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Summer 2023 Access to Care award recipients

Posted Sep 20th, 2023

The Summer 2023 Access to Care award recipients include:

SCHOLARSHIP

Tannicka Reeves, Yukon, Western College of Veterinary Medicine
Kandis Villebrun, Northwest Territories, Western College of Veterinary Medicine (Ian and Rochelle Laing Family Foundation)

BURSARIES

Georgia Bouchard-Dawson, Northwest Territories, Thompson Rivers University
Kara Ann Campbell, Nunavut
Rosalyn French, Northwest Territories
Laura Kilabuk, Nunavut
Cai Reid, Northwest Territories

PET FIRST AID TRAINING

Jodi Alderson, Kugluktuk, Nunavut
Sweetgrass Casaway, Lutsel K'e, Northwest Territories
Marie Catholique, Lutsel K'e, Northwest Territories
Emily Clarke, Kimmirut, Nunavut
Noella Cockney, Northwest Territories
Tanya Haulli, Igloolik, Nunavut
Emma Hunt, Acho Dene Koe (Fort Liard), Northwest Territories
Carol McCormack, Fort McPherson, Northwest Territories
Gabrielle Nogasak, Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories
Demarys Rose Noksana, Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories
Stephanie Poole, Lutsel K'e, Northwest Territories

Stories From Around The World

VETS Volunteer Voices: From Community Medicine to Calf Care in Kenya

Posted Jul 8th, 2025

#VETSVolunteerVoices brings you inspiring stories from the field, showcasing the impactful work of our dedicated VETS program volunteers. Meet Dr. Riley Bauman (DVM), an Animal Health Advisor who spent two months in Kenya (April–June 2025), working alongside smallholder dairy farmers and Meru Dairy staff to promote animal health, gender equity, and sustainable livelihoods.

The Silent Threat of Anthrax: Making the Case for Community-Led Zoonotic Surveillance

Posted Jul 4th, 2025

This article explores the persistent threat of anthrax and the critical need for community-led surveillance in preventing zoonotic outbreaks. It highlights how VWB’s One Health approach—through the COHERS program, CAHW training, and gender-responsive outreach—strengthens local capacity to detect and manage neglected diseases, protecting both human and animal health in vulnerable communities.

VETS Volunteer Voices: Business Plans and Bold Futures for Ghana’s Women Farmers

Posted Jun 25th, 2025

#VETSVolunteerVoices aims to bring you stories of our passionate VETS program volunteers from the field. This blog was written by Guy Audet, a Business Development Advisor who supported our VETS program partner, WIPVaC-Apex, in Ghana from March to May 2025.

The most rewarding part of my placements was helping others and seeing the many lives that are impacted along the way.
- Nikki Sheedy

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