Veterinary and wildlife training in East Africa: a practical approach

Although the emphasis on the Courses and Workshops in East Africa is on wild (free-living) animals, there is considerable coverage of material relating to domestic animals and to the health and well being of humans. This is important because, as populations of Homo sapiens in East Africa grow, the interface between them, their domestic stock and wildlife becomes more blurred. Therefore, devising and teaching programmes and in promoting the use of appropriate field equipment, there is much merit in looking at what is already established in human medicine to if this might be adapted to work with animals. Interestingly, sometimes the flow is reversed, with developments in the veterinary field proving applicable and beneficial also to human beings. The opportunities for collaboration in this important area have never been greater.