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 […]

GALVmed and Elanco Animal Health will convene stakeholders on sustainable tick control and acaricide management in Kampala, Uganda. The event which will be held on the December 6 and 7, 2023, will bring together participants closely working on animal health including representatives from Uganda government agencies, dairy sectors, veterinarians and paravets, academia, finance, NGOs and […]

News originally published by S&P Global Multiple partners have created a taskforce to tackle African animal trypanosomiasis. S&P Global’s head of animal health Joseph Harvey spoke to GALVmed’s AAT development program manager Michael Pearce to garner more details about this new alliance. A new collaboration has brought together partners from industry, academia and government to […]

GALVmed is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Karelle de Luca as Head of Research & Development, effective August 27th, 2023. Dr de Luca is a researcher with deep knowledge, expertise and connections in the fields of immunology & vaccinology. Curious and determined to make a tangible difference through her work, she comes to […]

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 […]

On July 12, the PREVENT project launched a Hatchery Field Technicians training programme in Rwanda as part of its activities and efforts to establish an innovative veterinary health platform in Africa through medium-size hatchery vaccination. Since its inception in 2021, PREVENT is collaborating with various medium-sized hatcheries across 8 countries in Africa to provide high-quality, […]

On 3-5 July, AU-PANVAC in collaboration with the Nigeria Veterinary Research Institute (NVRI) and GALVmed organised in Abuja, Nigeria the workshop “Harmonization of Standards for Registration of Veterinary Vaccines and Certification of Vaccine Manufacturing Facilities in Africa”. The workshop sought to review the technical requirements and standards for registration of veterinary vaccines in Africa and […]

The 90th Annual General Session of the World Assembly of Delegates of the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) took place in Paris from 21-25 May 2023. The central topic at this year’s session was Avian Influenza. Migratory birds carry H5N1 avian influenza from the Southern Hemisphere, where the virus is circulating in wild waterfowl, into […]

GALVmed Chief Executive Dr Carolin Schumacher attended the International Veterinary Vaccinology Network (IVVN) Early Career Researcher Event,  held in Edinburgh, Scotland from 20-24 March. The event provides a unique opportunity to bring together a cohort of early career researchers from high- and low-income countries for networking and skill development including how to develop an academic […]

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 […]