How to Apply for Approval of a Veterinary Clinical Centre / Hospital / Ambulatory Facility in Kenya

How ToHow to Apply for Approval of a Veterinary Clinical Centre / Hospital / Ambulatory Facility in Kenya
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Veterinary medicine is the branch of medicine that deals with the prevention, management, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, disorder, and injury in animals. How to Apply for Approval of a Veterinary Clinical Centre / Hospital / Ambulatory Facility in Kenya. Along with this, it deals with animal rearing, husbandry, breeding, research on nutrition, and product development. The scope of veterinary medicine is wide, covering all animal species, both domesticated and wild, with a wide range of conditions that can affect different species.

Veterinary medicine is widely practiced, both with and without professional supervision. Professional care is most often led by a veterinary physician (also known as a veterinarian, veterinary surgeon, or “vet”), but also by paraveterinary workers, such as veterinary nurses or technicians. This can be augmented by other paraprofessionals with specific specialties, such as animal physiotherapy or dentistry, and species-relevant roles such as farriers.

Veterinary science helps human health through the monitoring and control of zoonotic disease (infectious disease transmitted from nonhuman animals to humans), food safety, and through human applications via medical research. They also help to maintain food supply through livestock health monitoring and treatment, and mental health by keeping pets healthy and long-living. Veterinary scientists often collaborate with epidemiologists and other health or natural scientists, depending on type of work. Ethically, veterinarians are usually obliged to look after animal welfare. Veterinarians diagnose, treat, and help keep animals safe and healthy.

  • Veterinary Clinical Centre/ Hospital/ Ambulatory Facilities should be registered / inspected and approved with the Kenya Veterinary Board in order to carry out its operations in Kenya.
  • This helps to curb sub-standard facilities which spring up and lower the standards of veterinary service sin Kenya.
  • The VSVP Act 2011 defines Veterinary Practice as:-
  • (a) prevention of an infectious or organic disease or pathological condition;(b) performance of a surgical operation on an animal;(c) dispensing or administration of veterinary medicines on animals;(d) giving of any treatment, advice, training, research, consultancy services, diagnosis or attendance and other related veterinary services;(e) inspection of foods of animal origin for purposes of food safety;(f) provision of animal welfare services

Approval for veterinary clinical centers, hospitals and ambulatory services.

  • A person intending to operate a veterinary clinical center, veterinary hospital or an ambulatory service shall, before commencing such operation, apply to the Board for approval in accordance with Form 34 (a) .
  • The Board shall on receipt of the application, cause an inspection to be conducted of the veterinary clinical center, veterinary hospital or an ambulatory service.
  • The Board shall, where the applicant complies with the standards set out in regulations and on payment of the requisite fee, approve the application and issue a license in Form 34 (b)
  • A license issued under this Regulation shall be valid for a period of one year calculated from the date of issue.
  • a license may be cancelled at any time when the Board establishes a breach of any provisions of these Regulations.

Here is How to Apply for Approval of a Veterinary Clinical Centre / Hospital / Ambulatory Facility in Kenya

  1. A person intending to operate a veterinary clinical center, veterinary hospital or an ambulatory service shall, before commencing such operation, apply to the Kenya Veterinary Board for approval.
  2. The individual should approach the Kenya Veterinary Board Offices and be issued with an Application for Approval of a Veterinary Clinical Centre/ Hospital/ Ambulatory Facility Form-34A to fill and submit.
  3. The application form can also be down loaded from their website through the following link.
  4. The applicant has to make sure he or she has all the required documents that are required for this process to be successful. A list of these documents can be found under the “Required Documents” section of this page or at KVB registration requirements page.
  5. The Kenya veterinary Board shall upon receipt of the application, cause an inspection to be conducted of the veterinary clinical center, veterinary hospital or an ambulatory service. This is usually one day after the submission of the application
  6. You will be required to pay the appropriate inspection fees and submit the payment receipt. The amount of fees to be paid can be found under the “Fees” section of this page or at KVB registration fees page.
  7. If the board is satisfied that the applicant complies with the standards set out in regulations, the board will advise the applicant to pay the licensing fees. The amount of fees to be paid can be found under the “Fees” section of this page or at KVB registration fees page.
  8. After payment of the requisite fee, the board will approve the application and issue a license in Form 34 (b). The license issued shall be valid for a period of one year calculated from the date of issue.
  9. The license may be cancelled at any time when the Board establishes a breach of any provisions of these Regulations.

Required Documents

  1. Registration certificate as a Veterinary surgeon
  2. Academic and qualification certificate of veterinary surgeon
  3. Registration certificate of the Veterinary Clinical Centre/ Hospital/ Ambulatory Facility
  4. Evidence of payment of prescribed fees
  5. Registration document from professional association of veterinary surgeon.

Office Locations & Contacts

Kenya Veterinary Board – Head Office
Off Waiyaki Way,
Veterinary Research Laboratories:
Kabete, Nairobi Kenya.
Telephone: +254-701-581718
Mobile Number: +254-722-305253
E-mail: info@kenyavetboard.or.ke
Website: Kenya Veterinary Board

Fees

  • Inspection fees for registration of a veterinary clinical center, Ksh.50, 000 (fifty thousand). Paid Once
  • Inspection fees for registration for a veterinary hospital, Ksh. 100,000 (one hundred thousand). Paid Once
  • Inspection fees for ambulatory facility, Ksh 5,000 (five thousand). Paid annually
  • License fees for veterinary clinical center , Ksh.15,000.Paid annually
  • License fees for veterinary hospital, Ksh 30,000. Paid annually
  • License fees for ambulatory facility, Ksh5,000 (five thousand). Paid annually
  • Application fees can be paid directly to Cooperative Bank, Westlands Branch, Ac no 01141151721300 and banking slip presented to KVB. Include your name in the narrative.
  • Gazetted fees for various services ,Fee Summary
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