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Oscar Madzingira BVSc MPhil, MMed Vet, Ph.D

Windhoek,Khomas

Summary

Result orientated veterinary professional with more than 25 years of experience in Veterinary Public Health, One Health, food safety, and field animal disease management. Proven experience working as part of collaborative, transdisciplinary and multi-sectoral teams during research, epidemiological enquiry, surveillance and control of animals diseases in Namibia and Zimbabwe. Seasoned and engaging Senior Lecturer with exceptional lecturing skills, and a passion for integrating technology into curriculum delivery and assessment for increased student interest. Expert in leveraging in-depth knowledge and experience in veterinary medicine to provide relevant information and first-hand experiences for the student and assuming multi-faceted roles, including head of department, academic coach, and academic coordinator at the University of Namibia. Multi-published researcher with more than 35 peer reviewed scientific publications in international journals. Experienced in working collaboratively with a team of veterinary professionals at the government level to develop policies and regulations, and in carrying out consultancy work for international organisations (FAO). Holder of a Doctor of Philosophy, Master of Veterinary Medicine (VPH), Master of Philosophy (Veterinary Parasitology), and a Bachelor of Veterinary Science.

Overview

26
26
years of professional experience
15
15
years of post-secondary education

Work history

Senior Lecturer

University of Namibia
Katima Mulilo, Zambezi Region
05.2015 - Current
  • Led the design of 10 undergraduate modules and the delivery of modules in animal health, which contributed to high quality courses such as Veterinary Public Health (including One Health), Animal Welfare, and Pharmacology and Toxicology.
  • Currently, co-leading the development of a BSc One Health curriculum and updated animal health curriculum to reflect contemporary issues, topics and industry advancements.
  • Prepared, invigilated, graded and moderated [2015- present] student assessments according to University of Namibia policies and procedures.
  • Prepared innovative lessons using exceptional communication techniques, as evidenced by strong module feedback and 90% student pass rate.
  • Monitored students' progress against educational targets, implementing positive interventions including academic and pastoral support to students requiring additional help.
  • Formulated and submitted student progress reports to management.
  • Assembled a research portfolio of 40 scientific publications that exceeded university expectations for career stage. As a result, i was awarded a Silver Medal for outstanding research output in 2018.
  • Secured US$11000 of internal research grant funding.
  • Prepared bids to target external funding for research projects.
  • Supervised more than 48 undergraduate student projects, and advised three postgraduate student research projects.
  • Oversaw the budget for the department (2015-2020).
  • Coordinated the placement of undergraduate students on internship (2015-date).
  • Review of project proposals as part of the Animal Research and Ethics Committee (AREC)
  • Drafted, and edited/reviewed research proposals, and publications from students, Tropical Animal Health and Production and BMC Veterinary Research.
  • Current research grants held: University of Namibia Seed Corn Grant (US$3 000 and US$5 000), and the University of Namibia, Katima Mulilo Campus Research Grant (US$3 000).


Current Research Projects:

  • Serological evaluation for Brucella, Rift Valley fever and West Nile virus infections in humans, and cattle in a malaria endemic setting (Principal investigator)
  • Serological and molecular identification of Brucella spp. from cattle presenting with hygromas in the Zambezi region (Principal investigator)
  • A journey towards a One Health approach to surveillance and control of Schistosomiasis and Fascioliasis in Namibia: Assessment of potential role of livestock as reservoirs of infection (Co-investigator).


Community Engagement:

  • Regular participation in community engagement activities during routine visits for student field practical sessions.
  • Organizing and participating in the annual rabies campaign (28 September), which involves awareness campaigns in schools, and surrounding communities and the provision of free dog vaccinations.

Head of department (2016-2020):

  • Implementation of departmental strategic objectives, resource mobilisation and management, representing the department at various university committees, building relationships with relevant stakeholders and regular reporting to management.


External Consultancy Work:

  • National Consultant (Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), Namibia): Developed a ‘Livestock sector review report for Namibia’ (06 August-31 December 2021).
  • Livestock Policy Expert (Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), Namibia): Developed a ‘Livestock sector policy brief for Namibia’ (03-18 October 2022).

