About UVB
The Uganda Veterinary Board is the profession regulatory body established by an Act of Parliament (The Veterinary Surgeons Act 1958, Cap 277). It is composed of a team of seven veterinarians in good standing in the profession and of high repute in the country. They are appointed by the Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries with approval of Cabinet. Its major mandate is to ensure that animal health services are offered by qualified, registered and licensed veterinary professionals under their regulatory supervision. To do this, the Board runs several activities including, but not limited to, registration of professionals and their premises of practice; establishment of standards for training, practice and professional conduct of veterinary professionals; provision of guidance and support for continuing professional development programmes and community education.

Current activities
The Uganda Veterinary Board is currently engaged in conducting the following activities, among others:

1. Registration of professionals (veterinarians and paraveterinarians) and their premises of practice.
2. Maintenance of the National Veterinary Register.
3. Monitoring and enforcement of standards of:
1. Veterinary training institutions.
2. Practice and professional conduct of veterinary professionals.
3. Continuing professional education programmes.
4. Building partnerships for enhancing continuing professional development programmes.
5. Conducting community education (for veterinary professionals and the public) on veterinary professional standards, code of conduct of veterinary professionals and consequences of impersonation of veterinary professionals by non-veterinarians.
6. Review of veterinary-related research and development protocols through membership on the School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Resources’ IACUC (Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee).
7. Participation in agricultural, animal and veterinary-related policy development and review processes.
8. Participation in regional and national meetings, seminars, workshops and conferences related to the veterinary profession.
9. Building capacity for coordination of countrywide inspection of veterinary professionals and veterinary practices.
10. Delivering guest lectures to veterinary students on regulation of the veterinary profession and the specific responsibilities of a veterinary professional.