Healthy Animals - Healthy People - Healthy Environment
We improve the well-being and resilience of vulnerable populations by promoting the health and productivity of their livestock within a sustainable environment.What we do
One Health
Value chains
Animal health
Resilience and livelihoods
Natural resource management
Nutrition-sensitive livestock interventions
Disaster Risk Reduction
Our project countries
News
“Les gestes simples contre le coronavirus” au Mali
Comment VSF-Suisse lutte contre le coronavirus ? Au Mali, par exemple, nous menons des campagnes...
Open position: Baseline Survey for the Action: Building Drought Resilience in Isiolo County through sustainable Livelihoods (DRIC)
JOB OPPORTUNITIES Terms of Reference Baseline Survey for the Action: Building Drought...
New date of the campaign “Vaccinate for Africa” 2020
Unfortunately, due to the current situation we have to postpone this year's "Vaccination for...
Record proceeds from “Vaccines for Africa” 2019
Last year, a total of 90 practices from all over Switzerlanddonated over 47,000 francsto...
One Health – How can we be more effective together?
A while ago, VSF International organized a conference for students in agronomy sciences and in veterinary and human medicine. The aim of the conference was to raise awareness on the importance of One Health to tackle issues such as climate change.
Addressing the Double-Crisis of Locusts and COVID-19 in the greater Horn of Africa
While the whole world is currently focusing on COVID-19, the unprecedented plague of locusts in the 8 countries of the Horn of Africa (Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Southern Sudan, Uganda and Somalia) is being pushed into the background.
COVID-19 – what are VSF-Suisse’s activities regarding the pandemic?
The corona virus is omnipresent – we, too, have had to completely reorganise our working methods in recent weeks. We are aware of the global impact of this epidemic, but will continue our work to protect vulnerable people and animals in the best possible way
Community animal health workers — a core aspect of our work
Community animal health workers are an important part of our work. Thanks to those trainings, lay people can provide veterinary support to their communities.
The Camel – Defying Droughts and Supporting Women!
During droughts, food and water are scarce, animals become emaciated, give less milk, are more susceptible to disease and incur a higher mortality rate. As a result, thousands of cows, sheep and goats have fallen victim to droughts in Kenya in recent years.
About us
VSF-Suisse fights against hunger and poverty in various countries in East and West Africa. We work especially for and with people who depend on animals for their livelihood.
VSF-Suisse contributes to poverty alleviation through the following interventions:
Income generating activities
Support income generating activities that allow for a stable income based on livestock and thus contribute to a reduction in malnutrition and poverty.
Disaster Risk Reduction
Support victims of catastrophes and improve emergency preparedness.
Veterinary services
Reduce the effects of diseases that are transmitted from animals onto humans and improve food security.
Information
Inform the Swiss public about the challenges faced by livestock owners in developing countries.
Your donation saves lives
Your support helps people and animals live and survive. THANK YOU!
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Photo galleries
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Veterinary Pharmacy supported by VSF Suisse in Leer, Unity State, South Sudan.
Veterinary Pharmacy supported by VSF Suisse in Leer, Unity State, South Sudan.
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A tribesman with his livestock a a remote watering hole, north of Merti, northern Kenya.