State Veterinarian/Public Health Veterinarian

Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform
Katima Mulilo, Namibia
06.2004 - 05.2015
  • Performed effective animal disease diagnosis, treatment (including surgery), prevention (preventive healthcare), and control, and extension services based Namibian legislation.
  • Successfully participated in animal disease surveillance, and epidemiological enquiry of animal diseases such as Foot-and-mouth disease, Rift Valley Fever, blue tongue, African horse sickness and sheep scab resulting in their control, and the maintenance of beef export markets in Europe, the United States of America, China and other African countries.
  • Carried out regulatory work relating to the enforcement of biosecurity measures to promote animal and public health, and performed certification procedures for imports and exports of animals and animal products.
  • Participated in the formulation of the Food Safety Policy, the game meat harvesting hygiene standard, Animal Health Act (Act 1 of 2011), and Animal Identification Regulations.
  • Performed audits of abattoir hygiene procedures (pre-requisite programs), and Hazard analysis and critical control point (HACCP) procedures at beef, lamb, ostrich and game abattoirs based on European Union and United States of America legislative requirements and standards.
  • Peformed meat inspection at high throughput export standard beef, lamb, ostrich and game meat abattoirs to ensure safe meat for the local and international market.
  • Conducted microbial monitoring of meat, meat products, and water to assess compliance with minimum levels for safe food and potable water as per European Union food safety legislation and the South African Bureau of Standards (SABS).
  • Carried out research on foodborne pathogens (Escherichia coli) and zoonotic diseases (brucellosis).
  • Enforced legislation on animal welfare at the time of slaughter to minimise animal stress, and discomfort during slaughter.

Senior Acting positions:

  • Acting Chief Veterinarian (Veterinary Public Health): Directorate of Veterinary Services, Namibia: 07-27 March 2015. Duties: Supervision of veterinarians and activities at export abattoirs throughout the country.
  • Acting Deputy Director (Veterinary Public Health), Directorate of Veterinary Services, Namibia, 03-06 March 2015. Duties: Management of the entire Veterinary Public Health division of the Directorate of Veterinary Services in Namibia.

Senior Veterinary Research Officer (Wildlife)

Ministry of Agriculture
Harare, Zimbabwe
02.2002 - 05.2004
  • Performed wild animal disease diagnosis, treatment, prevention, control, surveillance and reporting.
  • Successfully contributed to conservation efforts by conducting wild animal capture and translocation, disease diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and surveillance.
  • Performed and ensured the quality of laboratory diagnostic tests for Newcastle disease, Avian Influenza, Foot and Mouth Disease and Trichinella spp. This resulted in export market confidence in ostrich and crocodile meat and products.
  • Acted as the key person for the inspection, auditing and registration of ostrich and crocodile farms and abattoirs for export to the EU, Hong Kong and South Africa, among other export markets.
  • Performed export certification of wild animals and animal products (crocodile/ostrich meat and skins; game trophies).
  • Restrained and worked with elephants, buffalo, lion, hyena, cheetah, giraffe, zebra, eland, roan/sable antelope, crocodiles, ostriches, rhinoceros, baboon, duiker, impala, and snakes.
  • Managed the human, financial and physical resources of the Wildlife Veterinary Unit.

Veterinary Researcher

University of Zimbabwe/BADC, Belgium Project
Harare, Zimbabwe
03.1999 - 02.2002
  • Formulated workplans (including budgets) and defined research goals to guide the daily activities of the Belgium Agency for Development Cooperation (BADC) funded research project on 'Parasites of cattle and antelope reared together' at the University of Zimbabwe (Faculty of Veterinary Science, while registered as an MPhil student.
  • Managed the assets, and staff compliment of the project.
  • Led a team that collected data for the project in the field, and in the laboratory to ensure the use of correct methods for gathering high quality and reliable data.
  • Analysed and interpreted data to spot patterns, trends and outliers, and formulated solid conclusions.
  • Reviewed academic literature and prepared concise summaries.
  • Updated stakeholders on progress of research projects through annual and end of project reports.
  • Presented research findings with clear communication and data visualisation skills at scientific fora locally and internationally.
  • Wrote and published two scientific papers from project data in peer reviewed journals.
  • Acted as Graduate Teaching Assistant (Tutor) for 'Histology' in the Bachelor of Veterinary Science degree program.

