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Tryps Experts Combine Expertise

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

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

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 […]

Hungry Farmers: the root causes

Politicians must do more to understand the complexities of agriculture before making decisions that affect farmers in poor countries, according to a recent international conference. The call was made at […]

Mali Lab gets boost to produce quality animal vaccines

Lab gets boost to produce quality animal vaccines The Honorable Minister of Livestock & Fisheries, H E Dr Bocary TRETA, today officially commissioned new equipment and facilities at the animal […]

Request for Proposals (RFP): Quality control analysis of veterinary trypanocides laboratories in Africa

GALVmed invites proposals to enable two Quality Control Laboratories in Africa (one for Eastern and Southern Africa, and one for Western and Central Africa) to carry out quality control analysis of veterinary trypanocides.

Healthy chickens give Babita the chance to stop breaking rocks for a living…

To celebrate International Women’s Day GALVmed is sharing the story of one of the women who has benefited from its Newcastle disease control pilot project in Nepal. From breaking rocks […]

E-discussion for the Impetus Strategy paper

The e-discussion provides an opportunity for livestock experts to give their opinion about the ideas contained in the Impetus Strategy paper and strengthen it as it is presented to various […]

GALVmed’s new 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 Veterinary Institute, […]

CEO, Steve Sloan’s Blog: September 2011

GALVmed CEO, writes: When in 2006 I started to work on a new business plan with the GALVmed chair, Dr Mike Witty, and Dr Sam Thevasagayam (the then R&D director) […]