Veterinarians Without Borders North America
@vetswithoutborders.bsky.social
We are a non-profit organization working to achieve healthy animals, healthy people, and a healthy planet.
🦠 Across Africa and Asia, CAHWs play a frontline role in stopping #antimicrobialresistance (#AMR) before it starts. With practical training, they help farmers care for livestock safely & responsibly.
🔗 https://www.vwb.org/site/blog/2024/11/01/poultry-prevention-progress
#WAAW2025 #GoBlue
🔗 https://www.vwb.org/site/blog/2024/11/01/poultry-prevention-progress
#WAAW2025 #GoBlue
November 19, 2025 at 1:31 PM
🦠 Across Africa and Asia, CAHWs play a frontline role in stopping #antimicrobialresistance (#AMR) before it starts. With practical training, they help farmers care for livestock safely & responsibly.
🔗 https://www.vwb.org/site/blog/2024/11/01/poultry-prevention-progress
#WAAW2025 #GoBlue
🔗 https://www.vwb.org/site/blog/2024/11/01/poultry-prevention-progress
#WAAW2025 #GoBlue
🦠 World AMR Awareness Week begins today — #AMR remains one of the top 10 global health risks. In her blog, VWB Board Member Dr. Andrea Ellis explains why community-led One Health action is essential to slowing AMR.
🔗 https://www.vwb.org/site/blog/2024/11/18/global-amr-commitment
🔗 https://www.vwb.org/site/blog/2024/11/18/global-amr-commitment
November 18, 2025 at 4:04 PM
🦠 World AMR Awareness Week begins today — #AMR remains one of the top 10 global health risks. In her blog, VWB Board Member Dr. Andrea Ellis explains why community-led One Health action is essential to slowing AMR.
🔗 https://www.vwb.org/site/blog/2024/11/18/global-amr-commitment
🔗 https://www.vwb.org/site/blog/2024/11/18/global-amr-commitment
🐾 Go behind the scenes in #Ghana & meet some dedicated Community Animal Health Workers in action! In remote areas, CAHWs are local leaders providing essential animal care and building trust. Their work creates sustainable change.
🔗 https://www.vwb.org/site/blog/2023/10/11/one-week-in-bolgatanga
🔗 https://www.vwb.org/site/blog/2023/10/11/one-week-in-bolgatanga
November 18, 2025 at 1:30 PM
🐾 Go behind the scenes in #Ghana & meet some dedicated Community Animal Health Workers in action! In remote areas, CAHWs are local leaders providing essential animal care and building trust. Their work creates sustainable change.
🔗 https://www.vwb.org/site/blog/2023/10/11/one-week-in-bolgatanga
🔗 https://www.vwb.org/site/blog/2023/10/11/one-week-in-bolgatanga
🎉 You’re invited to our virtual #20thAnniversary celebration!
🗓️ Tuesday, December 2, 2025
🕛 7:00-8:00 PM EST
💻 Virtual on Zoom
🔗 Learn more & RSVP: https://www.vwb.org/site/blog/2025/11/17/20th-anniversary-celebration
Let’s celebrate 20 years of compassion, collaboration & #OneHealth in action!
🗓️ Tuesday, December 2, 2025
🕛 7:00-8:00 PM EST
💻 Virtual on Zoom
🔗 Learn more & RSVP: https://www.vwb.org/site/blog/2025/11/17/20th-anniversary-celebration
Let’s celebrate 20 years of compassion, collaboration & #OneHealth in action!
November 17, 2025 at 1:30 PM
🎉 You’re invited to our virtual #20thAnniversary celebration!
🗓️ Tuesday, December 2, 2025
🕛 7:00-8:00 PM EST
💻 Virtual on Zoom
🔗 Learn more & RSVP: https://www.vwb.org/site/blog/2025/11/17/20th-anniversary-celebration
Let’s celebrate 20 years of compassion, collaboration & #OneHealth in action!
🗓️ Tuesday, December 2, 2025
🕛 7:00-8:00 PM EST
💻 Virtual on Zoom
🔗 Learn more & RSVP: https://www.vwb.org/site/blog/2025/11/17/20th-anniversary-celebration
Let’s celebrate 20 years of compassion, collaboration & #OneHealth in action!