Veterinary Research Officer

Biomedical Research and Training Institute
Harare, Zimbabwe
01.1998 - 12.1998
  • Conducted a poultry training needs survey among backyard poultry farmers in Harare.
  • Analysed the gathered data, and used it as a guide to develop a poultry production and management training course, and manual for the farmers.
  • Facilitated sponsored training workshops for over 40 backyard broiler and layer chicken farmers.

Education

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) - Food & Agriculture

University of Pretoria
Pretoria
01.2018 - 09.2021

Master of Medicine - Veterinary Public Health

University of Pretoria
Pretoria
08.2009 - 09.2012

Master of Philosophy - Veterinary Parasitology

University of Zimbabwe
Harare, Zimbabwe
03.1999 - 02.2002

Bachelor of Veterinary Science - Veterinary Medicine

University of Zimbabwe
Harare, Zimbabwe
01.1993 - 12.1997

Research Ethics Evaluation Training

Clinical Trials Centre, University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong, China
03.2019 - 03.2019

Good Clinical Practice, GCP E6 (R2)

TRREE, Clinical Trials Centre, University of Hong
Hong Kong, China
05.2016 - 05.2016

Wildlife Immobilization Course

Veterinary Association of Namibia
Etosha National Park, Namibia
11.2015 - 12.2015

Animal Welfare Training Course

Directorate of Veterinary Services
Windhoek, Namibia
01.2015 - 01.2015

Hygienic Harvesting and Dressing of Game

Directorate of Veterinary Services
Mariental, Namibia
03.2014 - 03.2014

ISO 22000 Food Safety Management System

Namibia Standards Institute
Windhoek, Namibia
09.2013 - 09.2013

Advanced Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Course

World Trade Organization
Geneva, Switzerland
10.2010 - 10.2010

Food Safety and Inspection Services (FSIS) Regulatory Requirements Training

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Windhoek, Namibia
05.2007 - 05.2007

Integrated Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP and ISO) Auditing

Superior SHEQ Systems/The Business Zone
Johannesburg, South Africa
10.2006 - 10.2006

International HACCP Alliance Course on Work Place Sanitation and HACCP for the Meat and Poultry Indu

Louisiana State University Agricultural Centre
Windhoek, Namibia
07.2006 - 07.2006

Prerequisite Programs and HACCP

Von Holy Consulting
Windhoek, Namibia
02.2005 - 02.2005

Postgraduate Certificate in Wildlife Management and Diseases (sponsored by JICA, Japan)

School of Veterinary Medicine
Lusaka, Zambia
07.2003 - 09.2003

Postgraduate Certificate in Chemical and Physical Restraint of Wildlife

Zimbabwe Veterinary Association
Chiredzi, Zimbabwe
02.2003 - 02.2003

Postgraduate Certificate: Ostrich Management and Disease

Department of Veterinary Services
Harare, Zimbabwe
12.2002 - 12.2002

Postgraduate certificate in the identification of helminth parasites of wildlife and livestock

Royal Veterinary College
London, United Kingdom
07.2001 - 07.2001

Skills

  • One Health approach to research, and zoonotic disease surveillance and control
  • Promotion of food (meat) safety
  • Research, data analysis (SPSS) and publication
  • Capacity building: lecture planning, preparation (training manuals) and implementation of lectures
  • Facilitation of meetings and writing reports
  • Grant proposal writing

Affiliations

1. Registered with the South African Veterinary Council (Specialist- Veterinary Public Health)

2. Registered with the Namibian Veterinary Council (Veterinary Specialist: Veterinary Public Health; Additional Professional Category: Wildlife)

3. Member of Veterinary Association of Namibia (VAN) Member of the Animal Research and Ethics Committee (AREC) (University of Namibia).

