Mkuza Chicks in Tanzania Partners with PREVENT to Vaccinate Day Old Chicks
Located in Pwani region to the east of Tanzania’s Dar es Salaam region, Mkuza farm is a family hatchery business which has been in operation for more than twenty years. […]
Translational Research for Transformational Change: One on One with GALVmed’s New R&D Executive Director
Beginning of October 2021, GALVmed appointed Dr Johnson Ouma as its new Executive Director in charge of Research & Development. Johnson is a seasoned researcher and has provided leadership in […]
Strengthening Access to Livestock Health Products by Small scale Producers in Ghana
In rural areas of Ghana where over the majority of small-scale livestock producers rely on small agrovet shops for livestock health inputs, supply is not always guaranteed as agrovet stores […]
Developing a Public Private Partnership Framework for FMD in Eastern Africa
Although Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) have been implemented in Eastern Africa, they have largely been for infrastructural development in the road, water, and energy sectors. Applying PPP approaches in the […]
Contributing to the Sustainable Supply and Delivery of Foot and Mouth Disease Vaccine in Eastern Africa
Endemic throughout Eastern Africa, Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) can devastate livestock productivity and severely hamper small-scale producers’ livelihoods and food security. FMD is a complex disease with a lot of […]
Hatchery vaccination to boost opportunities for poultry producers in Africa
Poultry is an important protein source and an asset for small-scale producers in Africa. However, losses due to preventable diseases continue to significantly impact farmers’ livelihoods and financial stability. Low […]
Book Review: Practical Skills on Backyard Poultry Production in India
GALVmed has been working on Newcastle Disease control in India for a while now. Together with our partners, have amassed a wealth of information on this devastating poultry disease that […]
Plucking feathers: Could needle-free immunisation methods boost the fight against Newcastle disease and Fowl Pox?
Newcastle disease and Fowl Pox are amongst the most important constraints on the production of poultry in rural communities of many low to middle-income countries, and clearly efforts must be […]
Impact of Foot and Mouth Disease on small-scale producers and the hope for better solutions
Lawrence Njane who lives in Kahuho village, Kiambu county in Kenya has been keeping dairy cattle for the last two decades after retiring from civil service. During this period, he […]
Improving vet services for small-scale producers through digital apps
Sixty-two-year-old Grace Kamau carries tattered, yellowed documents that she stores in a cupboard in her bedroom with care. These precious documents contain records about the health of her livestock. One […]