OIE SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE ON VETERINARY MEDICINAL PRODUCTS IN AFRICA

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OIE SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE ON VETERINARY
MEDICINAL PRODUCTS IN AFRICA

• VETERINARY PROFESSION AND PRACTICES IN SOUTH
  AFRICA

Dr R D Sykes Dakar, Senegal 2008
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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

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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

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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

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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

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PERSONNEL VETERINARY SERVICES DECEMBER 2007

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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

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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

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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

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VETS MAKING THE DIFFERENCE!
SAVA COMMUNITY VETERINARY CLINICS
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OBJECTIVE
TO PROVIDE PRIMARY VETERINARY HEALTHCARE TO
INDIGENT COMMUNITIES WHO HAVE NO ACCESS TO
VETERINARY SERVICES
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COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT IS ESSENTIAL, AS THE
CLINICS CAN ONLY FUNCTION OPTIMALLY WHERE THERE
IS COMMUNITY COMPLIANCE
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Basic Educational Information on Pet care
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Wolmer
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CHRYSTALS BOOKS
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Tshwane is the proud owner of a trailer to
transport sterilisation candidates to veterinary
practices
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VETS MAKING THE DIFFERENCE!
THIS IS WHAT THE CVCs STRIVE FORHEALTHY
ANIMALS, INFORMED OWNERS
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THATS IT FOLKS

• THANK YOU !