🚨 Don't miss this opportunity... Step into the field with VWB’s Emerging Leaders Program (#ELP) — a fully funded international #volunteeropportunity for recent grads and #veterinarystudents ready to make a real impact.
⚠️ Apply by TOMORROW, November 15, 2025!
🔗 https://www.vwb.org/ELP
⚠️ Apply by TOMORROW, November 15, 2025!
🔗 https://www.vwb.org/ELP
November 14, 2025 at 1:30 PM
🚨 Don't miss this opportunity... Step into the field with VWB’s Emerging Leaders Program (#ELP) — a fully funded international #volunteeropportunity for recent grads and #veterinarystudents ready to make a real impact.
⚠️ Apply by TOMORROW, November 15, 2025!
🔗 https://www.vwb.org/ELP
⚠️ Apply by TOMORROW, November 15, 2025!
🔗 https://www.vwb.org/ELP
In the remote, northern #Laos, farming families are adapting to a changing climate.
Through VETS, VWB and CARE International in Laos are helping 15 villages strengthen animal health, food security & women’s leadership.
🔗 Read more: https://www.vwb.org/site/blog/2025/11/12/seeds-of-resilience
Through VETS, VWB and CARE International in Laos are helping 15 villages strengthen animal health, food security & women’s leadership.
🔗 Read more: https://www.vwb.org/site/blog/2025/11/12/seeds-of-resilience
November 13, 2025 at 1:30 PM
In the remote, northern #Laos, farming families are adapting to a changing climate.
Through VETS, VWB and CARE International in Laos are helping 15 villages strengthen animal health, food security & women’s leadership.
🔗 Read more: https://www.vwb.org/site/blog/2025/11/12/seeds-of-resilience
Through VETS, VWB and CARE International in Laos are helping 15 villages strengthen animal health, food security & women’s leadership.
🔗 Read more: https://www.vwb.org/site/blog/2025/11/12/seeds-of-resilience
📢 DEADLINE EXTENDED! There’s still time to apply for the Emerging Leaders Program (#ELP) — a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to gain hands-on international experience in animal health and One Health.
💡 Fully funded. Career-building. Life-changing.
🚨 Apply by Nov. 15, 2025
🔗 https://www.vwb.org/ELP
💡 Fully funded. Career-building. Life-changing.
🚨 Apply by Nov. 15, 2025
🔗 https://www.vwb.org/ELP
November 11, 2025 at 1:30 PM
📢 DEADLINE EXTENDED! There’s still time to apply for the Emerging Leaders Program (#ELP) — a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to gain hands-on international experience in animal health and One Health.
💡 Fully funded. Career-building. Life-changing.
🚨 Apply by Nov. 15, 2025
🔗 https://www.vwb.org/ELP
💡 Fully funded. Career-building. Life-changing.
🚨 Apply by Nov. 15, 2025
🔗 https://www.vwb.org/ELP
📢 NEWS: VWB launches 2025 #GivingTuesday campaign with a TRIPLE MATCH! Your gift supports #CommunityAnimalHealthWorkers across Africa, Asia & Northern Canada.
ℹ️ Read more: https://www.vwb.org/site/blog/2025/11/10/press-release-givingtuesday2025
♥️ Give today: https://www.vwb.org/givingtuesday
ℹ️ Read more: https://www.vwb.org/site/blog/2025/11/10/press-release-givingtuesday2025
♥️ Give today: https://www.vwb.org/givingtuesday
November 10, 2025 at 1:30 PM
📢 NEWS: VWB launches 2025 #GivingTuesday campaign with a TRIPLE MATCH! Your gift supports #CommunityAnimalHealthWorkers across Africa, Asia & Northern Canada.
ℹ️ Read more: https://www.vwb.org/site/blog/2025/11/10/press-release-givingtuesday2025
♥️ Give today: https://www.vwb.org/givingtuesday
ℹ️ Read more: https://www.vwb.org/site/blog/2025/11/10/press-release-givingtuesday2025
♥️ Give today: https://www.vwb.org/givingtuesday
📢 NEW BLOG: People, Pigs, and Possibility
In Rwanda’s Nyamagabe District, a quiet revolution in community health is unfolding — through #COHERS, communities are vaccinating pigs, improving sanitation & reshaping disease prevention.
