Medunsa : the rise and demise of South Africa’s second veterinary faculty

Owen, Neville C.

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Medunsa : the rise and demise of South Africa’s second veterinary faculty

Owen, Neville C.; World Association for the History of Veterinary Medicine. International Congress (44th : 2020 : Pretoria, South Africa)

URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2263/74428

Date: 2020-02

Abstract:

The Faculty of Veterinary Science of the Medical University of the Southern Africa (MEDUNSA) was a child of the ‘apartheid’ policies of the National Party governments which governed South Africa from 1948 to 1994. The cornerstone of these policies was the demographic separation of people by ‘race’ and educational separation accordingly. Black university education, including medical training, thus received early government attention. The University of Natal medical school was pivotal in establishing Medunsa and its veterinary faculty. Read the full abstract in the WAHVM 2020 proceedings https://repository.up.ac.za/handle/2263/74425)

Description:

Presentation delivered at the 44th International Congress of the World Association for the History of Veterinary Medicine held from the 27-29 of February 2020 at The Farm Inn Hotel and Conference Centre, Pretoria, South Africa

Includes bibliographical references

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