Kenya
Veterinary Association
The Kenya Veterinary Association
(K.V.A.) is a professional membership association of all veterinarians
in Kenya registered under The Veterinary Surgeons Act Cap
366, Laws of Kenya, whose code of ethics is enforced by the
Kenya Veterinary Board. The association is guided in its operations
by objectives which range from safe guarding the welfare of
the veterinarian, guaranteeing animal health and welfare,
maintaining the integrity of the veterinary profession, continuing
profession development as well as local/international exchange
of information.
The
Veterinary Politicians! In the History of Kenya, never before has
the Veterinary Fraternity had so many Members of Parliament elected
in the 2007 General Electionreeds Read
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Training
workshop: The Role of Private Veterinary Practitioners in Tsetse fly/
Trypanasomosis Control in the Lake Victoria Belt Read
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4th
Pan Commonwealth Veterinary Conference—Kenyan experiences Read
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Partnerships—Sudan
Veterinary Association Read
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Several challenges face the profession
including an ageing veterinary department,
unemployment of veterinarians, a poorly
regulated veterinary pharmaceutical sector,
presence of quacks, the difficulty of institutionalizing
community based animal health workers, poor
policies and inadequate funding for the
animal resources sector. The K.V.A. has
been at the forefront in lobbying and supporting
the revival of the Animal Resource Industry
with stakeholders who include the government,
to ensure that this potentially very lucrative
industry develops that the economy of the
country can thrive through the engine of
animal resources.
Quack Agrovets will
be our Death!
The rate and manner in which Agrovet shops
are being opened and managed throughout
the country is worrying, not only to the
health of the animals but also that of the
public at large. It’s quite clear that active
pharmacological elements are sipping steadily
into the human food chain and eventually
into our bodies, considering the many unqualified
hands that are currently handling veterinary
pharmaceuticals in sheer contravention of
the Veterinary Surgeons and the Pharmacy
and Poisons Acts.
Read more.
The
Veterinary Politicians! In the History of Kenya, never before has
the Veterinary Fraternity had so many Members of Parliament elected
in the 2007 General Electionreeds