REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA

MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND CO-OPERATIVES

DEPARTMENT OF VETERINARY AND LIVESTOCK DEVELOPMENT

Curriculum Vitae

Personal information 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).

Surname / First name (s) Dr Kabanshi Perfecto Buyamba

Address P O Box 130013, Mufumbwe, North Western Province, ZAMBIA

Telephone (s) Mobile: +260967820964 Mobile: +260977820964

E-mail (s) mufumbwedvo@yahoo.com drpbkabanshi@gmail.com
Nationality Zambian Identity/ Passport No: ZN042416
Date of birth 28th April 1971 Gender: Male

Desired employment /
Occupational field Veterinarian

Work experience

[1]Dates April 2008 To April 2009

Position held District Agricultural Coordinator [DACO]-Cum-District Veterinary Officer [DVO]

Main activities and responsibilities 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 Ensure timely development & implementation of agricultural, fisheries, livestock & veterinary
extension training programmes in order to impart knowledge & skills to the farmers;
o Coordinate the timely preparations of agricultural, fisheries, livestock & veterinary farm budget plans
for client farmers, in order to promote improved farm management;
o Coordinate timely development & implementation of food & nutrition strategies, in order to provide
information to the farming community & the public;
o Undertake timely provision of agricultural, fisheries, livestock & veterinary services in order to provide
& promote the use of appropriate technologies;
o Coordinate timely monitoring & evaluation in agricultural, fisheries, livestock & veterinary advisory
services in order to facilitate appropriate intervention;
o Effectively coordinate human & material resources in order to attain departmental objectives; &
o 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 Ministry Of Agriculture & Co-operatives, P O Box 130003, Mufumbwe, North Western Province, Zambia.

Type of business or sector Government [Public Sector]

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Main activities and responsibilities
Name and address of employer
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Education and training
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skills covered
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providing education and training
November 2006 To Date
District Veterinary Officer
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 ]
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]
Vet Serve Enterprises, P O Box 38851, Lusaka, Zambia. E-mail: vetserve@zamnet.zm
Private Veterinary Practice [Private Sector]
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]
The University Of Pretoria, Faculty Of Veterinary Science, Department Of Veterinary Tropical Diseases,
Private Bag X04, Onderstepoort, 0110, South Africa.
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Principal subjects/occupational
skills covered
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providing education and training
June 2004
Bachelor Of Veterinary Medicine And Surgery [BVM] Degree
Animal, livestock & zoonotic disease control strategies; animal healthcare & livestock development;
veterinary public health; veterinary medicine & surgery; and veterinary disaster preparedness.
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 [1]. Organized, innovative, creative, detail-minded Christian Veterinarian with excellent practical
competences 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 [EU-
SADFS] 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 [1]. Excellent livestock & veterinary competencies, capabilities & experience and able to contribute
competences 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 Computer literate.

competences
Driving licence [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: liza@zamnet.zm

[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: mweenzu@yahoo.com

[3] Dr Muzumbwe Kanemanema, Ministry Of Agriculture & Co-operatives, Department Of Veterinary &
Livestock Development, P O Box 30041, Lusaka, ZAMBIA. Mobile: +260977842793
E-mail: muzumbwe@yahoo.co.uk