Russia plans to supply veterinary drugs and vaccines to the Central African Republic (CAR), and may also help build a modern animal slaughterhouse in that country. These topics were the focus of a meeting in Moscow between Konstantin Savenkov, Deputy head of the Rosselkhoznadzor, and Hassan Bouba, a minister of livestock and animal health in the Central African Republic, the press service of the Russian Embassy in the African country reported.
“The parties discussed the prospects for bilateral cooperation in order to strengthen the veterinary infrastructure and the development of animal husbandry in the Central African Republic,” the message says.
The Central African Republic is considering, among other things, products manufactured by the Federal Center for Animal Health of the Federal State Budgetary Institution VNIIZH (owned by the Rosselkhoznadzor).
Dr. Linkham Douangsavanh, Minister for Agriculture and Forestry of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, also announced his interest in the institution’s products during talks with Savenkov on May 25. The meeting took place as part of the 92nd General Assembly of Delegates of the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) in Paris.
Dr. Douangsavanh expressed interest, in particular, in the foot-mouth disease vaccines of the VNIIZH, which is the reference laboratory of the FAO and WHO for the diagnosis of this disease. Another product made at the institution that attracted a lot of interest was the avian influenza vaccines.
Earlier, Dmitry Patrushev, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, noted that the Rosselkhoznadzor had established a strong scientific base, as VNIIZH has been developing vaccines for several years. In 2024 alone, it created 14 new products for the prevention of diseases of cattle, poultry and pets. Since the beginning of this year, the institution had 7 new vaccines registered, and more than 3.5 billion doses of drugs have been produced.
