Formation of the ‘Veterinary Vaccine India Manufacturers Association’ – VVIMA

Formation of the ‘Veterinary Vaccine India Manufacturers Association’ – VVIMA

In a significant development for India’s animal health sector, veterinary vaccine manufacturers have come together to announce the formation of the Veterinary Vaccine India Manufacturers Association (VVIMA).

VVIMA is a non-government, not-for profit organization that will serve as the collective voice of India’s veterinary vaccine manufacturers.

The association will actively collaborate with policymakers, regulators, and stakeholders to shape an enabling ecosystem for innovation, quality manufacturing, and global competitiveness in veterinary vaccines. It envisions positioning India as a global hub for the research, development, and production of animal vaccines.

Committed to advancing the One Health concept, VVIMA will play a pivotal role in promoting animal health through effective immunization strategies, thereby reducing the risk of diseases in animal, the risk of disease transmission between animals and humans as well as towards improving incomes of those involved in animal husbandry in rural India.

Founding Members:

Office Bearers:

• President: Rajiv Gandhi, CEO & Managing Director of Hester Biosciences Limited
• Vice-president:  K. Anand Kumar, Managing Director of Indian Immunologicals Limited

Meetings were held in Delhi on 25 September between the founding members of VVIMA and the Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying, with Minister of State Prof. S. P. Singh Baghel,Secretary Mr. Naresh Pal Gangwar, Animal Husbandry Commissioner Dr. Pravin Malik & Additional Secretary Ms. Varsha Joshi to express VVIMA’s commitment.

In alignment with Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s vision of Atmanirbhar Bharat, VVIMA will work closely with the government to achieve self-reliance in animal vaccines through applied R&D, technology acquisition, innovation, and a robust supply-chain, with the larger goal of making India a global supplier of veterinary vaccines.

Industry perspective:

1.Indian animal population is as follows:

2. The veterinary vaccine market in India is estimated at INR 20 billion (2,000 crores) while the world veterinary vaccine market is estimated to be over INR 1,000 billion (1 lac crore).

3. India has eight private sector veterinary vaccine manufacturers and several state-owned veterinary vaccine manufacturing units.
4. Veterinary vaccines in India are manufactured against poultry, cattle, sheep, goats, swine, and pet diseases.
5. Under various National and State Immunization Programs, the Government of India procures and distributes vaccines for Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD), Brucellosis, Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR), Goat Pox (for Lumpy Skin Disease), and Classical Swine Fever; all manufactured locally, mainly supplied by the private sector.
6. India is self-sufficient in veterinary vaccines for cattle, sheep, goat, and
7. India exports vaccines for cattle, sheep, goat, poultry and
8. Though India exports small quantities poultry vaccines, India also imports certain vaccines for poultry and pet.

VVIMA members with Minister of State Prof. S. P. Singh Baghel, Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying

VVIMA members with Secretary Mr. Naresh Pal Gangwar, Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying

VVIMA members with Animal Husbandry Commissioner Dr. Pravin Malik, Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying

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