27/10/2026
📢 CALL FOR EXPERTS | Vaccines first. Fewer antibiotics. 🐄🐑🐐💉
Are you a senior veterinarian or livestock specialist? The World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) wants your expertise.
WOAH is forming a new PROEVA ad hoc Group to update the global list of priority diseases in cattle, sheep and goats for which vaccines could achieve the greatest reduction in antimicrobial use. The Group will deliver a "Top 6" list (two per production sector) to guide advocacy and investment for the next five years, and help share the results through professional networks.
👩🏾⚕️ WHO SHOULD APPLY
15+ years' expertise in at least one of these sectors:
• Animal health and diseases (cattle, sheep and/or goats)
• The food-producing industry (cattle, sheep and/or goats)
• Animal vaccine R&D and manufacturing
• Veterinary products regulation
WOAH particularly welcomes applicants from Africa and seeks gender balance.
🗓️ COMMITMENT
One multi-day in-person meeting in Paris (late January/early February 2027) plus two virtual meetings over a 6-month mandate. Attendance at meetings is compensated; work between meetings is not.
✉️ HOW TO APPLY
Send your CV and a cover letter to [email protected] with the subject line "Application for PROEVA ad hoc group (cattle, sheep & goats)".
⏰ DEADLINE: Saturday 31 October 2026. We advise submitting by Friday 30 October.
Read the full news item, with links to the WOAH call and Terms of Reference:
👉 https://member.vaz.org.zm/news/58
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NEWS • OPPORTUNITY FOR MEMBERS • CLOSES 31 OCTOBER 2026 Senior Zambian veterinarians with 15+ years in ruminant health, livestock production, vaccines or veterinary regulation are encouraged to apply before Saturday 31 October 2026. Lusaka, 27 October 2026 The Veterinary Association of Zambia (V...
