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UK Chief Scientific Adviser, Sir Mark Walport, to visit Nairobi and UK-funded science and research projects

2015-07-13

(13th July 2015) The UK government’s Chief Scientific Adviser, Sir Mark Walport, will be visiting Nairobi from 14-15 July, 2015,with the aim of fostering closer UK-Kenya linkages on Higher education and […]

Scottish Minister for Europe & International Development engages in talks on African and South Asian livestock vaccines with Scottish-based international charity

2015-05-13

(13th May 2015) Humza Yousaf MSP, Scottish Minister for Europe and International Development, visited Scottish-based NGO, GALVmed, on 13 May to meet with the charity that makes livestock vaccines available […]

New Delhi meeting to discuss Newcastle Disease vaccines & learning opportunities in South Asia & Africa

2015-03-10

(10th March 2015) Newcastle Disease (ND) is a deadly, contagious disease that kills many backyard poultry in South Asia and Africa.However, there is an inexpensive vaccine available to livestock […]

International Conference to address viral disease that kills millions of goats and sheep

2014-11-28

(28 November 2014) Delegates from around the world will be meeting to discuss the challenges and opportunities for controlling a deadly viral disease that kills small animals, particularly goats and […]

2014 William Hunting Award honours development of a low-cost, heat-stable Newcastle Disease vaccine tablet

2014-10-29

(29th October 2014) The 2014 William Hunting award was recently presented to a cadre of scientists for their crucial work in developing a low-cost, heat-stable vaccine tablet formulation for Newcastle […]

Edinburgh-based livestock vaccine charity, GALVmed, shares progress with key donor

2014-07-30

(30th July 2014) The co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Mr Bill Gates yesterday visited UK charity, GALVmed (the Global Alliance for Livestock Veterinary Medicines) in Edinburgh to […]

GALVmed and Arecor Collaborate to Pursue New Vaccine Formulations for Developing World Livestock

2014-06-23

(23 June 2014) New vaccine formulations to combat two major diseases of livestock in the developing world are to be pursued through a partnership between livestock medicines charity, GALVmed and […]

GALVmed call for collaboration to help improve livestock productivity and lift poor out of poverty in sub-Saharan Africa

2012-08-28

(28 August 2012) During the 19th ALive Executive Committee and General Assembly held in Nairobi, Kenya from 17 to 19 July 2012, GALVmed (the Global Alliance of Livestock Veterinary Medicines) presented […]

Novel vaccine technology to transform protection of poultry and livelihoods of rural poor

2012-08-28

(28 August 2012) EDINBURGH and SEATTLE — A key innovation in vaccine formulation and delivery is set to enable much of the world’s poor to protect their village chickens against […]

East Coast Fever

2012-04-04

East Coast fever (ECF), or theileriosis, is a serious, often fatal, disease of cattle that causes major economic losses in eastern, central and southern Africa. ECF is caused by the […]