About Us

What We Do​

 For the past 17 years, USAPA has continued to advance its mission in advancing the health and welfare of companion animals, community public health and one health.

This has been achieved through undertaking the following activities:

  • Organising Continuous professional development activities for members and aspiring members
  • Community sensitisation and outreach campaigns especially by undertaking rabies and population control community clinics
  • Lobbying and encouraging members to undertake research grants
  • Lobbying for and undertaking continuous professional development twinning programs with more advanced veterinarians and clinics
  • Encouraging and having members participate in world veterinary congresses and student exchange programs
  • Become a member Association of AFSCAN AND WSAVA through which many collaborative achievements have been realised
  • Collaboratively, a body of companion animal practitioners that lobbies for benefits to enhance our work and practices, such as securing price advantages for pharmaceuticals and limiting veterinary surgeon impostors, among others..

History

The Uganda small animal practitioner’s association(USAPA) was started in 2006 by small animal practitioners and was registered as an association in 2007

Currently the association is made up of small animal practitioners, veterinary students, researchers and  pharmaceutical companies.

The association is also a member of the African Small Companion Animal Network (AFSCAN) and the World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA)

About USAPA

OUR AIM: To improve small companion animal HEALTH and public health and advance THE small animal veterinary profession.

USAPA VISION: Health for Small Companion Animals and A Healthy COMMUNITY.

OUR MISSION: To advance the health and welfare of companion animals in Uganda through a continuously educated, collaborative and committed veterinary community as well as act as a platform for collaboration with other veterinary practice advancing organisations globally.

Executive Board

Dr Herbert
Dr. Muganwa Herbert Mutyaba
About Herbert
Dr Arnold Lubega
Dr. Arnold Lubega
About Arnold
Dr Berna Nakanwagi
Dr. Berna Nakanwagi Kimera
About Berna
Dr Samuel George Okech
Dr. Samuel George Okech
About George
Dr Makabugo Joshua
Dr Makabugo Joshua
About Joshua
Alice Banga
Dr. Alice Hope Banga
About Dr. Alice