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Uganda Foot-and-Mouth Disease management

Overview

In Uganda, the government is addressing challenges within its Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) vaccination programme. Agriculture Minister Frank Tumwebaze reported investigations into veterinary officers who allegedly demanded illegal cash payments from farmers instead of using approved online platforms. To mitigate high costs for livestock keepers, Uganda is partnering with Egypt to establish a local vaccine manufacturing factory, which is expected to reduce the current prices of Shs8,000 for cattle and Shs4,000 for goats and sheep.

Minister Tumwebaze later clarified that under the national cost recovery scheme, farmers are only responsible for the cost of vaccine doses, while the government funds procurement, cold chain infrastructure, transport, and laboratory diagnosis. This scheme aims to maintain a revolving vaccine supply.

Entities

Frank Tumwebaze · Uganda · Egypt · Cyprus · Christodoulos Pipis

Timeline

  1. 3 days ago

    [INTERNATIONAL] 2 sources
    Livestock authorities manage Foot and Mouth Disease responses in Uganda and Cyprus

    Authorities in Uganda and Cyprus are addressing Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) through vaccine cost-recovery schemes and mandatory disinfection protocols to protect livestock sectors.

  2. 22 days ago

    [BUSINESS] 5 sources
    Uganda to lower Foot-and-Mouth Disease vaccine costs via new factory

    Uganda is tackling FMD vaccination misconduct and high costs by transitioning to online payments and establishing a local vaccine factory through a partnership with Egypt to lower prices for farmers.

Sources

charmarnews.com · cyprus-mail.com · eagle.co.ug · hejnu.ug · socialnews.xyz · thecooperator.news · yourbotswana.com