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New chair at GALVmed as focus moves to delivery at scale

2012-03-22

GALVmed, the Global Alliance for Livestock Veterinary Medicines, is pleased to announce that Dr Shadrack Moephuli has become chair of the board.  Dr Moephuli is the President and Chief Executive Officer of […]

Gender Workshop Nairobi 18-19 October 2011

2012-03-22

Recognising the importance of gender issues in relation to poor livestock keepers in resource-poor situations, GALVmed is today bringing together stakeholders and experts on Gender for a two day workshop […]

Global collaboration to produce vaccine to help prevent epilepsy in the developing world

2012-03-22

The first industrially produced vaccine against porcine cysticercosis is eagerly anticipated as a result of a new partnership between GALVmed, Indian Immunologicals Limited (IIL) and the University of Melbourne. The […]

Interim CEO

2012-03-22

Interim CEO Steve Sloan’s last official function as GALVmed CEO was on 1 December 2011 when he attended the commissioning event for the equipment and facilities provided to the National […]

Facilitating the registration and commercialisation of ECF vaccine

2012-03-22

As part of its strategy to promote affordable vaccines and pharmaceutical products to poor livestock keepers, GALVmed is to be part of a task force led by AU/IBAR to facilitate […]

UNDP-EMRC AgriBusiness Forum

2012-03-22

This year, the UNDP-EMRC AgriBusiness Forum will focus on “Engaging the Private Sector for Africa’s Agri-Food Growth”, following the recent international policies focusing on ensuring inclusive agricultural strategies. The success of Africa depends […]

Street Theatre in Orissa Creating Vaccine Awareness

2012-03-22

Traditional street theatre is being staged in Orissa, India to share key messages about the relevance to local communities of Newcastle Disease (known locally as Marudi), Peste de Petits Ruminants […]

Tryps Experts Combine Expertise

2012-03-22

Back Row, from left to right: Tim Rowan (GALVmed Consultant), Philippe Buscher (Department of Parasitology, Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp, Antwerpen), Stefan Magez (Vrije Universiteit Brussel), Mike Witty (GALVmed Chair), Alasdair […]

GALVmed – capacity-building in East Africa

2012-03-22

Senior veterinary scientists and vaccine technicians in East Africa have benefitted from two innovative ‘best practice’ training courses run by GALVmed. The two-day events were held as part of the […]

Donors pledge US$28 million to GALVmed

2012-03-22

GALVmed is delighted to announce it is to receive substantial funding from the UK Department for International Development (DFID) and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The US$28 million grant […]

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