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International organizations scale up fight against deadly livestock disease
04/11/2022
Veterinary experts from around the world today attended an event at the Rome headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to mark the publication of...
FAO, WOAH, SADC and AU-IBAR work together towards controlling and eradicating Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) in southern Africa
20/09/2022
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH), SADC and the African Union – InterAfrican Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR) hosted the Third Peste des...
Towards eradication of a devastating ruminant disease despite the COVID-19 pandemic
14/07/2022
Small ruminants play a key role in supporting livelihoods, child nutrition and enabling resilience to climate change. About 300 million families worldwide, from the warm Sahel to the cold Mongolian...
Panel discussion on PPR and rabies vaccination highlights diverse One Health approaches to health service delivery
11/02/2022
On 6th January 2022, a panel discussion was held to explore the topic of integrated and co-delivery strategies for rabies and peste des petits ruminants (PPR) vaccination. Organised by the...
Training helps prevention, control, and eradication of a contagious small ruminant disease
31/01/2022
At a three-day FAO workshop starting today, nine countries around the Black Sea basin learn risk-based approaches to prevent, control, and eradicate Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR), a highly contagious...