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From Farm to Fork: Why One Health Matters for Food Safety

From Farm to Fork: Why One Health Matters for Food Safety

Posted Jun 6th, 2025

This article examines how a One Health approach can transform food safety systems by addressing the interconnected health of people, animals, and the environment—highlighting the importance of cross-sector collaboration, innovations like Canada’s CFSIN, and global strategies to mitigate risks such as antimicrobial resistance, climate change, and zoonotic disease.

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Veterinarians Without Borders North America Announces Leadership Transition

Veterinarians Without Borders North America Announces Leadership Transition

Posted May 30th, 2025

VWB announces the upcoming departure of Executive Director Charmaine Brett, who will step down in September after four years of visionary leadership. As Charmaine begins a new chapter, VWB remains grounded in its mission and Strategic Plan—continuing to lead global One Health efforts that improve lives, protect livelihoods, and strengthen communities.

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Why animal care matters now more than ever on Ukraine’s frontlines

Why animal care matters now more than ever on Ukraine’s frontlines

Posted May 20th, 2025

Across war-torn regions in Ukraine the destruction stretches for kilometres. Homes are reduced to rubble, communities have been displaced, and many animals, often the forgotten victims of war, are left to fend for themselves in dangerous, unstable conditions. With your help, along with our local partners, we can ensure that help is there for animals that need it most.

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Veterinarians Without Borders

Since 2005, we've been building and working towards one big picture goal—healthy animals, people, and environments worldwide.

Since our humble beginnings in Guelph, Ontario, Veterinarians Without Borders has expanded to work in over a dozen countries around the world. We invite you to become a part of our big picture journey toward making our world a healthier place - one animal at a time. 

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Thanks to the dedication, commitment and generosity of our volunteers, our donors and our sponsors, and our Board and staff, we’ve come a long way toward big picture solutions.

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Through donating, you can become a part of our successes and join the big picture of facilitating healthy animals, healthy people and a healthy planet.

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  • I have seen first-hand the benefits of capacity building and gender empowerment for smallholder livestock farmers, and stakeholders in the livestock sector.
    - Dr. Shauna Richards

Seventeen Countries
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Ghana

Training that improves and empowers communities.

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Kenya

Improving the nutrition and livelihoods of smallholder farmers.

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Laos

Increasing community health and combatting malnutrition 

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Cambodia

Improving food security for rural farm families

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