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In our media centre you can find a collection of news, photographs, video clips, radio reports and documents that follow our work. Unless otherwise stated, VSF has the copyright to all downloadable multimedia files. The publication (print, web etc.) is free of charge only in connection with an article about VSF.

Tuesday 21. April 2020 / Category: Report, Vaccination for Africa, Global Food
Even low concentrations of harmful substances in baby food have serious consequences for babies and toddlers. | © Veterinarians without Borders

Africa depends on milk powder imports due to food bottlenecks. In addition, mothers are often malnourished or HIV-positive. To feed their babies, they depend on milk powder. But: Even low levels of harmful substances have serious consequences for babies and toddlers.

Friday 17. April 2020 / Category: Report, Vaccination for Africa, Global Food
Baby food contaminated with harmful substances endangers the health of thousands of children. | © Veterinarians without Borders

The market for milk powder and infant foods is particularly vulnerable to fraud. For example, cheap urea or melamine is added to the milk powder to fake an increased protein content, or the highly toxic and carcinogenic formaline to ensure longer durability.

Tuesday 14. April 2020 / Category: Report, Vaccination for Africa, Global Food
This year, our annual campaign VACCINATION FOR AFRICA is dedicated to the combat against global food fraud. | © Veterinarians without Borders

This is the title of the current aid project of Veterinarians without Borders and at the same time the focus of the campaign VACCINATION FOR AFRICA 2020. Our goal is to hold workshops on food fraud in the poorest regions of the world and to carry out control examinations of food on-site. In cooperation with local food control authorities and universities professionals are trained....

Friday 10. April 2020 / Category: Report, Vaccination for Africa, Global Food
An incredible 72 percent of the urban African population, that is about 300 million people, live in slums. | © www.grida.no/resources/8194, Riccardo Pravettoni

Did you know that, in Africa alone, about 300 million people live in slums? This corresponds to the total population of Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Poland and Austria! Slum dwellers are purchasing their staple foods on the black market. Many of these foods are of inferior quality, adulterated or harmful to health.

Tuesday 07. April 2020 / Category: Report, Vaccination for Africa, Global Food
The slums of African megacities are where we do research. | © Veterinarians without Borders

For the past few years, Veterinarians without Borders has been on track of global food fraud. Our research in this field regularly leads us to the slums of African megacities. As in all developing regions, the monitoring of food is rather insufficient there.

Saturday 04. April 2020 / Category: Report, Vaccination for Africa, Global Food

Food fraud can have consequences on health or financially. The latter are associated with additional costs for the consumer or economic losses for trade.

In terms of health, however, food fraud can lead to allergies or permanent physical damage, even to death of consumers!

Wednesday 01. April 2020 / Category: Report, Vaccination for Africa, Global Food
Food fraud = intentional deception of consumers with the aim of achieving a financial or economic gain. | © Veterinarians without Borders

Food fraud occurs when foodstuffs are placed on the market with the aim of achieving a financial or economic gain through intentional deception of consumers.

Monday 10. February 2020 / Category: Picture, Vaccination for Africa, Mobile Agrar-Schule

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Monday 27. May 2019 / Category: Report, Vaccination for Africa
Wir danken allen Teilnehmerinnen an IMPFEN FÜR AFRIKA! | © Tierärzte ohne Grenzen

... allen TierärztInnen, TierbesitzerInnen und Sponsoren, die an der Impfwoche teilgenommen und so unsere Aktion unterstützt haben!

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Monday 20. May 2019 / Category: Report, Vaccination for Africa
Machen Sie mit bei IMPFEN FÜR AFRIKA und helfen Sie den Sandawe in Ostafrika! | © Tierärzte ohne Grenzen

Nicht vergessen: Wer zwischen 20. und 26. Mai sein Haustier in einer der teilnehmenden Tierarztpraxen impfen lässt, leistet direkte Hilfe für Menschen in Afrika. Denn Österreichs TierärztInnen spenden die Hälfte ihres Impfhonorars für das Hilfsprojekt „Mobile Agrar-Schule für Sandawe Agro-Pastoralisten“ und...

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VSF International is looking for a Communication Officer

Our parent organization Vétérinaires sans Frontières International (VSF-Int) is looking for a...

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VSF-International is looking for experts in the field of One Health | © VSF-International

VSF International is looking for a One Health Expert and an Advocacy Officer One Health

Our parent organization Vétérinaires sans Frontières International (VSF-Int) is looking for new...

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f.l.t.r.: Art expert Markus Hübl, VSF-Austria president Prof. Dagmar Schoder, artist Guido Rupp. | © Veterinarians without Borders

Picture auction to benefit VSF

As part of the opening of the vernissage of the visual artist Guido Rupp, alias "GuRu", paintings...

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John Laffa sends Christmas greetings from Tanzania

Our Tanzanian employee John Laffa wishes all supporters and friends of Veterinarians without...

Steam cooking in the traditional way

Sweet potatoes are very popular in Africa. In Tanzania, many small traders sell steamed sweet...

Maasai student Lucas Moreto successfully finishes diploma course!

We congratulate our Maasai student Lucas Moreto! As reported, Lucas is studying law at the TUDARCO...

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