Dr Perfecto Buyamba Kabanshi- Resume

REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND CO-OPERATIVES DEPARTMENT OF VETERINARY AND LIVESTOCK DEVELOPMENT

Curriculum Vitae Personal information

Surname / First name (s) Address Telephone (s) E-mail (s) Nationality Date of birth

Registered to practice in Zambia in accordance with the provisions of section 9, paragraph 2 of the Veterinary Surgeons Act, Volume XV, Chapter 243 of the Laws of Zambia; Registration Number 1048, on the register of Veterinary Surgeons in the Republic Of Zambia Government Gazette Number 5295, Volume XL Number 40, (Gazette Notice Number 357 of 2004).

Dr Kabanshi Perfecto Buyamba P O Box 130013, Mufumbwe, North Western Province, ZAMBIA Mobile: +260967820964

Mobile: +260977820964

[email protected]

[email protected]

Zambian

Identity/ Passport No: ZN042416

28th April 1971

Gender: Male

Desired employment / Occupational field Veterinarian Work experience [1]Dates Position held Main activities and responsibilities

April 2008 To April 2009 District Agricultural Coordinator [DACO]-Cum-District Veterinary Officer [DVO] To coordinate the provision of agricultural & fisheries advisory services at district level, in order to facilitate the dissemination of information to the farmers; & to undertake the provision of livestock & veterinary services in order to improve livestock health: o o o o o o o

Ensure timely development & implementation of agricultural, fisheries, livestock & veterinary extension training programmes in order to impart knowledge & skills to the farmers; Coordinate the timely preparations of agricultural, fisheries, livestock & veterinary farm budget plans for client farmers, in order to promote improved farm management; Coordinate timely development & implementation of food & nutrition strategies, in order to provide information to the farming community & the public; Undertake timely provision of agricultural, fisheries, livestock & veterinary services in order to provide & promote the use of appropriate technologies; Coordinate timely monitoring & evaluation in agricultural, fisheries, livestock & veterinary advisory services in order to facilitate appropriate intervention; Effectively coordinate human & material resources in order to attain departmental objectives; & Coordinate timely development of individual & departmental work-plans in order to monitor & evaluate performance & facilitate implementation of appropriate intervention.

[Improved & built upon my management & leadership skills & experiences; & enhanced knowledge of sustainable rural farming as a business]

Name and address of employer Type of business or sector

Ministry Of Agriculture & Co-operatives, P O Box 130003, Mufumbwe, North Western Province, Zambia. Government [Public Sector]

[2]Dates

November 2006 To Date

Position held

District Veterinary Officer

Main activities and responsibilities

Responsible for the coordination of livestock & veterinary development activities in the district; advocate for the prevention & control of animal, livestock & zoonotic diseases; enforce the stock movement controls, livestock production & development, and veterinary public health awareness & meat inspections: o Undertake timely provision of livestock & veterinary services in order to improve livestock health; o Undertake timely provision of livestock & veterinary extension services in order to provide & promote use of appropriate technologies; o Undertake effective supervision of District staff within the Department Of Veterinary & Livestock Development [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 facilitate implementation of appropriate intervention. [Made strides towards improving rural livestock health management; disease control strategies; breed improvement strategies; & positive contribution to the quality of life of the rural livestock farmer ]

Name and address of employer Type of business or sector [3]Dates Position held Main activities and responsibilities

Department Of Veterinary & Livestock Development, P O Box 130013, Mufumbwe, North Western Province, Zambia. Government [Public Sector] January 2004 To November 2006 Veterinary Surgeon Responsible for the provision of intellectual leadership; & planning, coordinating & professional management 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 health disaster 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 the Lusaka 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 Type of business or sector

Vet Serve Enterprises, P O Box 38851, Lusaka, Zambia. E-mail: [email protected] Private Veterinary Practice [Private Sector]

Education and training [1]Dates Title of qualification awarded Principal subjects/occupational skills covered

March 2009 To June 2009 High Impact Diseases Of Livestock: Advanced Level Certificate [Post Graduate Certificate] Epidemiology, clinical signs, diagnosis, & control/eradication of economically important [High Impact] infections & parasitic diseases of livestock with special reference to trans-boundary & emerging diseases in the SADC region: o To support rational decision making in the design & implementation of appropriate livestock disease strategies. [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 organisation providing education and training

The University Of Pretoria, Faculty Of Veterinary Science, Department Of Veterinary Tropical Diseases, Private Bag X04, Onderstepoort, 0110, South Africa.

[2]Dates Title of qualification awarded

June 2004 Bachelor Of Veterinary Medicine And Surgery [BVM] Degree

Principal subjects/occupational skills covered

Animal, livestock & zoonotic disease control strategies; animal healthcare & livestock development; veterinary public health; veterinary medicine & surgery; and veterinary disaster preparedness.

Name and type of organisation providing education and training

The University Of Zambia, School Of Veterinary Medicine, P O Box 32379, Lusaka, 10101, Zambia.

Personal skills and competences Social skills and competences

Community service-oriented, personable and possesses the ability to pass on knowledge to laypersons from a less advantaged background.

Organisational skills and competences

[1]. Organized, innovative, creative, detail-minded Christian Veterinarian with excellent practical knowledge in veterinary medicine & surgery, animal, livestock & zoonotic disease prevention & control, and veterinary public health disaster preparedness strategies. [2]. Involved in the European Union-Support To Agricultural Diversification & Food Security [EUSADFS] Project in North Western Zambia & tasked to coordinate the livestock breed improvement programme in the Rural District of Mufumbwe, since 2006. [3]. Involved in the International Fund For Agricultural Development- Smallholder Livestock Investment Project [IFAD-SLIP] programme in the North Western Zambia & tasked to implement the Contagious Bovine Pleuro-pneumonia [CBPP] eradication strategy in the Rural District of Mufumbwe, since 2008. [4]. Involved in the rabies control campaign through the Alliance For Rabies Control [ARC], & participates in the World Rabies Day commemorations since 2007; [TOGETHER MAKING RABIES HISTORY]

Technical skills and competences

[1]. Excellent livestock & veterinary competencies, capabilities & experience and able to contribute effectively to quality veterinary & public health service delivery to the community. [2]. Project design, monitoring and evaluation for results–based veterinary management. [3]. Agricultural marketing and participatory extension approaches.

Computer skills and competences Driving licence

Computer literate. [SADC] Class B coded driver since March 2001.

My mission To provide a comprehensive range of first opinion preventive, diagnostic, medical & surgical veterinary services to the community; & provide veterinary public health & disaster preparedness education, focussed on the prevention, control & eradication of animal, livestock and zoonotic diseases.

References [1]

Dr Elizabeth Oparaocha, Showgrounds Veterinary Clinic, P O Box 30333, Lusaka, ZAMBIA. Mobile: +260977770940, E-mail: [email protected]

[2]

Dr Edwell Mwaanga, The University Of Zambia, School Of Veterinary Medicine, Department Of Biomedical Studies, P O Box 32379, Lusaka, ZAMBIA. Mobile: +260955751099, E-mail: [email protected]

[3]

Dr Muzumbwe Kanemanema, Ministry Of Agriculture & Co-operatives, Department Of Veterinary & Livestock Development, P O Box 30041, Lusaka, ZAMBIA. Mobile: +260977842793 E-mail: [email protected]