chickens and boost their income from […]
GALVmed partnership launches first ever field test for animal Trypanosomiasis
A simple diagnostic device is enabling farmers in Cameroon to test for the deadly livestock disease Animal African Trypanosomiasis (AAT or Tryps). AAT is caused mainly by two parasite species, […]
For women in rural Uganda Newcastle Disease vaccine is more than just protecting chickens
In the rural villages of central Uganda’s Mukono and Mityana districts and eastern Uganda’s Iganga district, thanks to the introduction of the Newcastle Disease vaccine (I-2 ND) which protects poultry […]
Popular East Africa TV company and GALVmed to promote Newcastle Disease vaccinations to farmers through TV, social media and texts
By: Katharine MacMahon, Media Manager at Shamba Shape Up GALVmed has recently partnered again with Shamba Shape Up, the hit reality TV show that discusses the problems facing the farmers of Kenya, Tanzania […]