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FAO moves to protect 9.4 million livestock in nationwide vaccination campaign
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Thursday, 18 September, 2025, 08 : 00 AM [IST]
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Port Sudan & Rome
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The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the Government of Sudan, has launched the 2025 national livestock vaccination campaign to safeguard livelihoods of over three million pastoralists and agro-pastoralists across the country gripped by a major food crisis.
The initiative which will run from October 2025 through January 2026, aims to protect around 9.4 million animals from highly contagious and deadly transboundary and zoonotic animal diseases, with a particular focus on peste des petits ruminants (PPR), sheep and goat pox (SGP), contagious bovine pleuro-pneumonia (CBPP), African horse sickness (AHS), as well as anthrax.
Livestock is the backbone of Sudan’s rural economy, providing millions of people with food and nutrition security, income, and livelihoods. Healthy herds are also critical for maintaining the country’s position as one of the largest livestock-exporting countries in the region, generating valuable hard currency earnings. The vaccination campaign will generate indirect benefits for domestic and regional consumers of animal protein, as well as livestock service providers across Sudan and in neighbouring Arab and Gulf countries.
Hongjie Yang, FAO representative in Sudan, said, “This vaccination campaign comes at a critical time as Sudan faces a worsening food insecurity crisis. Protecting animal health is essential not only for safeguarding the livelihoods of pastoralist and agro-pastoralist families, but also for ensuring the availability of milk, meat, and income that millions of people rely on. With the support of our partners, we are not only protecting herds, but also strengthening food security and nutrition and the national economy.”
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