Commonwealth Veterinary Association [name] [position], Commonwealth Veterinary Association

Presentation outline CVA background, mission CVA work priorities Partnerships for delivery Some key achievements Going forward

Commonwealth Veterinary Association Founded in 1967 Not for profit association of 55 countries - 53 commonwealth countries Membership - the National Veterinary Associations Associate member countries / international organisations A charity – registered in India 6 regions, each with a regional representative to coordinate and country councilors in each member country NOT ONE SALARIED STAFF MEMBER – Voluntary

Our regions UK-Mediterranean Asia Canada/Caribbean West Africa East, Central and Southern Africa Australasia/Oceania

Mission ‘to promote the veterinary profession within the Commonwealth by encouraging the highest professional standards of education, ethics and service, in order to advance animal health, productivity and welfare to improve the quality of life of all its peoples’.

CVA Work Priorities Continuing professional development On-line CPD modules – collaboration with World Veterinary Association and the World Continuing Education Alliance Donated veterinary texts program Donated equipment/instruments Study fund - short study program in another country Guest lectureships Training programs, workshops, conferences Journal of the CVA 1986 to 2015 – chance for young vets to publish.

Donated books and equipment For many years, the CVA has run a voluntary book program donated veterinary texts and journals are collected, recorded and posted to individual veterinarians and various universities in member countries in Asia, Africa, Oceania and The Caribbean Also an x-ray machine has been sent to Fiji and Sokoine University in Tanzania an anaesthetic machine has been sent to the University of Peradeniya in Sri Lanka veterinary equipment to Samoa and Cook Islands surgical instruments to The Gambia.

Study Fund Usually 2-4 weeks Funds to cover airfares and some accommodation Accommodation and travel within country usually sponsored by collaborating vet practices, university, etc. Dr Renee Orange from Samoa in Australia, 2016

On-line CPD Working with the WCEA and WVA, the CVA education portal has had 7779 members register from 166 different countries with Egypt, the United States of America, United Kingdom, Egypt, India and Australia having the largest membership. There are 1197 different CPD modules currently available and members have commenced modules on 5863 occasions of which 2322 reached completion. Free for vets from developing countries!

Partnerships for Delivery Cooperation agreements/collaborators Associate Member Organisations World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) European Commission OIE Collaborating Centre on Animal Welfare, Teramo, Italy University of Edinburgh, Murdoch University The Donkey Sanctuary, UK WSAVA Secretariat of the Pacific Community World Animal Protection Compassion in World Farming Mayhew International Humane Society International The Brooke, UK

Some key achievements CPD, training and collaboration!!! CVA rabies reference laboratory, Karnataka Vet School, Bangalore United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals – CVA delivers many (empower women, gender equality, poverty alleviation, etc.) Act as a catalyst and connect collaborators/people CVA rabies reference laboratory at Karnataka State, India connecting Crucell Holland monoclonal antibody laboratories, CDC Atlanta, UK animal and plant health agency

Practical projects e.g. CVA supported the training of Maasai women in Kenya on livestock health and production A project of Kenya Women Veterinary Association

Other applied activities Training of women dairy farmers in Muthanallur village of India Capacity building for veterinary undergraduate education in Chittagong Veterinary College, Bangladesh Establishment of goat production unit at women’s group in the village of Chikwanji in Choma, Zambia

Other applied activities National rabies campaign in Uganda, Nigeria Stray dog problem in the Pacific Islands Training of Sri Lanka undergraduates/Veterinary professionals in veterinary surgery

Planning for the next 50 years CVA is working to improve communications (new website, monthly e-newsletters, new regional communications officers / young vets, social media). Securing partnerships and attracting new collaborators. Improve our funding security. Next Pan Commonwealth Veterinary Conference in March 2019, Bangalore, India – SEE YOU THERE!

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