OIE SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE OIE SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE ON VETERINARY MEDICINAL ON VETERINARY MEDICINAL

PRODUCTS IN AFRICAPRODUCTS IN AFRICA

VETERINARY PROFESSION VETERINARY PROFESSION AND PRACTICES IN SOUTH AND PRACTICES IN SOUTH

AFRICA AFRICA

Dr R D Sykes

Dakar, Senegal 2008

VETERINARY COUNCILVETERINARY COUNCILSituated in the Department of AgricultureSituated in the Department of Agriculture

Responsible to the Minister of Agriculture Responsible to the Minister of Agriculture

Registers Veterinarians, Vet. Nurses and Vet. Registers Veterinarians, Vet. Nurses and Vet. TechnologistsTechnologists

Standards of education and trainingStandards of education and training

Ethical standardsEthical standards

Legislative requirementsLegislative requirements

Disciplinary mattersDisciplinary matters

OVERALL STATISTICSOVERALL STATISTICSOF THE VETERINARY PROFESSIONOF THE VETERINARY PROFESSION

2739 registered veterinarians2739 registered veterinarians

250 working in other countries250 working in other countries

865 registered practices 865 registered practices – 70% small animal practices70% small animal practices– 25 % mixed practices 25 % mixed practices – 5 % equine / specialist5 % equine / specialist

SOUTH AFRICAN VETERINARY SOUTH AFRICAN VETERINARY ASSOCIATIONASSOCIATION

Represents veterinary interestsRepresents veterinary interestsBranches in 9 provincesBranches in 9 provincesInterests groupsInterests groups– Animal behaviour groupAnimal behaviour group– Avian practitionersAvian practitioners– Complementary medicineComplementary medicine– Equine practitionersEquine practitioners– Large animal practitioners (Rural Practitioners)Large animal practitioners (Rural Practitioners)– Veterinary clinicians groupVeterinary clinicians group– Pig veterinary SocietyPig veterinary Society– Poultry veterinariansPoultry veterinarians– Veterinary Public Health Veterinary Public Health – VLDG and VLDG and – Wildlife GroupWildlife Group

NATIONAL DIRECTORATE OF NATIONAL DIRECTORATE OF VETERINARY SERVICESVETERINARY SERVICES

FIVE SUB-DIRECTORATES

•Disease Control

•Animal Health, Import and Export Policy

•Epidemiology

•Veterinary Hygiene

•Quarantine and Inspection services

•Veterinary Public Health

PERSONNEL : VETERINARY PERSONNEL : VETERINARY SERVICESSERVICES

DECEMBER 2007DECEMBER 2007

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Veterinary StaffVeterinary Staff Administrative StaffAdministrative Staff Technical StaffTechnical Staff Auxiliary Personnel Auxiliary Personnel Border & RedlineBorder & Redline

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National 26 20 35 2 88 8 0 0

Provincial 187 104 226 54 1079 305 530 184

Total 213 124 261 56 1167 313 530 184

% 63 37 82 18 79 21 74 26

PRACTICE TYPESPRACTICE TYPES

Municipal VeterinariansMunicipal Veterinarians– Food HygieneFood Hygiene– Veterinary Public HeathVeterinary Public Heath

Rural PractionersRural Practioners – 260 Members260 Members– Dairy and Beef cattleDairy and Beef cattle– Herd HealthHerd Health– Stock remediesStock remedies

Equine PracticeEquine Practice– BreedingBreeding– Racing Racing

PRACTICE TYPES (Cont.)PRACTICE TYPES (Cont.)

Veterinarians in IndustryVeterinarians in Industry– 60 Veterinarians60 Veterinarians– Management, Marketing & SalesManagement, Marketing & Sales– Pharmaceutical development Pharmaceutical development – Regulatory AffairsRegulatory Affairs

AcademiaAcademia– 70 Veterinarians 70 Veterinarians – University of Pretoria (Faculty of Veterinary Science)University of Pretoria (Faculty of Veterinary Science)

WildlifeWildlife– 105 Veterinarians in Group105 Veterinarians in Group– Farming and ConservationFarming and Conservation

PRACTICE TYPES (Cont.)PRACTICE TYPES (Cont.)

WelfareWelfare– 10 Full-time 10 Full-time – Welfare Associations (SPCA, AID, AACL etc.)Welfare Associations (SPCA, AID, AACL etc.)

Small Animal PracticeSmall Animal Practice– Complementary Medicine – 45 Veterinarians Complementary Medicine – 45 Veterinarians – Animal Behaviour – 51 VeterinariansAnimal Behaviour – 51 Veterinarians– Avian Practitioners – 24 VeterinariansAvian Practitioners – 24 Veterinarians– Clinicians Group – 345 Veterinarians Clinicians Group – 345 Veterinarians

SAVA COMMUNITY VETERINARY CLINICS

VETS MAKING THE DIFFERENCE!

OBJECTIVEOBJECTIVE

TO PROVIDE PRIMARY VETERINARY HEALTHCARE TO INDIGENT COMMUNITIES WHO HAVE NO ACCESS TO

VETERINARY SERVICES

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT IS ESSENTIAL, AS THE CLINICS CAN ONLY FUNCTION OPTIMALLY

WHERE THERE IS COMMUNITY COMPLIANCE

Basic Educational Information Basic Educational Information on Pet careon Pet care

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CHRYSTAL’S BOOKSCHRYSTAL’S BOOKS

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

VETS MAKING THE DIFFERENCE!VETS MAKING THE DIFFERENCE!

THIS IS WHAT THE CVC’s STRIVE FOR:

HEALTHY ANIMALS, INFORMED OWNERS

THAT’S IT FOLKSTHAT’S IT FOLKS

THANK YOU !THANK YOU !