Photo: ILRI/K.Dhanji Edinburgh, UK (27th August 2024) – Veterinary pharmaceutical companies can now register veterinary ectoparasiticides (pesticides) within the East African Community (EAC) under the Mutual Recognition Procedure (MRP). This follows decision number EAC/CM45/Decision30 of the 45th EAC Council of Ministers held in June 2024 that approved the EAC guidelines for registration and testing of […]

Edinburgh, UK (July 16, 2024) – An ambitious new 3-year project, supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, aims to improve regulation to enhance access to quality veterinary products for millions of livestock farmers in sub-Saharan Africa. Africa has an estimated 800 million livestock keepers. The livestock sector contributes between 30 to 50 percent […]

Global Alliance for Livestock Veterinary Medicines and VetNOW Will Focus on Safety, Security, and Resiliency of Global Food Supply Chain “Connected Care” Technology Platform Designed to Achieve Increased Productivity, Profitability and Sustainability Pilot Program in Kenya to Launch in August 2024; First in Multi-Country Plan  Cape Town, South Africa (April 19, 2024) – A new […]

Kampala, Uganda. (December 12, 2023) – In a collaborative effort to combat the impact of ticks and tick-borne diseases (TBDs) in Uganda’s livestock industry, the Managing Animal Health and Acaricides for a Better Africa (MAHABA) Initiative, along with key stakeholders, convened on December 6th and 7th to prioritize key areas for tick control, as an […]

Edinburgh, UK.   African animal trypanosomiasis (AAT), also known as nagana, is a substantial socio-economic burden to livestock farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa, affecting and killing millions of cattle every year. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the UK Government Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office, Boehringer Ingelheim and GALVmed have joined forces to find a new […]

In partnership with GALVmed and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Boehringer Ingelheim raises awareness on animal disease prevention and treatments among smallholder farmers in six African countries 56 new Boehringer Ingelheim product registrations in eight countries across Africa support the livelihood of smallholder farmers New product registrations increase the availability of veterinary medicine in the […]

Edinburgh, UK (September 26, 2022) – GALVmed is pleased to announce Dr Isabelle Dieuzy-Labaye as the new Chair of its Board of Trustees. Isabelle takes over from Professor Paul Wood who has retired from this position in September 2022. Isabelle has over 20 years of experience in the animal health market and in the life […]

Edinburgh, UK (March 16, 2022) – The Global Alliance for Livestock Veterinary Medicines (GALVmed) has partnered with Elanco Animal Health to launch a new initiative to manage ticks and tick-borne diseases in Africa. MAHABA (Managing Animal Health and Acaricides for a Better Africa) aims to support small-scale producers in Nigeria and Uganda by defining and […]

Fresh understanding of a cattle bug offers potential to design novel drug interventions for a devastating condition 21/07/2021 – Insights into a parasite that kills 3 million livestock each year could underpin the development of much-needed new treatments for infection. Researchers have gained understanding of the parasite that causes animal African trypanosome (AAT) infection, the […]

Nairobi, 22nd June 2021 – Improving the productivity of farm animals can lead to sustainable increases in livestock production in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) and contribute to addressing the Sustainable Development Goal 2, to end hunger, achieve food security and improve nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture. However, this depends heavily on the farmers’ access […]