Uganda, Feb. 21 -- State House has announced a partnership between scientists in Uganda and Botswana aimed at finding a lasting solution to Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) through developing a vaccine.

The press department of State House said in a statement that this was revealed in a meeting between President Museveni and Botswana scientists at State House, Entebbe, on Monday.

The President, information in the statement shows, "agreed to the partnership to develop a vaccine for the disease in Uganda."

"Botswana Vaccine Institute scientists have since collected samples from the cattle affected by FMD in the cattle corridor and other parts of the country affected by the disease," the statement from State House reads. "These samples will be...