The Federal Government has donated over 200,000 doses of animal vaccines to Gombe State through the Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support Project, a World Bank-assisted initiative, to strengthen disease prevention and livestock productivity.
Presenting the vaccines to the Gombe State Government on January 26, 2026, the National Coordinator of L-PRES, Dr Sanusi Abubakar, said the intervention was aimed at improving animal health, protecting public health and boosting the livelihoods of livestock farmers.
Abubakar, who was represented by Dr Sadik Usman, explained that the vaccines would help the state tackle trans-boundary animal diseases that reduce productivity and farmers’ income.
“The package includes 150,000 doses of Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia (CBPP) vaccines, 50,000 doses for Newcastle Disease, and 4,000 doses for Foot-and-Mouth Disease.
“These vaccines are meant to control the spread of major livestock diseases and improve overall productivity,” he said.
He urged all stakeholders to ensure that the vaccines reach the intended beneficiaries and announced that another batch, specifically for Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR), would soon be delivered to the state.
Receiving the vaccines on behalf of the state government, the Gombe State Commissioner for Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Cooperatives, Dr Barnabas Malle, commended the National L-PRES for supporting livestock development in the state.
Malle said the vaccines would be administered free of charge across the state to combat deadly animal diseases, noting that the donation would complement the state’s annual mass vaccination programme.
He recalled that the state had earlier procured Anthrax vaccines with L-PRES support and disclosed plans to source additional vaccines to ensure wider coverage.
“With Gombe’s large livestock population, these doses will significantly support our annual vaccination efforts,” he said, pledging that the vaccines would be used judiciously.
Also speaking, the Gombe L-PRES Project Coordinator, Prof. Usman Abubakar, described the intervention as critical to the state’s agricultural economy.
He identified CBPP, Newcastle Disease and Foot-and-Mouth Disease as major livestock killers in the region and said a working group would be constituted to oversee the vaccination exercise.
Abubakar encouraged herders and livestock farmers to present their animals for vaccination, stressing that the exercise is free, effective and essential for sustainable livestock production.
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