Luanda: The Angolan authorities have made a significant move in the fight against cattle diseases by purchasing 10.5 million doses of vaccines. These vaccines are aimed at protecting cattle from four prevalent diseases and are anticipated to arrive in the country this week. Capito Cabonde, the director-general of the Institute of Veterinary Services, disclosed this information to ANGOP.

According to Angola Press News Agency, the batch of vaccines includes three million doses for contagious bovine pleuropneumonia, two and a half million for anthrax, two and a half million for symptomatic anthrax, and two and a half million for contagious bovine nodular dermatitis. These diseases have been causing substantial economic losses, prompting the country to take preventive measures through vaccination.

The vaccines have been sourced from various laboratories to reinstate a process that was halted in 2024. The Ministry of Veterinary Services has put in place the necessary conditions to ensure the regularity of this initiative by establishing a factory in Huambo, which is expected to be operational later this year.

"This year, we are using the 2025 vaccines, and we are initiating another procurement process for the following year. We will have a sequence of campaigns as we want to achieve five consecutive years of this, and then assess our progress in terms of disease control at the national level, particularly in the central and southern regions," Capito Cabonde explained.

The director-general also emphasized the use of vaccination pens and bathing tanks to vaccinate as many cattle as possible during and after the campaign. The province of Huila, with one of the largest livestock populations, witnessed at least 1,033 cattle deaths in 2025, which could have been avoided with regular vaccination campaigns.