Languages

English
Fluent

Scientific Publications

        

  • O Madzingira and K Dzama (2000). Production, Fertility and Hatchability of ostrich eggs on a farm in Zimbabwe (2000). Transactions of the Zimbabwe Scientific Association Vol. 74: 6-9
  • O Madzingira and S Mukaratirwa (2000). Helminth parasites of cattle and antelope in a mixed farming system in Zimbabwe. Proceedings of the 10th International Congress of Parasitology (ICOPA X), 4-9 August, 2000 Vancouver, Canada.
  • O Madzingira and S Mukaratirwa (2002). A survey of the management and use of anthelmintics in cattle and game on mixed farming systems in Zimbabwe. Proceedings of the 10th Conference of the Association of Institutions for Tropical Veterinary Medicine, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2001.
  • O Madzingira and S Mukaratirwa (2002). A questionnaire survey of the management and use of anthelmintics in cattle and antelope on mixed farming systems in Zimbabwe. Journal of the South African Veterinary Association 73: 70 - 73.
  • O Madzingira and S Mukaratirwa (2002). Helminth parasites of antelope in Zimbabwe: an update. Zimbabwe Veterinary Journal, Vol. 33, No. 2, 109
  • O Madzingira and S Mukaratirwa (2002). Ixodid ticks recovered from the eland (Taurotragus oryx), sable antelope (Hippotragus niger), common reedbuck (Redunca arundinum), impala (Aepyceros melampus) and tsessebe (Damaliscus lunatus). Bulletin of Animal Health and Production in Africa, 50: 57-61.
  • O Madzingira (2012). Sero-prevalence of brucellosis in sheep and springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis) in the Karas Region of Namibia (http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-07092013-134432/unrestricted/dissertation.pdf )
  • O Madzingira and McCrindle CME (2014). Prevalence of Brucella antibodies in sheep and springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis) reared together in the Karas region, Namibia. Bulletin of Animal Health and Production in Africa 62(3): 299-306
  • O Madzingira and CME McCrindle (2015). Retrospective analysis of the prevalence of Brucella antibodies in sheep in the Karas Region of Namibia. Tropical Animal Health and Production 10.1007/s11250-015-0838-z
  • O Madzingira (2016). Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) isolated from sheep in Namibia. The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries 10(4): 400-403. doi:10.3855/jidc.6903
  • O. Madzingira, C. M. E. McCrindle (2016). A questionnaire survey of risk factors of brucellosis on mixed sheep and springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis) farms. International Science and Technical Journal of Namibia 8: 43-49.
  • O Madzingira and P M Sezuni (2017). Serological prevalence and public health significance of brucellosis on a dairy farm in Namibia from 2011-2014. . BMC Research Notes 10:620 https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-017-2933-x
  • Kandiwa Erick, Madzingira Oscar, Mushonga Borden, Samkange Alaster, Bishi Alec S, Nyoni Nellia F. (2017). A 13-Year Retrospective Study of the Beef and Dairy Cattle Losses at Neudamm Farm in the Khomas Region of Namibia. Alexandria Journal of Veterinary Sciences 55(1): 8-20. doi: 10.5455/ajvs.270379
  • Masaire E, Madzingira O, Samkange A, Kandiwa E, Mushonga B and Bishi AS (2018). Characterization of poultry production and management systems in the communal areas of Namibia. African Journal of Poultry Farming 6(3): 265-276.
  • Mushonga Borden, Habumugisha Dismas, Kandiwa Erick, Madzingira Oscar, Samkange Alaster, Segwagwe Basiamisi Ernest, Jaja Ishmael Festus (2018). Prevalence of Haemonchus contortus infections in sheep and goats in Nyagatare district, Rwanda. Journal of Veterinary Medicine. DOI:10.1155/2018/3602081
