This year’s “Fun(d) Run” a 5km Colour Run was well-supported by the veterinary community, with over 500 entries and a lot of fun! It was organised jointly by NAVC/VMX and the ProSalus Foundation, with proceeds going to the main activities of the ProSalus Foundation, such

We are pleased to announce that three scientific articles resulting from AFSCAN research awards were published in 2024: Dr. Adekunle Ayinmode, from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, published the article: Meta-analysis of canine cryptosporidiosis in Africa and prevalence of clinical infection in Oyo, Ogun, and Kwara

AFSCAN concluded a Pan-African Infectious Disease Surveillance Program   The African Small Companion Animal Network (AFSCAN), a project of the World Small Animal Veterinary Association’s (WSAVA’s) charitable Foundation, has concluded amulti-country infectious disease surveillance studythat providednovel data on the prevalence and distribution of ectoparasites (fleas

AFSCAN Ambassador Dr. Lilyan Mathai lilyanmathai@gmail.com Executive Committee   The executive committee serves as the administrative arm of the association. It consists of 9 members, all elected after a two year cycle at the annual general meeting; and two other members that the newly –

The African Small Companion Animal Network (AFSCAN), a project of the World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA) Foundation, works to raise standards of veterinary care in Sub-Saharan Africa through enhancing the education offered to veterinarians.  It is also capacity building through facilitating the creation of

Mission Rabies is currently underway in Malawi. To give you a personal idea, some volunteers with the Mission Rabies team in Malawi have set up their own blogs, keeping us up to date on how we are progressing. These volunteers have worked in both stationery

MEDIA RELEASE –  15 February 2019 BSAVA gives free library access to vets in developing nations Vets in developing nations can now access free educational resources from the British Small Animal Veterinary Association’s online library. Vets working and training in countries with limited resources, where

THE COLIN F. BURROWS INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP REPORT I am Dr. Willy Mwangi Edwin a veterinary surgeon, teaching and practicing in the University of Nairobi Veterinary school, Kenya. I am also one of the recipient of the 2019 Colin F. Burrows international scholarship that facilitate veterinarians

2020 NORTH AMERICAN VETERINARY COMMUNITY-AFRICAN SMALL COMPANION ANIMAL NETWORK COLIN F. BURROWS INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP REPORT BY DR AMID ADETAYO INTRODUCTION I am indeed honoured and privileged to be chosen as the 2020 North American Veterinary Community (NAVC) Colin F. Burrows International Scholar and African Small Companion

Dear AFSCAN Board/BSAVA I would like to express my sincerely gratitude to AFSCAN BSAVA for this opportunity to attend extraordinary BSAVA 2023 Veterinary Congress in Manchester. I have got wonderful life experience had not yet attended such a big Vet congress before in my carrier.