New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) The government on Friday highlighted India’s progress in building a robust, technology-driven animal health ecosystem under the One Health framework.The government emphasised the need to move from disease control to eradication, particularly for Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) and Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR). During the 10th meeting of the Empowered Committee for Animal Health (ECAH), Naresh Pal Gangwar, Secretary, DAHD, underscored improvements in vaccination deli…
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Windhoek, March 21 (IANS) Namibia has declared a foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) control area in the southern Kharas Region to safeguard its FMD-free status and protect access to international export markets, the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform said on Saturday.The declaration, which took effect immediately, followed a Government Gazette notice published on March 17 defining the control area in key border zones and communal lands in southern Namibia, reports Xinhua news ag…
Gandhinagar, March 18 (IANS) Gujarat has reduced the spread of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in livestock to 3 per cent while achieving herd immunity of around 80 per cent in 2025, state officials said, attributing the progress to sustained mass vaccination drives. The development comes as India works towards the target of becoming FMD-free by 2030 under a nationwide vaccination programme launched under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.In Gujarat, the campaign is being implemented u…
Windhoek, Feb 11 (IANS) Namibia requires about 1.5 billion Namibian dollars (about 94 million US dollars) in additional funding to safeguard its livestock sector valued at around 15 billion Namibian dollars, amid heightened regional risks of the Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD), a senior official has said. Speaking in the National Assembly, Namibia’s Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform Inge Zaamwani said the funding would be required over and above the 57.5 million Namibian dol…
Johannesburg, Feb 7 (IANS) South Africa has released its first locally produced vaccine for foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in nearly two decades, the country’s Department of Agriculture said. At a press briefing, Minister of Agriculture John Steenhuisen, together with the Agricultural Research Council (ARC), the vaccine developer and producer, announced the release of an initial batch of 12,900 vaccine doses, with production expected to rise to 20,000 doses per week by March.The ARC said plans are…
Gaborone, Feb 1 (IANS) Botswanan veterinary authorities confirmed an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) at a village in the northeastern part of the southern African country, near the border with Zimbabwe.Kobedi Segale, acting director of veterinary services in the Ministry of Lands and Agriculture, confirmed the disease, which was first detected at Jackalas 1 village in the Tsamaya Extension Area of the Masunga district.”Laboratory testing on the samples collected from some of the animals…
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) NITI Aayog on Wednesday launched ‘Sampoornata Abhiyan 2.0’, a three-month nationwide campaign starting from January 28 and running till April 14, 2026, to improve key development indicators in Aspirational Districts and Blocks across India. The campaign aims to achieve full coverage, also known as saturation, of important services related to health, nutrition, education, sanitation and animal welfare.The initiative was inaugurated by NITI Aayog CEO B.V.R Subrahmanyam…