New SGP/PPR combined vaccine shows promise in Africa
Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) is a highly contagious viral respiratory disease of goats and sheep causing up to 80 per cent mortality in flocks. The disease is present in […]
Financing female livestock farmers in Kirinyaga, Kenya
Juhudi Kilimo (JK) is a microfinance business that serves Kenya’s rural smallholder farmers, providing financing to help them acquire wealth-generating assets, such as high-yielding dairy cows, poultry, irrigation equipment and […]
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 […]
All female poultry vaccinators in Ethiopia
An all-female vaccinator group is tackling a deadly poultry disease in Ethiopia. The Newcastle Disease vaccine project in the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia started in January 2017. Its objective […]
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 […]
Developing the market for unserved smallholder poultry keepers in India
Collectively, smallholder poultry farmers around the world provide a large market for livestock veterinary products. But this crucial segment has traditionally been unserved by pharmaceutical companies, often because smallholder markets […]
New tools to tackle porcine cysticercosis in rural Uganda
Porcine Cysticercosis is a serious zoonotic disease prevalent in many parts of the world especially in developing countries, where sanitation remains a challenge. It causes 30% of human epilepsy cases […]
Economic & health impacts of vaccinating poultry against Newcastle disease in Burkina Faso
In honour of World Veterinary Day (29 April), GALVmed would like to thank its many partners and veterinarians who ensure our programmes reach small-holder farmers in Africa and South Asia. […]
Engaging poultry farmers through innovative communications channels
Storytelling using the local idiom is an established tradition in India. Idioms play an effective way in relaying the message in a clear and simple manner. Find out how storytelling is […]
How Brucellosis infection can impact the food chain
GALVmed is implementing AgResults’ US $30 million Brucellosis Vaccine Prize competition, aimed at incentivising the development of a suitable vaccine that is efficacious, safe and viable for use against Brucella […]