🔗 https://www.vwb.org/site/blog/2025/11/06/people-pigs-possibility
In Rwanda’s Nyamagabe District, a quiet revolution in community health is unfolding — through #COHERS, communities are vaccinating pigs, improving sanitation & reshaping disease prevention.
🔗 https://www.vwb.org/site/blog/2025/11/06/people-pigs-possibility
November 7, 2025 at 1:30 PM
📢 NEW BLOG: People, Pigs, and Possibility
In Rwanda’s Nyamagabe District, a quiet revolution in community health is unfolding — through #COHERS, communities are vaccinating pigs, improving sanitation & reshaping disease prevention.
🔗 https://www.vwb.org/site/blog/2025/11/06/people-pigs-possibility
In Rwanda’s Nyamagabe District, a quiet revolution in community health is unfolding — through #COHERS, communities are vaccinating pigs, improving sanitation & reshaping disease prevention.
🔗 https://www.vwb.org/site/blog/2025/11/06/people-pigs-possibility
🙌 Just ahead of #OneHealthDay2025, meet Donatha Anyinkamiye — a sector leader in Rwanda helping her community see how health begins at home: with clean water, safe food & healthy animals.
🔗 Read her story: https://www.vwb.org/site/blog/2025/10/30/office-to-community
#COHERS #OneHealth #Rwanda
🔗 Read her story: https://www.vwb.org/site/blog/2025/10/30/office-to-community
#COHERS #OneHealth #Rwanda
October 31, 2025 at 12:30 PM
🙌 Just ahead of #OneHealthDay2025, meet Donatha Anyinkamiye — a sector leader in Rwanda helping her community see how health begins at home: with clean water, safe food & healthy animals.
🔗 Read her story: https://www.vwb.org/site/blog/2025/10/30/office-to-community
#COHERS #OneHealth #Rwanda
🔗 Read her story: https://www.vwb.org/site/blog/2025/10/30/office-to-community
#COHERS #OneHealth #Rwanda
Meet VWB’s Community Animal Health Workers! 🐾 They're local leaders trained to provide essential care, like rabies vaccines, in remote areas. See their vital work in Nunavut!
🎥 Watch the VWB video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Bi1mYugUaw
♥️ https://www.vwb.org/givingtuesday
#GivingTuesday
🎥 Watch the VWB video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Bi1mYugUaw
♥️ https://www.vwb.org/givingtuesday
#GivingTuesday
October 30, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Meet VWB’s Community Animal Health Workers! 🐾 They're local leaders trained to provide essential care, like rabies vaccines, in remote areas. See their vital work in Nunavut!
🎥 Watch the VWB video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Bi1mYugUaw
♥️ https://www.vwb.org/givingtuesday
#GivingTuesday
🎥 Watch the VWB video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Bi1mYugUaw
♥️ https://www.vwb.org/givingtuesday
#GivingTuesday
🚨 #GivingTuesday Triple Match is LIVE
Every $1 becomes $3 for animals worldwide! Your gift funds urgent care, vaccines & local training. Lock in your impact today!
❤️ https://vwb-ca.donorsupport.co/page/FUNZWDJBXPH?utm_source=social&utm_medium=organic_social&utm_campaign=gt_ca
Every $1 becomes $3 for animals worldwide! Your gift funds urgent care, vaccines & local training. Lock in your impact today!
❤️ https://vwb-ca.donorsupport.co/page/FUNZWDJBXPH?utm_source=social&utm_medium=organic_social&utm_campaign=gt_ca
October 28, 2025 at 12:30 PM
🚨 #GivingTuesday Triple Match is LIVE
Every $1 becomes $3 for animals worldwide! Your gift funds urgent care, vaccines & local training. Lock in your impact today!
❤️ https://vwb-ca.donorsupport.co/page/FUNZWDJBXPH?utm_source=social&utm_medium=organic_social&utm_campaign=gt_ca
Every $1 becomes $3 for animals worldwide! Your gift funds urgent care, vaccines & local training. Lock in your impact today!
