How technology can transform animal health
According to FAO, livestock related food items account for about 30% of agriculture related GDP in Africa. This is with the exclusion of other contributions such as manure, draught power […]
Biosecurity: a must for rural and emerging commercial poultry farmers
The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) defines biosecurity as a set of management and physical measures designed to reduce the risk of introduction, establishment and spread of animal diseases, […]
Demand aggregation: The key to reaching small-scale livestock producers
Majority of the animal production in south Asia and sub-Saharan Africa is scattered. They have traditionally been operated by millions of small-scale producers (SSPs). The number of animals kept by […]
The Value of Qualitative Learning
Q: To what extent is animal health the pre-eminent constraint to small-scale livestock producers?A: To a large extent To many of us, “to a large extent” may seem a satisfactory […]
Reflections on how Public-Private Partnerships can address FMD in Eastern Africa
On June 23rd 2020, the European Commission for the Control of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (EuFMD) and the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE), in collaboration with the French Agricultural Research Centre […]
The other side of GALVmed’s Learning Agenda: What is working well without our help?
GALVmed’s mission focuses on improving the availability and adoption of essential animal health products for Small-scale Livestock Producers (SLPs). In this mission, we focus on the significant constraints imposed by […]
Learning from GALVmed’s legacy
It is standard procedure to measure the progress and effects of a project within its lifetime, or immediately thereafter. However, GALVmed’s Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) function also considers the performance […]
GALVmed’s Learning Journey
GALVmed is privileged to be working on a mission that has truly remarkable potential to improve the livelihoods of a vast number of people. Our ability to achieve exceptional results […]
A Step Forward with FMD Public-Private Partnerships in Eastern Africa
In Eastern Africa, the public sector currently leads efforts to control Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD), a highly contagious viral livestock disease with severe economic repercussions. However, private sector innovation […]
The AgResults Foot and Mouth Disease Vaccine Challenge Project: Stakeholder Views
On 22 January 2020, GALVmed and AgResults launched the AgResults Foot and Mouth Disease Vaccine Challenge Project, an eight-year, US$15.8 million prize competition that encourages the development and uptake of […]