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OIE SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE ON VETERINARY MEDICINAL PRODUCTS IN AFRICA

OIE SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE ON VETERINARY MEDICINAL PRODUCTS IN AFRICA. VETERINARY PROFESSION AND PRACTICES IN SOUTH AFRICA. Dr R D Sykes Dakar, Senegal 2008. VETERINARY COUNCIL. Situated in the Department of Agriculture Responsible to the Minister of Agriculture

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OIE SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE ON VETERINARY MEDICINAL PRODUCTS IN AFRICA

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  1. OIE SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE ON VETERINARY MEDICINAL PRODUCTS IN AFRICA VETERINARY PROFESSION AND PRACTICES IN SOUTH AFRICA Dr R D Sykes Dakar, Senegal 2008

  2. VETERINARY COUNCIL • Situated in the Department of Agriculture • Responsible to the Minister of Agriculture • Registers Veterinarians, Vet. Nurses and Vet. Technologists • Standards of education and training • Ethical standards • Legislative requirements • Disciplinary matters

  3. OVERALL STATISTICSOF THE VETERINARY PROFESSION • 2739 registered veterinarians • 250 working in other countries • 865 registered practices • 70% small animal practices • 25 % mixed practices • 5 % equine / specialist

  4. SOUTH AFRICAN VETERINARY ASSOCIATION • Represents veterinary interests • Branches in 9 provinces • Interests groups • Animal behaviour group • Avian practitioners • Complementary medicine • Equine practitioners • Large animal practitioners (Rural Practitioners) • Veterinary clinicians group • Pig veterinary Society • Poultry veterinarians • Veterinary Public Health • VLDG and • Wildlife Group

  5. NATIONAL DIRECTORATE OF VETERINARY SERVICES • FIVE SUB-DIRECTORATES • Disease Control • Animal Health, Import and Export Policy • Epidemiology • Veterinary Hygiene • Quarantine and Inspection services • Veterinary Public Health

  6. PERSONNEL : VETERINARY SERVICES DECEMBER 2007

  7. PRACTICE TYPES • Municipal Veterinarians • Food Hygiene • Veterinary Public Heath • Rural Practioners • 260 Members • Dairy and Beef cattle • Herd Health • Stock remedies • Equine Practice • Breeding • Racing

  8. PRACTICE TYPES (Cont.) • Veterinarians in Industry • 60 Veterinarians • Management, Marketing & Sales • Pharmaceutical development • Regulatory Affairs • Academia • 70 Veterinarians • University of Pretoria (Faculty of Veterinary Science) • Wildlife • 105 Veterinarians in Group • Farming and Conservation

  9. PRACTICE TYPES (Cont.) Welfare 10 Full-time Welfare Associations (SPCA, AID, AACL etc.) Small Animal Practice Complementary Medicine – 45 Veterinarians Animal Behaviour – 51 Veterinarians Avian Practitioners – 24 Veterinarians Clinicians Group – 345 Veterinarians

  10. VETS MAKING THE DIFFERENCE! SAVA COMMUNITY VETERINARY CLINICS

  11. OBJECTIVE TO PROVIDE PRIMARY VETERINARY HEALTHCARE TO INDIGENT COMMUNITIES WHO HAVE NO ACCESS TO VETERINARY SERVICES

  12. COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT IS ESSENTIAL, AS THE CLINICS CAN ONLY FUNCTION OPTIMALLY WHERE THERE IS COMMUNITY COMPLIANCE

  13. Basic Educational Information on Pet care

  14. Wolmer

  15. CHRYSTAL’S BOOKS

  16. Tshwane is the proud owner of a trailer to transport sterilisation candidates to veterinary practices

  17. VETS MAKING THE DIFFERENCE! THIS IS WHAT THE CVC’s STRIVE FOR:HEALTHY ANIMALS, INFORMED OWNERS

  18. THAT’S IT FOLKS THANK YOU !

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