❤️ https://vwb-ca.donorsupport.co/page/FUNZWDJBXPH?utm_source=social&utm_medium=organic_social&utm_campaign=gt_ca
📢 Applications are officially OPEN for the VWB Emerging Leaders Program (#ELP)! This isn't just an internship—it's your chance to put your veterinary & animal health passion into action as an international volunteer.
⚠️ DEADLINE: November 5, 2025
🔗 Learn more & apply today: https://www.vwb.org/ELP
⚠️ DEADLINE: November 5, 2025
🔗 Learn more & apply today: https://www.vwb.org/ELP
October 27, 2025 at 12:30 PM
📢 Applications are officially OPEN for the VWB Emerging Leaders Program (#ELP)! This isn't just an internship—it's your chance to put your veterinary & animal health passion into action as an international volunteer.
⚠️ DEADLINE: November 5, 2025
🔗 Learn more & apply today: https://www.vwb.org/ELP
⚠️ DEADLINE: November 5, 2025
🔗 Learn more & apply today: https://www.vwb.org/ELP
#AskAnExpert 💬 How can #VeterinarySocialWork help build a healthier, more resilient vet profession?
We spoke with Dave Shuey at IndeVets about data-driven wellness, supportive leadership & redefining balance in #VetMed.
🔗 https://www.vwb.org/site/blog/2025/10/22/ask-an-expert-dave-shuey
We spoke with Dave Shuey at IndeVets about data-driven wellness, supportive leadership & redefining balance in #VetMed.
🔗 https://www.vwb.org/site/blog/2025/10/22/ask-an-expert-dave-shuey
October 23, 2025 at 12:30 PM
#AskAnExpert 💬 How can #VeterinarySocialWork help build a healthier, more resilient vet profession?
We spoke with Dave Shuey at IndeVets about data-driven wellness, supportive leadership & redefining balance in #VetMed.
🔗 https://www.vwb.org/site/blog/2025/10/22/ask-an-expert-dave-shuey
We spoke with Dave Shuey at IndeVets about data-driven wellness, supportive leadership & redefining balance in #VetMed.
🔗 https://www.vwb.org/site/blog/2025/10/22/ask-an-expert-dave-shuey
#VETSVolunteerVoices 🌍 In #Kenya, Saskatchewan #vetstudent Grace Friesen discovered that learning goes both ways. From tackling mastitis to leading workshops with Meru Dairy, she saw how curiosity & collaboration transform communities.
🔗 https://www.vwb.org/site/blog/2025/10/19/vvv-learning-kenya
🔗 https://www.vwb.org/site/blog/2025/10/19/vvv-learning-kenya
October 22, 2025 at 12:31 PM
#VETSVolunteerVoices 🌍 In #Kenya, Saskatchewan #vetstudent Grace Friesen discovered that learning goes both ways. From tackling mastitis to leading workshops with Meru Dairy, she saw how curiosity & collaboration transform communities.
🔗 https://www.vwb.org/site/blog/2025/10/19/vvv-learning-kenya
🔗 https://www.vwb.org/site/blog/2025/10/19/vvv-learning-kenya
🎉 Exciting news! VWB’s Dr. Michelle Tuma has been nominated for Worldwide Vets’ 2025 Golden Star Award! 🐾 🗳 Vote Oct 20–Nov 13 to show your support: https://www.worldwide-vets.org/goldenstaraward
💙 #GoldenStarAward #AnimalWelfare
💙 #GoldenStarAward #AnimalWelfare
October 20, 2025 at 12:01 PM
🎉 Exciting news! VWB’s Dr. Michelle Tuma has been nominated for Worldwide Vets’ 2025 Golden Star Award! 🐾 🗳 Vote Oct 20–Nov 13 to show your support: https://www.worldwide-vets.org/goldenstaraward
💙 #GoldenStarAward #AnimalWelfare
💙 #GoldenStarAward #AnimalWelfare
Join VWB’s Emerging Leaders Program (ELP)!
