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The role of the Belgian vets in the tropics – historical overview

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TROPICAL VETERINARY MEDICINE<br />

TODAY<br />

• Belgium focuses development cooperation in<br />

smaller number of countries<br />

• Smaller number of veterinary projects than<br />

before (integration in rural development)<br />

– Increasing number of vets from DC<br />

– Decreasing number of Belgian vets<br />

• In Belgium:<br />

– Postgraduate training of vets, mainly from DC<br />

– Belgian vets: Junior programme* of BTC<br />

– Loss of expertise in tropical veterinary medicine<br />

*: Vrijwillige dienst ontwikkelingssamenwerking (VDOS)

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