𝘗𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 … 𝘷𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘴-𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘶𝘳𝘴 𝘦𝘵 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘭𝘴, 𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘶𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴 … 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘺𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘶𝘮 𝘷𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘺.

Placed under the high patronage of the Minister of State, Minister of Higher Education and the Minister of Livestock, Fisheries and Animal Industries, the work of the first edition of the 𝘀𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘂𝗺 𝘃𝗲́𝘁𝗲́𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝘂 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻 took place from August 1 to 3, 2024 in Yaoundé.

This intellectual high mass which brought together more than 400 participants around the theme: 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙢𝙤𝙪𝙫𝙤𝙞𝙧 𝙡’𝙚𝙭𝙘𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙚𝙣 𝙢𝙚́𝙙𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙫𝙚́𝙩𝙚́𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙞𝙧𝙚 𝙚𝙣 𝙖𝙣� … The aim of the 2018 World Summit on the Protection of Human Rights, was to highlight the importance of innovation and training to meet current and future challenges.

For three (03) days, participants explored many facets of veterinary medicine, innovations, challenges and methods that can contribute to promoting this discipline which plays an important role in the development of food security. They were also given the opportunity to participate in practical training workshops led by renowned experts, to discuss the challenges facing the veterinary sector in Central Africa mainly, and to develop strategies that can strengthen the profession and its impact on the development of Cameroon.

In his inaugural lecture, the Minister of Livestock, Fisheries and Animal Industries, Dr. TAÏGA highlighted the crucial role of veterinarians in the import substitution policy led by the government. He added that “by ensuring the good health of animals, veterinarians contribute directly to increasing local production of foods such as eggs, poultry and fish, essential elements for Cameroon’s food security.”

The Minister of State, Minister of Higher Education, Professor Jacques FAME NDONGO, for his part, welcomed “a strategic initiative” which fits perfectly with the vision of the Head of State which aims to make Cameroon “a modern, prosperous and resilient country”.

By highlighting the role of veterinarians in the socio-economic development of Cameroon, this first veterinary symposium will have made it possible to improve the knowledge and skills of the sector’s stakeholders, to promote excellence and to contribute to a more sustainable future for animal and human health in Cameroon and beyond.

𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁 𝗽𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼 : 𝗖𝗘𝗟𝗖𝗢𝗠-𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗘𝗣𝗜𝗔