🌍 Gain fully funded, international volunteer experience in Ghana or Kenya. We need recent grads & current Vet/Grad students for Animal Health Advisor roles.
Deadline: Nov 5, 2025
🔗 Apply Now: vwb.org/elp
🌍 Gain fully funded, international volunteer experience in Ghana or Kenya. We need recent grads & current Vet/Grad students for Animal Health Advisor roles.
Deadline: Nov 5, 2025
🔗 Apply Now: vwb.org/elp
October 19, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Join VWB’s Emerging Leaders Program (ELP)!
🌍 Gain fully funded, international volunteer experience in Ghana or Kenya. We need recent grads & current Vet/Grad students for Animal Health Advisor roles.
Deadline: Nov 5, 2025
🔗 Apply Now: vwb.org/elp
🌍 Gain fully funded, international volunteer experience in Ghana or Kenya. We need recent grads & current Vet/Grad students for Animal Health Advisor roles.
Deadline: Nov 5, 2025
🔗 Apply Now: vwb.org/elp
🌾 On this #WorldFoodDay, we're shining the spotlight on #Cambodia — where sustainable farming & women’s leadership are transforming lives from the ground up through #OneHealth practices.
🔗 Explore #AGROW's full impact: https://www.vwb.org/site/blog/2025/05/15/agrow-program-impact
🔗 Explore #AGROW's full impact: https://www.vwb.org/site/blog/2025/05/15/agrow-program-impact
October 16, 2025 at 12:30 PM
🌾 On this #WorldFoodDay, we're shining the spotlight on #Cambodia — where sustainable farming & women’s leadership are transforming lives from the ground up through #OneHealth practices.
🔗 Explore #AGROW's full impact: https://www.vwb.org/site/blog/2025/05/15/agrow-program-impact
🔗 Explore #AGROW's full impact: https://www.vwb.org/site/blog/2025/05/15/agrow-program-impact
🧼 In #Rwanda, Josephine Mukagasana turned knowledge into dignity. Through #COHERS, she gained a safe latrine & the confidence to lead her community in hygiene & health.
💪 This #DayofRuralWomen, we celebrate women driving #OneHealth change.
🔗 https://www.vwb.org/site/blog/2025/10/14/door-to-dignity
💪 This #DayofRuralWomen, we celebrate women driving #OneHealth change.
🔗 https://www.vwb.org/site/blog/2025/10/14/door-to-dignity
October 15, 2025 at 12:30 PM
🧼 In #Rwanda, Josephine Mukagasana turned knowledge into dignity. Through #COHERS, she gained a safe latrine & the confidence to lead her community in hygiene & health.
💪 This #DayofRuralWomen, we celebrate women driving #OneHealth change.
🔗 https://www.vwb.org/site/blog/2025/10/14/door-to-dignity
💪 This #DayofRuralWomen, we celebrate women driving #OneHealth change.
🔗 https://www.vwb.org/site/blog/2025/10/14/door-to-dignity
Happy RVT Week! 🥳🐾 RVTs are the backbone of animal health and crucial to VWB's work. Thank you for your skill, compassion, and dedication to pets everywhere! Give a virtual high-five!
#RVTWeek2025 #VeterinaryTechnologist #RVTsRock
#RVTWeek2025 #VeterinaryTechnologist #RVTsRock
October 14, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Happy RVT Week! 🥳🐾 RVTs are the backbone of animal health and crucial to VWB's work. Thank you for your skill, compassion, and dedication to pets everywhere! Give a virtual high-five!
#RVTWeek2025 #VeterinaryTechnologist #RVTsRock
#RVTWeek2025 #VeterinaryTechnologist #RVTsRock
🛡 On this #DisasterRiskReductionDay, we're highlighting our commitment to reduce disaster risks & build resilience through a #OneHealth approach.
🔗 Strategic Plan 2025-2030: https://www.vwb.org/files/VWBNAStrategicPlan2025-20301.pdf
#IDDRR #InternationalDayforDisasterRiskReduction #OneHealth
🔗 Strategic Plan 2025-2030: https://www.vwb.org/files/VWBNAStrategicPlan2025-20301.pdf
#IDDRR #InternationalDayforDisasterRiskReduction #OneHealth
October 13, 2025 at 12:30 PM
🛡 On this #DisasterRiskReductionDay, we're highlighting our commitment to reduce disaster risks & build resilience through a #OneHealth approach.