  • O Madzingira, S Chinyoka, J Yule, E. Mwenda, Erick Kandiwa, Borden Mushonga, Alaster Samkange (2018). Causes of carcass and organ condemnations, their public health significance and financial implications at a beef abattoir in Namibia. Alexandria Journal of Veerinary Sciences 59(1): 34-42.
  • O Madzingira and S I Ndana. Egg production performance of Isa Brown layer hens raised on a small scale enterprise in rural Namibia. Bulletin of Animal Health and Production in Africa 66(4):777-783
  • O Madzingira (2018). Animal welfare considerations in food producing animals. In: Animal Welfare, Muhammad Abubakar and Shumaila Manzoor (eds), IntechOpen. DOI:10.5772/intechopen.78223
  • Mushonga B, Mbiri P, Samkange A, Bishi A, Chitate F, Madzingira O, Kandiwa E. (2019). Review of the patellar lock mechanism in the equine passive stay apparatus. Conference: Joint Research Conference of the Sam Nujoma Marine and Coastal Resources Research Centre (SANUMARC) and the Faculty of AgricultureAt: Sam Nujoma Campus, Henties Bay, Namibia.
  • Kandiwa E, Mbiri P, Samkange A, Bishi A, Chitate F, Madzingira O, Kamwi J, Mushonga B (2019). Preliminary findings of a three-year retrospective study of the dynamics in red offal condemnation at a cattle abattoir Q in Namibia. Conference: Joint Research Conference of the Sam Nujoma Marine and Coastal Resources Research Centre (SANUMARC) and the Faculty of Agriculture & Natural Resources.At: Sam Nujoma Campus, Henties Bay, Namibia.
  • Alaster Samkange, Erick Kandiwa, Borden Mushonga, Alec Bishi, Erdwin Muradzikwa, Oscar Madzingira (2019). Conception rates and calving intervals of different beef breeds at a farm in the semi-arid region of Namibia. Tropical Animal Health and Production 51(7):1-9
  • Kandiwa E, Mushonga B, Madzingira O, Samkange A, Bishi Tuaandi D (2019). Characterization of oestrus cycles in Namibian Swakara and Damara Sheep through determination of circannual plasma progesterone levels. Journal of Veterinary Medicine. DOI:10.1155/2019/5320718.
  • Petrus NP, Kangootui K, Kandiwa E, Madzingira O, Mushonga B. (2019). Relationship of age and live weight to linear body traits in female intensively reared Boschveld chicken in Namibia. International Journal of Poultry Science 18(10):1-9. DOI:10.3923/ijps.2019.483.491.
  • Bernard Anotida Chiwome, Borden Mushonga, Vendaapi Mbeserua, Alaster Samkange, Pricilla Mbiri, Oscar Madzingira, Erick Kandiwa (2019). Perceptions and welfare of donkeys in southern Namibia. Journal of Veterinary Science and Animal Welfare 3(1): 44-56.
  • Borden Mushonga, Immanuel Shinexuugi, Pricilla Mbiri, Alaster Samkange, Oscar Madzingira, Erick Kandiwa (2019). Applicability of teeth examination as a tool for age estimation in a semi-arid cattle production environment in Namibia. Tropical Animal Health and Production. DOI:10.1007/s11250-019-02172-x
  • Erick Kandiwa , Pricilla Mbiri , Alaster Samkange , Oscar Madzingira , Adrianatus Maseke , Jessey Alice Kamwi , Borden Mushonga 2019. Causes, dynamics and financial losses associated with red offal condemnation at a beef abattoir in Namibia. Journal of Food Safety and Hygiene, 5 (4), 237-247.
  • Baines, IJM., Baines, S., Mushonga, B, Gorejena, B., Mbiri, P., Samkange, A., Kandiwa, E. and Madzingira, O. 2020. Demographics, distribution, ownership and naming patterns of pets presented to a mobile clinic for sterilization. Journal of the South African Veterinary Association 91(0) a2006 https:doi.org/10.4102/jsava.v91i0.2006
  • Umberto Molini, Guendalina Zaccaria, Erick Kandiwa, Borden Mushonga, Siegfried Khaiseb, Charles Ntahonshikira, Bernard Chiwome, Ian Baines, Oscar Madzingira, Giovanni Savini, Nicola D’Alterio (2020). Seroprevalence of African horse sickness in selected donkey populations in Namibia. Veterinary World 13(5):1005-1009. DOI:10.14202/vetworld.2020.1005-1009
