Shortage of veterinarians in Sabah 

Recently, I read about turning Sabah into an agriculture-based state. So, one of the agriculture sectors is livestocks. But I notice that Sabah lacks veterinarians. There are about 4-5 students who are studying for the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine programme in UPM. This is a very small number to meet the demands in the job market. So, I would like insight Sabah to have some data and opinion from professional personnels to discuss the shortage of veterinary manpower in Sabah. Some questions are:

1. What is the state government's solution?

2. How many veterinarians are in Sabah and the sectors they are engaged in?

3. Does UMS plan to offer a new program, namely "Doctor of Veterinary Medicine",  for the benefit of Sabahans?

Insight Sabah is welcome to add any other relevant questions to my list.

Liew Kok Yong 
Kota Kinabalu
March 30, 2010