🔗 Strategic Plan 2025-2030: https://www.vwb.org/files/VWBNAStrategicPlan2025-20301.pdf
#IDDRR #InternationalDayforDisasterRiskReduction #OneHealth
🔗 Strategic Plan 2025-2030: https://www.vwb.org/files/VWBNAStrategicPlan2025-20301.pdf
#IDDRR #InternationalDayforDisasterRiskReduction #OneHealth
NEW 'Ask an Expert': How do Arctic foxes impact people? 🐾 NWT Wildlife Vet Dr. Naima Jutha discusses #OneHealth, rabies, and how combining science with traditional knowledge protects pets, people & wildlife from #ClimateChange. Read: https://www.vwb.org/site/blog/2025/10/09/ask-an-expert-naima-jutha
October 10, 2025 at 8:02 PM
NEW 'Ask an Expert': How do Arctic foxes impact people? 🐾 NWT Wildlife Vet Dr. Naima Jutha discusses #OneHealth, rabies, and how combining science with traditional knowledge protects pets, people & wildlife from #ClimateChange. Read: https://www.vwb.org/site/blog/2025/10/09/ask-an-expert-naima-jutha
#FromtheFieldFriday 🦗 Last month, VWB’s Katia Major, travelled to #Cambodia to observe the lasting impacts of the #AGROW and #VETS programs—initiatives designed to strengthen climate resilience and women’s livelihoods.
🔗 https://www.vwb.org/site/blog/2025/10/04/crickets-and-confidence
#OneHealth
🔗 https://www.vwb.org/site/blog/2025/10/04/crickets-and-confidence
#OneHealth
October 10, 2025 at 12:30 PM
#FromtheFieldFriday 🦗 Last month, VWB’s Katia Major, travelled to #Cambodia to observe the lasting impacts of the #AGROW and #VETS programs—initiatives designed to strengthen climate resilience and women’s livelihoods.
🔗 https://www.vwb.org/site/blog/2025/10/04/crickets-and-confidence
#OneHealth
🔗 https://www.vwb.org/site/blog/2025/10/04/crickets-and-confidence
#OneHealth
#OnTargetTuesday 🎯 Between May–August 2025, 59 new Community One Health Champions were trained in Kenya through the VETS program—40 of them women.
One of them, Margaret Kajuju, nearly doubled her milk yield by improving calf care, silage, and hygiene.
🔗 https://www.vwb.org/vets
One of them, Margaret Kajuju, nearly doubled her milk yield by improving calf care, silage, and hygiene.
🔗 https://www.vwb.org/vets
October 7, 2025 at 12:30 PM
#OnTargetTuesday 🎯 Between May–August 2025, 59 new Community One Health Champions were trained in Kenya through the VETS program—40 of them women.
One of them, Margaret Kajuju, nearly doubled her milk yield by improving calf care, silage, and hygiene.
🔗 https://www.vwb.org/vets
One of them, Margaret Kajuju, nearly doubled her milk yield by improving calf care, silage, and hygiene.
🔗 https://www.vwb.org/vets
📢 NEW BLOG: Meet Louise Mukarugwiza from rural #Rwanda. Once focused on human health, #COHERS training opened her eyes to the links between people, animals & the environment—turning her into a #OneHealth leader.
🔗 Read her story:https://www.vwb.org/site/blog/2025/10/01/house-calls-to-one-health
🔗 Read her story:https://www.vwb.org/site/blog/2025/10/01/house-calls-to-one-health
October 3, 2025 at 12:30 PM
📢 NEW BLOG: Meet Louise Mukarugwiza from rural #Rwanda. Once focused on human health, #COHERS training opened her eyes to the links between people, animals & the environment—turning her into a #OneHealth leader.
🔗 Read her story:https://www.vwb.org/site/blog/2025/10/01/house-calls-to-one-health
🔗 Read her story:https://www.vwb.org/site/blog/2025/10/01/house-calls-to-one-health