FRANCISTOWN: The Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) is waiting for a response from the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) regarding restocking livestock in Zone 6b after the outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in August 2022.
The ministry warned that the vice would prolong the fight against the disease which has a huge economic impact because the quality and effectiveness of the products are not guaranteed
Uganda needs 88 million doses of FMD vaccines to carry out a bi-annual vaccination costing about $176m (Shs673.4b) to conduct the vaccination exercise twice a year
This publication has learnt that the cabinet resolved to make vaccination of all susceptible animals compulsory once the country is able to procure adequate vaccines