1 Jun 2023
BVA were excited to be back at the NEC Birmingham in May for the second BVA Live. Over the course of two days, more than 1400 delegates from across the veterinary professions gathered to hear from inspirational speakers, take part in thought-provoking debates and practical hands-on CPD, and explore a world-class exhibition.
According to WOAH, Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) has resulted in the death and mass slaughter of more than 500 million poultry worldwide between 2005 and 2022. The spread and recurrence of this disease is a global threat to the poultry sector and farmers' livelihoods, and can have severe consequences for food security, biodiversity and a potential human pandemic.
26 May 2023
The national veterinary profession organizations from Central and Eastern Europe, took part in the spring meeting of the Visegrad Vet Plus Group, held in Kołobrzeg, Poland, on May 13, 2023, and approved a position statement calling for action to help Ukraine in managing the problem of rabies.
24 May 2023
WVA and the World Organisation for Animal Health renewed their long standing partnership with the signature of a new Memorandum of Understanding. The signature took place in Paris, France, on the 23rd of May during the WOAH Annual General Session.
5 May 2023
Taipei City, Taiwan, was a wonderful host to the 38th World Veterinary Association Congress between the 26 and 29 of April. The WVA is proud of partnering with the Taiwanese Veterinary Medical Association (TVMA) to organise this event.
29 Apr 2023
Dr Natalia Cediel, from the One Health High-Level Expert Panel provided the WVA with a presentation on her views on 'Environment, One Health and Gender' in celebration of the World Veterinary Day 2023.
Watch the WVA Councillors and Staff video celebrating veterinarians, veterinary associations and others who advocate for fairness and equity.
After careful evaluation of more than 500 applications received, 80 veterinary students were selected from 47 different countries to receive a scholarship of 2,500 US Dollars in recognition of their academic achievements and to aid in the development of their academic and future veterinary careers.
28 Apr 2023
The new WVA Global Veterinary Awards comprise 6 awards that will recognise veterinarians for their best practice in One Health, Medicines Stewardship, Animal Welfare, Veterinary Education and “Veterinary student of the year”.
22 Apr 2023
The final version of the Recommendations and Calls for Action of the WOAH Global Conference on Emergency Management is published.
