ONE GOAL: DIFFERENT ROUTESTowards Improved Livestock Health

Dr. Peter Jeffries

Chief Executive: GALVmed

The Global Alliance for Livestock Veterinary

Medicines

Livestock owner – what do I want from my veterinary support?

“Good quality products”

“Market

opportunity to sell

my animals at fair

price”

“Reliable &

sustainable

supply of

products to

meet my needs”

“Appropriate

pack size”

“A price I can afford”“No counterfeits”

An African Tipping Point

• A level Playing Field

Animal Health companies (amongst

others) are looking at Africa & seeing

great opportunity

Desire to invest, but perceived

risk remains:

• Protection of IP

• Fake products

• Complex Distribution channels

• Efficiency of markets

• Technical challenges

• Ease of registration

• Counterfeit products

• Market accessibility….

• Distribution outlets - cold

chain

Product Development & supply of products to meet the specific needs of Africa. Why is progress so slow?

• Limited R&D budgets

• Need to prioritise projects

• Concern about business in Africa - but the perception is

changing

Constraints:

• Management of notifiable disease

• Vet product accreditation

• Counterfeit control

• Food security

• Food safety

• Animal welfare

• Adverse reaction reporting & investigation

The Virtuous Circle ~ how would it look?

We all have a clear part to play

• Development & registration of suitable

products for Africa

• Marketing & sale of products

• Support for private sector veterinarians

• Opportunity to establish private clinics without

concerns that NGOs or others will disturb the

market with free or heavily subsidised products

or services

• Efficient production systems

• Animal welfare

• Demand for product availability

• Efficient markets for sale

Government:

Private sector Pharma

Private sector Veterinarians

Livestock Keepers

Livestock Keepers

• As a Livestock health Product

development & adoption Partnership

organisation

• As a not-for-profit company - Public-

Private Partnership & registered charity

• Pro-poor focused: working with key

partners to make a sustainable

difference in access to animal health

products for poor livestock keepers

• Currently supported by the UK

Government's Department for

International Development (DFID) and

the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation,

with projects having been funded by the

European Commission.

How does GALVmed fit into the picture?

We do this by:

• Intervention in all necessary links of the value chain,

including:

• Product development, registration, manufacture,

distribution, commercialisation and delivery to the end

user

• Building capacity (upstream and downstream)

• Market development and adoption by creation of

sustainable value chains

• Understanding and influencing policy to enable the

above

• Advocating for livestock as a route out of poverty

What does GALVmed do?

We make available and facilitate adoption of livestock health products for some of the 900 million people who rely on livestock for livelihood.

• Primary focus on poor Livestock

Keepers but disease does not

respect economic or geographical

boundaries

Where does GALVmed fit in?

Animal Health Industry

Donors

Governments

Livestock Keepers

Universities

GALVmed

Potential

Solutions

Identified Need

Innovation

Research InstitutionsPro Poor Impact through

sustainable Animal Health

Solutions

• Everything we achieve is through partnerships

• Excellent links with all major national and

international bodies involved in Animal Health

• Listening to

the end users

• Partnering with governments, agenda-

setters, donors and private sector to

help create the environment in which

the needs of the African livestock owner

can be met

• De-risking of

product

development &

supply

Opportunity to learn – Willingness

to listen…

What can we do to enhance the virtuous circle?

An efficient system of clearly delineated roles and responsibilities which serves

everyone’s purposes better!

Goal:

Senior level forum for open discussion where all parties

come to the table but leave their pre-conceptions on the

other players outside the room – open minds.

Thank youTowards Improved Livestock Health

Dr. Peter Jeffries

Chief Executive: GALVmed

The Global Alliance for Livestock Veterinary

Medicines