Dr Bernard Vallat to inaugurate PCVC-5

Dr Bernard Vallat, Director General - World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) will be inaugurating the 5th Pan Commonwealth Veterinary Conference at Accra, Ghana on 21st March 2011.
Details of the Conference are available on the home of the CVA website as well as on www.5PanComVetConf2011.com.
Early bird registration closes on September 1, 2010 with a special price of US$ 350.

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CVA help for Pakistan

The CVA through its Regional Representative of Asia, Dr Ramzee in Pakistan has been active in flood relief operations in the flood affected areas of Pakistan. Relief material in the form of drugs and vaccines has been provided.

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World Rabies Day

The CVA will be observing the World Rabies Day on September 28, 2010 in all its 53 member countries.

A massive Rabies Awareness Programme has been launched in India by the CVA in collaboration with Alliance for Rabies Control (ARC) and Rabies in Asia Foundation. The programme includes messages on rabies awareness by film and sports celebrities and a one-day Intersectoral Meeting on Rabies Control in Bangalore on the Wednesday, 25th September 2010. In addition, a campaign to influence the Members of the Parliament to pressurise Government of India to make rabies a notifiable disease has been launched.

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New CVA Councillor of Australia

Dr Jeff Cave has been appointed as the new CVA Councillor of Australia. He replaces Dr Colin Cargill.

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New CVA Associate Member

Compassion in World Farming (CIWF), UK has joined CVA as an Associate Member.