  • Madzingira O, Fasina FO, Kandiwa E, Musilika-Shilongo A, Chitate F and van Heerden H. 2020. A retrospective sero-epidemiological survey of bovine brucellosis on commercial and communal farming systems in Namibia from 2004 to 2018. Tropical Animal Health and Production. DOI :10.1007/s11250-020-02332-4
  • Pricilla Mbiri, Erick Kandiwa, Borden Mushonga, Alaster Samkange, Alec S. Bishi, Oscar Madzingira, Frank Chitate. 2020. Incidence of Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia in the northern regions of Namibia. Alexandria Journal of Veterinary Science 66 (1): 100-110. DOI: 10.5455/ajvs.90846.
  • O Madzingira, LZ Lifumbela , E Kandiwa , L Kandjengo & B Mushonga. 2020. Cadmium and lead levels in three freshwater fish species from the Zambezi region, Namibia. African Journal of Aquatic Science.
  • DOI: 10.2989/16085914.2020.1732288.
  • Alaster Samkange, Borden Mushonga, Erick Kandiwa, Josephina Ndamonako Kambode, Pricilla Mbiri, Brighton Gorejena and Oscar Madzingira. 2020. Assessment of Normal Mortalities, Biosecurity and Welfare of Lohmann Brown Layers at a Farm in Central Namibia. International Journal of Poultry Science.
  • Mapuvire T, Kandiwa E, Mbiri P, Samkange A, Madzingira O, Mushonga B. 2020. Chronic lymphoplasmacytic villonodular proliferative synovitis in a 10-year-old Jack Russell Terrier dog. Int J Vet Sci Med. 18;8(1):100-105. doi: 10.1080/23144599.2020.1842038. PMID: 33282937; PMCID: PMC7682736.
  • O Madzingira, & S Simasiku. 2020. A survey of the usage and storage practices of veterinary medicines among communal cattle farmers in the Kabbe South Constituency, Zambezi region. Welwitschia International Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 2, 58-66. https://doi.org/10.32642/wijas.v2i.1411
  • Mbiri P, Mushonga B, Madzinga C, Madzingira O, Samkange A, Hikufe E, et al . 2020. Causes, Patterns, and Economic Implications of Carcass Condemnation of Cattle Slaughtered at Oshana Region, North of Namibia Based on Post-Mortem Inspection. Journal of Food Quality and Hazards Control, 7 (4) :163-169
    URL: http://jfqhc.ssu.ac.ir/article-1-750-en.html
  • Molini U, Franzo G, Nel H, Khaiseb S, Ntahonshikira C, Chiwome B, Baines I, Madzingira O, Monaco F, Savini G and D'Alterio N. 2021. West Nile Virus Seroprevalence in a Selected Donkey Population of Namibia. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 8, 681354. DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2021.681354
  • Madzingira O, Fasina FO, Kalinda C, Van Heerden H. Seroprevalence of Brucellosis among Clinically Suspected Human Cases Presenting at Health Facilities in Namibia from 2012 to 2017. 2021. Biomedical and Environmental Sciences, 20, 34(3), 232-235. DOI: 10.3967/bes2021.029.
  • Oscar Madzingira, Venaune Hepute, Evelyn Nanjeke Mwenda, Erick Kandiwa, Borden Mushonga & John F. Mupangwa. 2021. Nutritional assessment of three baled rice straw varieties intended for use as ruminant feed in Namibia. Cogent Food & Agriculture, 7 (1). DOI: 10.1080/23311932.2021.1950402.
  • Oscar Madzingira, Charles Byaruhanga, Folorunso Oludayo Fasina Henriette Van Heerden (2022). Assessment of knowledge, attitudes and practices relating to brucellosis among cattle farmers, meat handlers and medical professionals in Namibia. Veterinary Medicine and Science 2022: 1-13. DOI: 10.1002/vms3.937.
  • Oscar Madzingira, Gottlieb Aikukutu, Fidelis Kandongo, Francis B. Kolo, Siegfried Khaiseb, Georgina Tjipura-Zaire, Juliet N. Kabajani, Albertina Musilika-Shilongo; Henriette van Heerden. Infection Ecology & Epidemiology, 13:1, DOI: 10.1080/20008686.2023.2229589


