Category: Veterinary & Biosecurity

The Principal CoVAB, Prof. Frank Norbert Mwiine. College of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Resources and Biosecurity (CoVAB), Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.

CoVAB Newsletter Oct-Dec 2025

It is my pleasure to welcome you to this edition of the CoVAB Newsletter, October –December 2025. The College of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Resources and Biosecurity...

Celebrating collaboration and achievement at the INSSPIRE/SSTC Final Dissemination Conference, held on November 18th at the Imperial Royale Hotel, Kampala. INSSPIRE, a flagship project at College of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Resources and Biosecurity (CoVAB), Makerere University successful conclusion of three-year implementation journey with a final workshop held on Tuesday, 18th November 2025, at the Imperial Royale Hotel, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.

Veterinary & Biosecurity5 months ago

Makerere University and Partners Celebrate INSSPIRE Project Achievements in Evidence-Based Higher Education on Food Systems and Climate Action

By Harriet Musinguzi & Jacinta Nakaye INSSPIRE, a flagship project housed at the College of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Resources and Biosecurity (CoVAB), has successfully concluded its...

Dr. Dorothy Nampanzira (L), the Principal Investigator, interacts with Prof. Kabirizi at Kyakuwa Dairy farm. Regional research initiative “Building Capacity for Innovation and Advancement of Climate Smart Agriculture in East and Southern Africa” (CICSA-E&SA) visited Prof. Jolly M. L. Kabirizi, Executive Director of Kyakuwa Dairy Farm and animal research scientist at Valley University of Science and Technology, welcomed the Makerere University team to the model site for urban farming innovations in Wakiso District, Uganda, East Africa

Veterinary & Biosecurity5 months ago

Urban Farming & Climate-Smart Practices: Makerere Researchers Explore Innovations at Kyakuwa Farm

A team of scientists under the collaborative research project “Building Capacity for Innovation and Advancement of Climate Smart Agriculture in East and Southern Africa (CICSA-E&SA)” recently...

Participants posing for a photo after the training. Centre for Biosecurity and Global Health (CeBIGH) and the Department of Biosecurity, Ecosystems and Veterinary Public Health (BEP) in collaboration with VIQAP Consultancy Services, the Uganda Medical Laboratory Technologists Association (UMLTA), the Biosafety and Biosecurity Association of Uganda (BBAU), and the Uganda National Health Laboratories and Diagnostic Services, conducted a three-day Biorisk Management (Biosafety and Biosecurity) training, 20th to 22nd October 2025 at COVAB, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.

Veterinary & Biosecurity6 months ago

Makerere Centre for Biosecurity and Global Health partner with VIQAP Consultancy Services and Stakeholders to Strengthen Biorisk Management Capacity among Laboratory Technologists

From 20th to 22nd October 2025, the Centre for Biosecurity and Global Health (CeBIGH) and the Department of Biosecurity, Ecosystems and Veterinary Public Health (BEP) at...

Participants pose for a group photo at the Tracking Tails project launch workshop on 16th October 2025. Makerere University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Resources and Biosecurity (CoVAB) inaugurates Tracking Trails project, an ambitious, transnational research initiative that aims to expose the spatiotemporal dynamics of free-roaming dogs and their epidemiological implications, particularly concerning rabies, with expertise from Uganda, Chad, India, Indonesia, and Switzerland, exemplifying an ideal One Health model. 16th October 2025, Fairway Hotel, Kampala Uganda, East Africa.

Veterinary & Biosecurity6 months ago

Tracking Trails Project Launched at Makerere University to Study Free-Roaming Dogs and Disease Spread across Five Nations

In a groundbreaking advancement for zoonotic disease research, Makerere University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Resources and Biosecurity (CoVAB) inaugurated the Tracking Trails project, an ambitious, transnational research...

Dr. Abu Mayanja (L), the Chief Operations Officer, and other SAF staff at the meeting

Veterinary & Biosecurity7 months ago

Sekajja Agro Farms Ltd Seeks Graduate Trainee Partnership with CoVAB

Sekajja Agro Farms Ltd (SAF), a fully integrated poultry enterprise located in Buyuki Nama Sub-County, Mukono District, has initiated strategic discussions with Makerere University’s College of...

Secondary School teachers undergoing training in One Health from 22nd - 25th September 2025, at CEBIGH in CoVAB

Veterinary & Biosecurity7 months ago

CoVAB Prepares Future Educators with One Health Skills to Address Zoonotic and Climate Risks

On Monday, 22nd September 2025, the Department of Biosecurity, Ecosystems and Veterinary Public Health (BEP) at the College of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Health and Biosecurity (CoVAB),...

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CoVAB Newsletter Oct-Dec 2025

Makerere University and Partners Celebrate INSSPIRE Project Achievements in Evidence-Based Higher Education on Food Systems and Climate Action

Urban Farming & Climate-Smart Practices: Makerere Researchers Explore Innovations at Kyakuwa Farm

Makerere Centre for Biosecurity and Global Health partner with VIQAP Consultancy Services and Stakeholders to Strengthen Biorisk Management Capacity among Laboratory Technologists

Tracking Trails Project Launched at Makerere University to Study Free-Roaming Dogs and Disease Spread across Five Nations

Sekajja Agro Farms Ltd Seeks Graduate Trainee Partnership with CoVAB

CoVAB Prepares Future Educators with One Health Skills to Address Zoonotic and Climate Risks

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