By Josep Subirana (Veterinary Training Advisor)
17 May 2011
Life is hard in these villages. There is only a well to get water and no electricity. Houses are made out of mud and straw. The only transport available are some donkey charts and few, very old bicycles.
By Josep Subirana (Veterinary Training Advisor)
11 May 2011
In Velingara, an area ravaged by malaria and with many poverty and health issues, it is probably lower. Once more there is a clear link between animal welfare issues and poverty.
By Josep Subirana (Veterinary Training Advisor)
09 May 2011
Vélingara has a very high population of working horses and donkeys with many welfare issues. Here, the Brooke is starting a new project in association with Vétérinaires sans Frontières.
By Tania Dennison (Programme Advisor for Africa)
09 Sep 2010
Well it’s about time to leave Vélingara for the long journey back to Dakar. But before signing off from this trip I thought I’d report back on a major innovation involving the treatment of wounds.