[2]DatesNovember 2006 To DatePosition held
District Veterinary Officer
Main activities and responsibilities
Responsible for the coordination of livestock & veterinary development activities in the district; advocatefor the prevention & control of animal, livestock & zoonotic diseases; enforce the stock movementcontrols, livestock production & development, and veterinary public health awareness & meat inspections:
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Undertake timely provision of livestock & veterinary services in order to improve livestock health;
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Undertake timely provision of livestock & veterinary extension services in order to provide & promoteuse of appropriate technologies;
o
Undertake effective supervision of District staff within the Department Of Veterinary & LivestockDevelopment [DVLD], in order to attain the objectives of the department;
o
Undertake timely development & implementation of livestock disease control
[& Veterinary Research]
strategies in order to prevent, control & eradicate livestock diseases; &
o
Undertake timely monitoring & evaluation of livestock & veterinary programmes in order to facilitateimplementation of appropriate intervention.
[Made strides towards improving rural livestock health management; disease control strategies; breedimprovement strategies; & positive contribution to the quality of life of the rural livestock farmer ]
Name and address of employer
Department Of Veterinary & Livestock Development, P O Box 130013, Mufumbwe, North WesternProvince, Zambia.
Type of business or sector
Government
[Public Sector]
[3]Dates January 2004 To November 2006Position held
Veterinary Surgeon
Main activities and responsibilities
Responsible for the provision of intellectual leadership; & planning, coordinating & professionalmanagement of day to day practice activities:
o
Involved in the canine rabies vaccination awareness campaigns & advocacy in Lusaka District of Zambia;
o
Animal welfare, dog population control, veterinary nutritional & livestock & veterinary public healthdisaster preparedness advocacy;
o
Livestock production & management, small animal medicine & surgery, client management,veterinary extension & veterinary public health services; &
o
Volunteer veterinarian offering veterinary & public health services to the community through theLusaka Animal Welfare Society [LAWS] & the Munda Wanga Botanical & Zoological Park.
[Equipped with the skills, practical knowledge & experience fundamental for the efficient identification of animal & livestock diseases by clinical, laboratory, radiological, & pathological diagnoses]
Name and address of employer
Vet Serve Enterprises, P O Box 38851, Lusaka, Zambia. E-mail:vetserve@zamnet.zm
Type of business or sector
Private Veterinary Practice
[Private Sector]
Education and training
[1]DatesMarch 2009 To June 2009Title of qualification awarded
High Impact Diseases Of Livestock: Advanced Level Certificate
[Post Graduate Certificate]
Principal subjects/occupationalskills covered
Epidemiology, clinical signs, diagnosis, & control/eradication of economically important [High Impact]infections & parasitic diseases of livestock with special reference to trans-boundary & emerging diseasesin the SADC region:
o
To support rational decision making in the design & implementation of appropriate livestock diseasestrategies.
[Enabled to positively contribute to the development & implementation of appropriate control strategies for the control or eradication of specific High Impact livestock diseases of the SADC Region]
Name and type of organisationproviding education and training
The University Of Pretoria, Faculty Of Veterinary Science, Department Of Veterinary Tropical Diseases,Private Bag X04, Onderstepoort, 0110, South Africa.
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