by Communication VSF-Suisse | 9. August 2024 | Animal health, Capacity building, One Health, Somalia
Somalia experiences recurrent food and nutrition crises, widespread insecurity, underdeveloped infrastructure, and natural hazards such as drought and floods, which are exacerbated by climate change. Despite livestock production being the mainstay of Surgudud... 
by Communication VSF-Suisse | 23. July 2024 | Animal health, Capacity building, One Health, Togo
Antibiotic resistance is recognized as one of the top ten global threats to public health by the World Health Organization (WHO). It is estimated to be responsible for approximately 27.3 deaths in 100,000 per year in Africa. This issue is a daily concern, particularly... 
by Communication VSF-Suisse | 20. June 2024 | Animal health, Capacity building, Ethiopia, Horn of Africa, One Health
Bokola Kebele[1] is a pastoral village of Oromia Region, Ethiopia. In November 2020, when VSF-Suisse started conducting “One Health facilities capacity assessment” under One Health Units for Human, Environment, Animal and Livelihoods (HEAL) Project inception phase,... 
by Philipp Hayoz | 28. March 2023 | Animal health, Capacity building, South Sudan
Children and youth at a cattle camp near Rubkona, South Sudan. South Sudan, the world’s youngest country, has experienced flooding for the last four years with devastating effects for its population. In Unity State for example, which is located in the north and... 
by Philipp Hayoz | 24. March 2022 | Animal health, Capacity building, South Sudan
In South Sudan, horses and especially donkeys play a central role both in cultivating the fields and as a means of transportation and valuable possession for the families. With our AWELAD project we aim to improve the health of horses and donkeys as well as sensitize... 
by Philipp Hayoz | 21. March 2022 | Animal health, Kenya, One Health
In November of last year, the institute for Veterinary Public Healthat the University of Berne, the network for EcoHealth and One Health (NEOH), the Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office and the Early Career Representatives of the EcoHealth International organized...
