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Resistance to trypanocidal drugs in cattle populations of Zambezia Province, Mozambique
20/12/2017
African animal trypanosomosis is a debilitating tsetse-transmitted parasitic disease of sub-Saharan Africa. Therapeutic and prophylactic drugs were introduced more than 50 years ago, and drug resistance is increasingly reported. In...
Senegal celebrates first victory against tsetse fly eradication
28/08/2015
FAO/IAEA project successfully integrates insect birth control technique for thriving livestock sector. After a four-year eradication programme including nuclear techniques, the Niayes region of Senegal is now almost free of...
FAO Regional Project - Improving food security in sub-Saharan Africa by supporting the progressive reduction of tsetse-transmitted trypanosomosis
29/08/2014
FAO and the Government of Italy support the African Union to reduce the impact of tsetse flies and trypanosomosis in 38 African countries. FAO is implementing a US$1 million project,...
Developing capacity in African countries to tackle tsetse-transmitted trypanosomosis
09/06/2014
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), with the financial support of the Government of Italy, is implementing a project to improve food security by supporting the...
Making trypanocidal drugs quality control possible
04/02/2013
Alliance between FAO and GALVmed for better animal health in tsese affected areas.
FAO, has, over the years, been involved in efforts to mobilize and coordinate activities aimed at increasing the...
Alliance to combat black market in counterfeit veterinary drugs
13/03/2012
Fake medicines undermine animal health, food security – new drug standards will help13 March 2012, Rome - The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the International Federation for Animal Health...
International Partnership for the establishment of quality control/quality assurance standards for veterinary drugs
24/07/2008
FAO and the International Federation for Animal Health (IFAH) signed a Memorandum ofUnderstanding (MoU) on "Cooperation in the establishment of standards and protocols for quality control of trypanocidal drugs". Mr...