References

  

1. Prof. F.O. Fasina

Country Team Leader,

Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Diseases-Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (ECTAD-FAO),

House H. Sida, Ali Hassan Mwinyi Road, Ada Estate, Dar es Salaam.

Telephone: +255 686 132 852; Cellphone: +27 72 080 2704; +255 686 132 852 

folorunso.fasina@fao.org 

daydupe2003@yahoo.co.uk


2. Dr. A. Musilika-Shilongo

Director / Chief Veterinary Officer

Directorate of Veterinary Services

P. Bag 12022

Windhoek, Namibia

Tel: +26461-2087509

+264811299659

Email: Albertina.Shilongo@mawlr.gov.na  

musilikatina@gmail.com

  

3. Prof. Simbarashe Chitanga

Associate Professor – Veterinary Parasitology

Preclinical Studies – School of Veterinary Medicine

University of Namibia

Windhoek, Namibia

Tel: +264 61 206 4001

+264 813105062

E-mail: schitanga@unam.na

Timeline

Research Ethics Evaluation Training

Clinical Trials Centre, University of Hong Kong
03.2019 - 03.2019

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) - Food & Agriculture

University of Pretoria
01.2018 - 09.2021

Good Clinical Practice, GCP E6 (R2)

TRREE, Clinical Trials Centre, University of Hong
05.2016 - 05.2016

Wildlife Immobilization Course

Veterinary Association of Namibia
11.2015 - 12.2015

Senior Lecturer

University of Namibia
05.2015 - Current

Animal Welfare Training Course

Directorate of Veterinary Services
01.2015 - 01.2015

Hygienic Harvesting and Dressing of Game

Directorate of Veterinary Services
03.2014 - 03.2014

ISO 22000 Food Safety Management System

Namibia Standards Institute
09.2013 - 09.2013

Advanced Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Course

World Trade Organization
10.2010 - 10.2010

Master of Medicine - Veterinary Public Health

University of Pretoria
08.2009 - 09.2012

Food Safety and Inspection Services (FSIS) Regulatory Requirements Training

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
05.2007 - 05.2007

Integrated Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP and ISO) Auditing

Superior SHEQ Systems/The Business Zone
10.2006 - 10.2006

International HACCP Alliance Course on Work Place Sanitation and HACCP for the Meat and Poultry Indu

Louisiana State University Agricultural Centre
07.2006 - 07.2006

Prerequisite Programs and HACCP

Von Holy Consulting
02.2005 - 02.2005

State Veterinarian/Public Health Veterinarian

Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform
06.2004 - 05.2015

Postgraduate Certificate in Wildlife Management and Diseases (sponsored by JICA, Japan)

School of Veterinary Medicine
07.2003 - 09.2003

Postgraduate Certificate in Chemical and Physical Restraint of Wildlife

Zimbabwe Veterinary Association
02.2003 - 02.2003

Postgraduate Certificate: Ostrich Management and Disease

Department of Veterinary Services
12.2002 - 12.2002

Senior Veterinary Research Officer (Wildlife)

Ministry of Agriculture
02.2002 - 05.2004

Postgraduate certificate in the identification of helminth parasites of wildlife and livestock

Royal Veterinary College
07.2001 - 07.2001

Veterinary Researcher

University of Zimbabwe/BADC, Belgium Project
03.1999 - 02.2002

Master of Philosophy - Veterinary Parasitology

University of Zimbabwe
03.1999 - 02.2002

Veterinary Research Officer

Biomedical Research and Training Institute
01.1998 - 12.1998

Bachelor of Veterinary Science - Veterinary Medicine

University of Zimbabwe
01.1993 - 12.1997

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