by Florian Brunner | 1. July 2020 | Djibouti, Ethiopia, Horn of Africa, Kenya, One Health, Somalia
Our program manager for East Africa, Frédérique Darmstaedter, informed on June 9th at the radio program CQFD on RTS about various questions regarding the current desert locust plague of the century in the Horn of Africa. We are very gald that we were able to draw more...
by Florian Brunner | 2. April 2020 | Djibouti, Ethiopia, Horn of Africa, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan
Image: Wikimedia Commons, Ivo Elbern 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...
by Florian Brunner | 3. March 2020 | Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mali, Somalia, South Sudan, Togo, Vaccinate for Africa
If you have been following our work for a while already, you most likely know that training community animal health workers (CAHWs) constitutes an important part of our activities. This training enables laypeople to provide veterinary services to their communities –...
by Florian Brunner | 6. March 2019 | Kenya
A camel and its calf take a rest during a quiet moment. © Tom Martin (martinundmartin.eu) 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...
by Communication VSF-Suisse | 23. November 2018 | About VSF-Suisse, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan
VSF-Suisseand VSF-Germanyorganised a joint workshop in Nairobi in mid-November. The aim of the workshop was to strengthen the cooperation between the two organisations and to develop a joint strategy for the Horn of Africa. VSF-Suisse and VSF-Germany are both members...
